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  1. Life imitates art<\/em>. In chapter 2, in the parable of the adulterous woman, we read that she returned home reluctantly, is not welcomed, and in fact is severely punished. That\u2019s what\u2019s described here. \u201cThe lovers\u201d are the idolatrous cult and the alliances with foreign powers who failed the kingdom. She shouts \u201csave me!\u201d and \u201cthere is a God!\u201d But now is the time for punishment, not conciliation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Is it a problem of kings – or the kingship<\/em>? Is the criticism that is voiced here regarding the kings of Samaria meant to be personal, castigating unworthy monarchs? Or is it a more principled approach, about the entire system, the kingship? We can find both approaches among commentators and scholars.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. A calf of Samaria<\/em>. The cult of calves as divine service in the kingdom of Israel, was founded at the beginning of the kingdom by Jeroboam ben Navat (that was more than 200 years, and 209 chapters ago – I Kings 12). We learn from the phrasing here that this cult had become almost a symbol of the kingdom itself (\u201cthe calf of Samaria\u00a0 – verse 6). But, of course, that is not a way to worship God – but idolatry, the work of their own hands, that has no value or sense.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. \u201cStanding stalks devoid of ears And yielding no flour<\/em>\u201d (verse 7). A big investment – but in the wrong direction. That\u2019s the tragedy of the kingdom of Israel. They are just bad in every department. In their leadership, society, their religious life, and in the political realm. 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