Hosea 10:1 meaning and explanation

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.

Hosea 10:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Hosea opens chapter 10 with a picture of Israel as a vine that flourished and produced fruit, but the fruit was for himself. The prosperity God gave became the occasion for more altars and more sacred pillars, the stone markers tied to Canaanite worship.

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