HOSEA—NOTE ON Hosea 9:10 Hosea uses four more comparisons to describe Israel: grapes in the wilderness (Hosea 9:10), a luxuriant vine (Hosea 10:1), a trained calf (Hosea 10:11), and a toddler (Hosea 11:1), all of which stress God’s past care for them, their reckless ingratitude, and the unavoidable consequences.

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