Matthew Poole and continuators on Hosea 8:12

12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing .

Some read it in the future, and by way of question, shall I write? but most read as we, in the perfect or past Tense, I have written, by Moses first, by other Prophets afterwards, the Law was given to them, as well as to the two Tribes.

For their importance, weighty; for their excellency, precious; and for multitude of precepts, counsels and directions, sufficient; my Law had all this in it for their conduct in all Righteousness towards God and Man.

All these things I have written.

Israel looks on them as nothing to them, they are a distinct Kingdom, and have a distinct establishment, their Lawes are now become unpracticable to us, and we have by the wisdom of our Governours, other Lawes establisht for our worship▪ let Iudah keep to theirs, we will keep to our Laws. After 200 years desuetude, would it not be madness to introduce Iudah's Laws, and innovate all in Israel, thus they contemned the excellent things of Gods Law, as if they were nothing concern'd in them. And thus all their sins at last become incurable diseases, which nothing but utter destruction of the sinners can put an end unto.