Hosea 5.8-6.3. In 5.8-15: God summons the guilty to announce the sentence. In verse 8: Why Hosea sounds the alarm in Gibeah, Ramah, and Beth-aven, all cities in the southern part of Israel occupied by the tribe of Benjamin, is not entirely clear. In verse 13: Hosea criticizes Israel for trying to save itself by an alliance with Assyria, the imperial power threatening Israel in Hosea's time. Two of Israel's kings, Menahem (2 Kings 15.19-20), and Hoseha (2 Kings 17.3), paid tribute to Assyria to remain in power. In 6.1-3: Hosea anticipates Israel's response to judgment: Only after it is punished will it try to change its ways. Comments or Questions..
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