Hosea 8:11 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Ephraim built tons of altars thinking they were doing something holy, but these altars just became places where they kept messing up and turning away from God.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you try to create your own way to God, you end up further from him than when you started.

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