Hosea 8:12

“I have written to him the great things of my law, etc.] Which was given by Moses to Israel at the appointment of God, in which were many commands, holy, just, and true; a multiplicity of them, as the Targum, relating to the honour of God, and the good of men; many excellent and useful ones of a moral nature, and others of a ceremonial kind; and particularly concerning sacrifices, showing what they should be, the nature and use of them, and where and on what altar they should be offered; and which pointed at the great sacrifice of the Messiah, who is both altar, sacrifice, and priest: and these things were frequently inculcated by the prophets, who from time to time were sent unto them; so…”

“great things of . . . law-- (Deu 4:6, Deu 4:8; Psa 19:8; Psa 119:18, Psa 119:72; Psa 147:19-20). MAURER not so well translates, "the many things of My law." my law--as opposed to their inventions. This reference of Hosea to the Pentateuch alone is against the theory that some earlier written prophecies have not come down to us. strange thing--as if a thing with which they had nothing to do.”

“I have written to him the great things of My law - Literally, “I write.” Their sin then had no excuse of ignorance. God had written their duties for them in the ten commandments with His own hand; He had written them of old and “manifoldly” , often repeated and in divers manners. He wrote those manifold things “to them” (or “for them”) by Moses, not for that time only, but that they might be continually before their eyes, as if He were still writing. He had written to them since, in their histories, in the Psalms. His words were still sounding in their ears through the teaching of the prophets. God did not only give His law or revelation once for all, and so leave it. By His providence and…”

“Written - By Moses first, by other prophets afterwards. But they were counted - Israel looks on them, as nothing to them. Hosea 8:13”

“written: Deu 4:6-8; Neh 9:13, Neh 9:14; Psa 119:18, Psa 147:19, Psa 147:20; Pro 22:20; Eze 20:11; Rom 3:1, Rom 7:12 but: Hos 4:6; Kg2 17:15, Kg2 17:16; Neh 9:26; Psa 50:17; Isa 30:9; Jer 6:16, Jer 6:17 Hosea 8:13”