“But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.”
Hosea 11:2 (BSB)
Context Reading
1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. 2But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images. 3It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them. 4I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.