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"Now they sin more and more"

Text: Hosea 13:2

THE ESCALATION OF SIN

Sin must never be taken lightly. Sin is an evil that would take root and grow till it affects every area of life in the nation. Jeroboam began with calf worship. The whole nation ended up abandoning God completely.

“Now they sin more and more,
And have made for themselves molded images,
Idols of their silver, according to their skill;
All of it is the work of craftsmen.
They say of them,
‘Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!'”
Hosea 13:2

1. “Now they sin more and more”

a) One sin leads to another.

b) Until the whole nation became totally idolatrous.

2. “Made for themselves molded images, idols of their silver”

a) Idols are essentially “molded images”.

b) Some of them were made of silver.

3. “According to their skill”

a) Some were silversmiths.

b) Some of them were quite skilled.

c) This became a trade for them.

4. “All of it is the work of craftsmen”

a) An idol cannot be a deity for obvious reasons.

b) An idol is crafted.

c) It would not exist without the aid of the craftsmen.

5. “They say of them”

a) The keepers of shrines came up with basic forms of teaching.

b) They taught devotees how to worship the idols.

c) In time to come, each deity would have a cult following.

6. “Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves”

a) Devotees were taught to give sacrifices.

b) They were also taught how to become devoted to idol worship.

c) They are even instructed to kiss the calves they worshipped.

d) They were taught to have affection for the idols.