Hosea 8:2-3

²To me they cry, “My God, we—Israel—know you.”

³Israel has spurned the good; the enemy shall pursue him.

Hosea 8 is a courtroom indictment against Israel for breaking covenant with God. The chapter moves through a series of accusations: they have rejected what is good, set up kings without divine consultation, and multiplied altars only to multiply sin. Their worship has become a hollo