Book of Hosea Chapter 13 Vs. 6

 The Lord's Relentless Judgment on Israel

According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. Hos. 13:6

According to their... The thought here is that the more God blessed them, the more they rebelled against Him as they experienced the goodness of God, and their bodies were supplied their hearts became exalted and they forgot Him.

so were they... As I was their shepherd, and provided pasture for them, so they were fully fed; they had an abundant plenty of all things.

and their heart... The consequence of their having this plenty was, that from thence they grew proud and high-minded.

therefore have they... Who found them in slavery, poverty, reproach, and tears in Egypt, out of which I saved them. And they have most scandalously made them gods, worshipped them, and with sacrilegious UN-thankfulness given the praise of all I did for them to dumb idols, though I warned them of it beforehand (Deut. 6:11-12; 8:13-14).

God had led them to green pastures. He had provided for their every need. The most difficult time to stay in good fellowship with the Lord is when everything is going great. We have a tendency to be like them, when things are running smooth. We take God for granted, and the first thing you know, we are backsliding. A believer in God never stands still. They are either pressing closer to God (usually in time of great trials), or they are drifting away from God. They had become comfortable and wandered away from God.

In return for such blessings, they should have acknowledged the Lord as their God and Savior (Hos. 13:4). Instead, they became proud and forgot Him (Hos. 13:6; cf. Hos. 2:13).

But once they came hither, the more pasture they had, the more they ate themselves full, and the more they ate themselves full, the more was their heart uplifted, so they forgat Me.

Again, when God fed them is literally, when they pastured. It describes sheep or cattle grazing peacefully. In return for such blessings, they should have acknowledged the Lord as their God and Savior (Hos. 13:4). Instead they became proud and forgot Him (Hos. 13:6; cf. comments on Hos. 2:13).

The final statement in this section (Hos. 2:2-13) summarizes Israel’s basic sin and the reason for the coming judgment: she had forgotten šāḵaḥ the Lord. The verb here does not refer to a mental lapse or loss of knowledge; it describes a refusal to acknowledge the Lord’s goodness and authority (cf. Hos. 8:14; 13:6). Moses had repeatedly urged the nation not to forget the Lord’s gracious deeds (Deut. 4:9; 8:11) and His demand for exclusive worship (Deut. 4:23; 6:12; 8:19; cf. 2Kgs. 17:38). However, in fulfillment of Moses’ prediction (cf. Deut. 31:27-29 with Deut. 32:18) Israel throughout her history forgot the Lord and worshiped false gods (cf. Jdg. 3:7; 1Sam. 12:9-10; Psm. 78:9-11; Jer. 23:27).