The Lord's Relentless Judgment on Israel

13 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
    (A)he was exalted in Israel,
    but he incurred guilt (B)through Baal and died.

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The Lord’s Anger Against Israel

13 When Ephraim spoke, people trembled;(A)
    he was exalted(B) in Israel.
    But he became guilty of Baal worship(C) and died.

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(A)The more they were called,
    the more they went away;
(B)they kept sacrificing to the Baals
    and burning offerings to idols.

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But the more they were called,
    the more they went away from me.[a](A)
They sacrificed to the Baals(B)
    and they burned incense to images.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:2 Septuagint; Hebrew them

14 For the love of Christ (A)controls us, because we have concluded this: that (B)one has died for all, therefore all have died;

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14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.(A)

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Death in Adam, Life in Christ

12 Therefore, just as (A)sin came into the world through one man, and (B)death through sin, and (C)so death spread to all men[a] because (D)all sinned—

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:12 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women; also twice in verse 18

Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ

12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,(A) and death through sin,(B) and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned(C)

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11 For (A)everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

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12 (A)Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,
    but (B)humility comes before honor.

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12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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16 And they abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made for themselves metal images of (A)two calves; and they (B)made an Asherah and (C)worshiped all the host of heaven and served (D)Baal. 17 (E)And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings[a] and used (F)divination and (G)omens and (H)sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. 18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. None was left but (I)the tribe of Judah only.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 17:17 Or made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire

16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves,(A) and an Asherah(B) pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts,(C) and they worshiped Baal.(D) 17 They sacrificed(E) their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sought omens(F) and sold(G) themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

18 So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence.(H) Only the tribe of Judah was left,

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18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have (A)abandoned the commandments of the Lord and (B)followed the Baals. 19 Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount (C)Carmel, and the (D)450 prophets of Baal and (E)the 400 prophets of Asherah, (F)who eat at Jezebel's table.”

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18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you(A) and your father’s family have. You have abandoned(B) the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon(C) the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel.(D) And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”(E)

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Ahab Reigns in Israel

29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, (A)more than all who were before him. 31 And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (B)he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the (C)Sidonians, (D)and went and served Baal and worshiped him. 32 He erected an altar for Baal in (E)the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made an (F)Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger (G)than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

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Ahab Becomes King of Israel

29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years. 30 Ahab son of Omri did more(A) evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. 31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married(B) Jezebel daughter(C) of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal(D) and worship him. 32 He set up an altar(E) for Baal in the temple(F) of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole(G) and did more(H) to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.

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Jeroboam's Golden Calves

25 Then Jeroboam (A)built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And he went out from there and (B)built Penuel.

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Golden Calves at Bethel and Dan

25 Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem(A) in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:25 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel

17 And Samuel said, (A)“Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

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17 Samuel said, “Although you were once small(A) in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

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Jephthah's Conflict with Ephraim

12 (A)The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.”

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Jephthah and Ephraim

12 The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon.(A) They said to Jephthah,(B) “Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you?(C) We’re going to burn down your house over your head.”

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Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna

(A)Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely.

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Zebah and Zalmunna

Now the Ephraimites asked Gideon,(A) “Why have you treated us like this? Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight Midian?(B)(C) And they challenged him vigorously.(D)

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