📖 Hosea — Chapter 8 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Hosea 8:1 Set Rthe trumpet to Tthy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Hosea 8:2 RIsrael shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
Hosea 8:3 Israel hath Rcast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
Hosea 8:4 They have Rset up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Hosea 8:5 Thy Rcalf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
Hosea 8:6 For Rfrom Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
Hosea 8:7 For they have Rsown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no Tstalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Hosea 8:8 Israel is Rswallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
Hosea 8:9 For Rthey are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired Tlovers.
Hosea 8:10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, Rnow will I gather them, and they shall Tsorrow Ta little for the burden of the king of princes.
Hosea 8:11 Because Ephraim hath made Rmany altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
Hosea 8:12 I have Rwritten to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
Hosea 8:13 RTThey 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.
Hosea 8:14 For Israel hath Rforgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 8:1–5 — A broken covenant and an invented calf
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The trumpet announces an enemy because Israel has violated covenant and law. Claims to know God conflict with rejecting good, appointing rulers apart from him, and making idols.
Key Truth: Let your claimed devotion agree with your actual choices.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Set the trumpet to thy ____ . He shall come as an eagle against the house …” (Hosea 8:1)
Find it in Hosea 8:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.” (Hosea 8:2)
Find it in Hosea 8:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine ____ is kindled against them: how long will it be ere …” (Hosea 8:5)
Find it in Hosea 8:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 8:6–10 — Sowing wind and pursuing costly alliances
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The handmade calf is explicitly denied divine status. Sowing wind leads to whirlwind, and foreign support turns Israel into an unwanted vessel burdened by its chosen arrangements.
Key Truth: Do not sow a choice whose fruit you would refuse.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles …” (Hosea 8:8)
Find it in Hosea 8:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Israel is ____ up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a …” (Hosea 8:8)
Find it in Hosea 8:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Yea, ____ they have hired among the nations, now will I gather …” (Hosea 8:10)
Find it in Hosea 8:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 8:11–14 — Altars multiply while the Maker is forgotten
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The law is counted strange, and sacrificial activity cannot prevent accountability. Israel builds temples and Judah fortified cities while forgetting the Maker, so their impressive structures face fire.
Key Truth: Remember God rather than trusting religious or defensive display.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Because ____ hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto …” (Hosea 8:11)
Find it in Hosea 8:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “They ____ flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; …” (Hosea 8:13)
Find it in Hosea 8:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For ____ hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath …” (Hosea 8:14)
Find it in Hosea 8:14 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Galatians 6:7 — Paul also connects what is sown with what is reaped.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What habit are you sowing, and what fruit is it likely to bear?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How do political choices and idols reveal independence from God?
2. Why is Samaria's calf denied divine status?
3. What does sowing wind and reaping whirlwind communicate?
4. How are God's written teachings received?
5. What contrast joins construction with spiritual failure?
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