Hosea 2:8

“For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.”

"For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal." - Hosea 2:8
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What does Hosea 2:8 mean?

"Hosea 2:8 (KJV) - For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal." This verse from the book of Hosea is a powerful statement reflecting the ungratefulness of the people of Israel towards God. The…

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The God of Abundant Grace: An Invitation to Acknowledge His Gifts

Hosea 2:8 states, "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal." At first glance, this verse paints a picture of ungratefulness; ideally, one would expect a heart full of gratitude in response to…

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A Prayer of Awakening and Gratitude

O Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude and reflection on the profound truths contained in Hosea 2:8: "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they…

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Hosea 2:8 - "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal."
Hosea 8:2 - "Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee."
Hosea 8:8 - "Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure."
"Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee." - Hosea 8:2
Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
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 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 1:8 - "¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 8:6 - "For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces."
Hosea 8:9 - "For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."
Hosea 8:12 - "I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing."
Hosea 9:8 - "The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God."
"Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure." - Hosea 8:8
Hosea 5:8 - "Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin."
Hosea 8:10 - "Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes."
"Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." - Hosea 6:8
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Hosea 2:4 - "And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms."
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 8:5 - "¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?"
Hosea 8:7 - "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."
"They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity." - Hosea 4:8
Hosea 8:13 - "They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt."