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Hosea 8:6 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Hosea 8:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 8 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 8:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 8:6
The devastating indictment of idolatry: '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.' The logic is irrefutable: Israel's golden calf (likely at Bethel, representing Samaria/Northern Kingdom) was crafted by human hands, therefore cannot be deity. The Hebrew emphasizes the absurdity: a 'workman' (harash) made it, so it's not 'Elohim' (God). Isaiah 44:9-20 elaborates this mockery: using the same wood for fire and idol-carving demonstrates the irrationality of idolatry. The promise 'shall be broken in pieces' (shevav...
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Cross-References for Hosea 8:6
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“the work of men's hands.”
“the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.”
“Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars”
“and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat”
“and worshiped a molten image.”
“Along with its priests who rejoiced over it”
“which the kings of Israel had made to provoke [Yahweh] to anger”
“even to Naphtali”
“we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold”