Verse 1

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.

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  • Hos 11:2 : 2 But the more they were called, the more they went away from them; they sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to the carved images.
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
  • Rom 5:12 : 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people, because all sinned.
  • 2 Cor 5:14 : 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
  • Gen 2:17 : 17 'but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will surely die.'
  • Num 2:18-21 : 18 On the west side will be the banner of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud. 19 The army of his division numbers 40,500. 20 Next to him will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the descendants of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 21 The army of his division numbers 32,200.
  • Num 10:22 : 22 The banner of the camp of Ephraim set out, according to their divisions, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
  • Num 13:8 : 8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
  • Num 13:16 : 16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.
  • Num 27:16-23 : 16 May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the assembly 17 to go out and come in before them, to lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd. 18 The LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him. 19 Set him before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly, and commission him in their sight. 20 Transfer some of your authority to him so that the whole assembly of the Israelites will follow him. 21 He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will inquire for him by the decision of the Urim before the LORD. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, both he and all the Israelites with him, the entire assembly. 22 Moses did as the LORD commanded. He took Joshua, set him before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly, 23 laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the LORD directed through Moses.
  • Josh 3:7 : 7 The LORD said to Joshua, 'Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that just as I was with Moses, I will be with you.'
  • Judg 8:1 : 1 The men of Ephraim said to Gideon, 'What is this thing you have done to us by not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?' And they argued with him forcefully.
  • Judg 12:1 : 1 The men of Ephraim were called together, crossed northward, and said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to fight against the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on top of you in fire!"
  • 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 Samuel said, 'Although you were small in your own eyes, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.'
  • 1 Kgs 12:25 : 25 Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.
  • 1 Kgs 16:29-33 : 29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned in Samaria for twenty-two years. 30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, more than all who were before him. 31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole, and he did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
  • 1 Kgs 18:18-19 : 18 Elijah replied, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, by abandoning the commandments of the LORD and following the Baals. 19 Now summon all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel's table.
  • 2 Kgs 17:16-18 : 16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger. 18 So the Lord became very angry with Israel and removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made all these things, and so all these came into being,' declares the Lord. 'But I will look to this one: to the humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.