Hosea 9:10 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

God says, 'I found Israel like finding sweet grapes in the middle of nowhere — like spotting the first perfect figs of the season. Your ancestors were that precious to me. But then they went to Baal-Peor and got wrapped up in that mess, cutting themselves off from me. They became as disgusting as the things they started loving instead of me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God saw Israel as his rare, precious find — until they traded his love for cheap substitutes.

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