What the Bible says about Deceitful Bow
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Psalm 78:56-57 A deceitful bow is one that gives every appearance of being good and true to its purpose until put to the test. In the pressure of battle, it fails to shoot arrows where the archer aims them. This illustration is one of the many ways God describes His marriage relationship with Israel. He describes her in Ezekiel 16 as being like a beautiful woman, full of promise, who eagerly entered into marriage with Him, vowing to Him as she agreed to the covenant, "All that the LORD has said we will do and be obedient" (Exodus 24:7). However, under the tests of life, she did not behave like a faithful wife. She quickly broke her vows to be submissive to Him and Him only, unfaithfully behaving worse than a common street harlot (see Ezekiel 16:27-30)! John W. Ritenbaugh The Beast and Babylon (Part Six): The Woman's Character Related Topics: Deceitful Bow | Israel as Harlot | Israel's Adultery | Israel's Covenantal Relationship with God | Israel's Disobedience | Israel's Faithlessness | Israel's Marriage Relationship with God | Israel's Relationship with God | Israel's Unfaithfulness

Psalm 78:56-57 A deceitful bow is one that gives every appearance of being good and true to its purpose until put to the test. In the pressure of battle, it fails to shoot arrows where the archer aims them. This illustration is one of the many ways God describes His marriage relationship with Israel. He describes her in Ezekiel 16 as being like a beautiful woman, full of promise, who eagerly entered into marriage with Him, vowing to Him as she agreed to the covenant, "All that the LORD has said we will do and be obedient" (Exodus 24:7). However, under the tests of life, she did not behave like a faithful wife. She quickly broke her vows to be submissive to Him and Him only, unfaithfully behaving worse than a common street harlot! Notice this description of their relationship in Ezekiel 16:27-30: "Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior. You also played the harlot with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; indeed you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied. Moreover you multiplied your acts of harlotry as far as the land of the trader, Chaldea; and even then you were not satisfied. How degenerate is you heart!" says the Lord GOD, "seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot." Israel's unbelief was the breeding ground for her capriciousness, and her insatiable curiosity and desire for variety continuously led her astray. In turn, this produced the mistrust and unreliability that characterized her relationship with God. We must not follow her example in this—our stakes are so much higher! John W. Ritenbaugh The Beast and Babylon (Part Seven): How Can Israel Be the Great Whore? Related Topics: Deceitful Bow | Israel as Faithless Wife | Israel as Great Whore | Israel as Harlot | Israel's Adultery | Israel's Capriciousness | Israel's Covenantal Relationship with God | Israel's Desire for Variety | Israel's Disobedience | Israel's Faithlessness | Israel's Marriage Relationship with God | Israel's Unfaithfulness

Hosea 7:16 A "deceitful bow" is one that gives every appearance of being good and true to its purpose until it is put to the test. In the pressure of battle, it does not shoot arrows where the archer aims them. This illustration is a good one in many ways of God's marriage relationship with Israel. He describes her as being a very beautiful woman, full of promise, who eagerly entered into marriage with Him, vowing to Him in Exodus 24:7, where they said, following the reiteration of all of terms of the covenant: "All that You have said, we will do." It is just as if they said at the altar, "I do." But when she was put to the test—the test of life—she did not behave like a beautiful wife. She quickly broke her vows to be submissive to Him and Him only, and unfaithfully behaved worse than a common street harlot. John W. Ritenbaugh Where Is the Beast? (Part Six) Related Topics: Deceitful Bow | Israel as Harlot | Israel's Covenantal Relationship with God | Israel's Faithlessness | Israel's Unfaithfulness | Marriage Covenant

 

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