In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
Hosea's message was prophecy directed to Israel in a period of spiritual darkness when its kings lived dissolute and profligate lives. Within that message this verse lays bare the gross iniquity of Israel's princes. That exposure stands as evidence of the moral decay of the whole nation.
Drunkenness and revelry had climbed to the very highest leaders. On the day honoring the king, the princes made him sick with bottles of wine. He in turn stretched out his hand in fellowship with scorners.
Hosea's message was prophecy directed to Israel in a period of spiritual darkness when its kings lived dissolute and profligate lives. Within that message this verse lays bare the gross iniquity of Israel's princes. That exposure stands as evidence of the moral decay of the whole nation.
Drunkenness and revelry had climbed to the very highest leaders. On the day honoring the king, the princes made him sick with bottles of wine. He in turn stretched out his hand in fellowship with scorners.