Homilist Hosea 8:11 Because Ephraim has made many altars to sin, altars shall be to him to sin.… Israel was to have only one altar. Ephraim had built a number of altars in different places. Men have perverted worship, not only by making false gods, but by making false altars for the true God. I. FALSE WORSHIP IS A GREAT SIN. 1. It is a very propagative sin. Once admit a wrong thing in worship, and that one thing will multiply itself; superstition will give it fertility. 2. It is a self-punishing sin. This is the heavy judgment of God, to give men their heart's desire in what is evil. II. IT IS A SIN AGAINST GREAT LIGHT. Israel could not say it sinned in ignorance. 1. God has given us laws concerning worship. 2. These laws are oft repeated. 3. These oft-repeated laws leave false worshippers Without excuse. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.WEB: Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning. |
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