Today: [Hosea 5] God Chastises the Silent Majority. In chapter 5 of Hosea the prophet cries out against those in all levels of society who refuse to get involved. In the final decades before Jerusalem falls and the temple is destroyed it is apparent that calamity is on the horizon, but the leaders and the priests and even the peoples refuse to heed the voice of God through the prophets and they refuse to come to the aid of their suffering brethren. For this reason, God withdraws Himself awaiting the day that the thinking of those who hold themselves aloof from the needs of others is reformed and they call to Him out of a pure heart.