Hosea 11:2

“As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.”

"As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images." - Hosea 11:2
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What does Hosea 11:2 mean?

"Hosea 11:2 (KJV) - "As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images." This verse comes from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament, where the prophet Hosea addresses the spiritual unfaithfulness of the people of…

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The Pull of the World: A Call to Faithfulness

In the book of Hosea, we are presented with a profound narrative that reveals not only the heart of God but also the waywardness of His people. Hosea 11:2 states, "As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images."…

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A Prayer of Repentance and Restoration

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound truth contained within Your Word, specifically Hosea 11:2, where You say, "As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images." Lord, this verse…

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Hosea 11:2 - "As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images."
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Hosea 2:11 - "I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts."
Hosea 11:11 - "They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD."
Hosea 1:2 - "The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 5:11 - "Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 11:3 - "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them."
Hosea 13:11 - "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath."
Hosea 11:1 - "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."
Hosea 9:11 - "As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception."
Hosea 11:5 - "¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return."
Hosea 12:11 - "Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields."
Hosea 11:6 - "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels."
Hosea 6:11 - "Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people."
Hosea 11:12 - "Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints."
Hosea 2:4 - "And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms."
"Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart." - Hosea 4:11
Hosea 11:7 - "And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him."
Hosea 2:22 - "And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel."
Hosea 2:1 - "Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah."
Hosea 11:10 - "They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west."
Hosea 11:4 - "I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them."
Hosea 5:2 - "And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all."
Hosea 4:2 - "By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood."
Hosea 9:2 - "The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her."