Read Hosea 10.1-8. The comparison of Israel to a vine begins with images of bountiful fruit (v. 1) and concludes with images of thorns and thistles (v. 8). In verses 1-2: Pillars were common installation in Israelite sanctuaries (Gen 28.18-22). In verse 3: The people's words, "We have no king could anticipate the end of Israel and its kingship; or they could mean that Israel has rejected the rule of God, the divine king (1 Sam 8.4-8), as the following line seems to indicate. In verse 5: For Hosea's view of Israel's calves, compare 13.2 and 8.5-6 (see comment at 8.5-6). In verse 8: The high place of Aven (literally, "worthlessness) are the sites of Israel's false worship (4.13). Comments or Questions..
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