Matthew Poole and continuators on Hosea 13:4

4 Yet 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 .

Though thou hast so revolted, and chosen other Gods, it is not occasioned by any change in me, I am what I was.

The Lord, the mighty God, the everlasting God, Iehovah.

Thy God who alone brought thee out of Egypt, and who hath maintain'd thy Lot, the Calves and Baal were not known amongst you then. And since, I alone brought thee out of Egypt, and saved thee with wonderful salvations many times since, why doest thou seek Gods thou needest not, Gods that cannot help?

I forbad thee to know any other God but me, in gratitude thou shouldst know no other, if there were any other, in point of Interest thou shouldst have known, i. e. worshipt, trusted, and obey'd none but me. And finally by woful experience thou shalt know that Calves, and Baal are no Gods, they cannot save thee nor themselves, thou shalt know I am God alone who can destroy those who would not obey me.

When thy Idols cannot save thee out of the hands of those I deliver thee up to; then thou shalt see, what now thou wilt nor, that there is no Saviour but me. None who can deliver from all evil, and who can enrich with all blessings, who can pardon sin and [illegible: 1 letter]ave the sinner.

Marginal references: Isa. 43.11. chap. 12.9.; Isa. 45.21.