Read Hosea 8.1-6. In 8.1-9.9: Israel's crimes. Hosea criticizes Israel's religious practices, blaming Israel for worshipping images (8.4-6), participating in empty rituals (8.13), following other gods (9.1), and persecuting the prophets ((9.7-8). In 8.4: By accusing Israel of making kings without God's knowledge, Hosea may refer to the installation of kings through violent palace uprisings rather than through proper religious and prophetic legitimation (7.1-17). I verses 5-6: The calf was a prominent religious image in Israel from its beginnings when the first king, Jeroboam I, set up calves in the religious sanctuaries at Bethel and Dan (1Kings 12.38-30). They may have been considered pedestals or throne images for Go, as were the cherubim in Jerusalem Temple (1 Kings 6.23-28; 8.10-11), rather than images of God or idols. Both Hosea and Israel's historian (1 Kings 12.28) regard these calves as idols. Comments or Questions..
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