Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. Cross References 1 Kings 14:23 They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. Isaiah 5:1 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. Jeremiah 2:28 But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah. Ezekiel 15:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Ezekiel 15:2 "Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? Hosea 3:4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol. Hosea 4:7 The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. Hosea 8:11 Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning. Hosea 12:11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field. Hosea 13:15 Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come--a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article. Treasury of Scripture Israel is an empty vine, he brings forth fruit to himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he has increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. Cir. Isaiah 5:1-7 Ezekiel 15:1-5 Nahum 2:2 an empty vine. Zechariah 7:5,6 Romans 14:7,8 2 Corinthians 5:16 to the multitude. Hosea 2:8 Hosea 8:4,11 Hosea 12:8,11 images. Leviticus 26:1 1 Kings 14:23 |
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