Hosea 13:5 Meaning
I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
Context Explained
3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
4Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:2
Both passages recall God's guidance in the wilderness.
John 10:14
Jesus identifies Himself as the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep.
Hebrews 3:8
Warns against hardening hearts as Israel did in the wilderness.
Source: Hosea 13:5