Hosea 8:4
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Cross-reference
In Hosea 13:2, they make metal images from silver – directly continuing the idol-making theme from Hosea 8:4.
In Hosea 2:8, God says Israel used His silver and gold for Baal – the same idolatry condemned in Hosea 8:4, where they made idols from their silver.
Hosea 7:7 describes kings falling without calling on God, linking to the illegitimate kings appointed without divine approval in Hosea 8:4.
Hosea 13:6 says Israel forgot God after being filled, linking to the idolatry in Hosea 8:4 as a result of prosperity.
Hosea 10:1 shows Israel building altars as prosperity increases, paralleling the idolatry from silver and gold in Hosea 8:4.
1 Kings 12:16 records Israel's revolt and setting up Jeroboam as king — the very act Hosea condemns as not by God.
In John 10:14, Jesus says 'I know my own' – a direct contrast to God's 'I knew it not' regarding Israel's self-appointed leaders in Hosea.
In 2 Kings 15:10-30, the rapid succession of assassinations and usurpations illustrates exactly the unauthorized kings condemned in Hosea.
In 1 Kings 13:34, Jeroboam's unauthorized kingship and idolatry lead to destruction, exemplifying the pattern in 8:4.
In 1 Kings 12:28, Jeroboam makes golden calves – the original idolatry that Hosea 8:4 later condemns as making idols with silver and gold.
Isaiah 44:9 declares idol makers are nothing, echoing Hosea's critique of crafting idols from silver and gold.
Isaiah 46:6 describes using gold and silver to hire a goldsmith to make a god — a direct parallel to Hosea's silver and gold idols.
In Exodus 32:4, Israel makes a gold calf idol, the same type of idol-making with silver and gold condemned in 8:4.
Jeremiah 16:20 asks if man can make gods, directly echoing Hosea's condemnation of self-made idols that are not gods.
Isaiah 17:8 denounces altars made by hands, paralleling Hosea's condemnation of man-made idols.
In 1 Kings 12:20, Israel makes Jeroboam king, a direct example of setting up a ruler without God's approval as in 8:4.
In Galatians 4:9, Paul reminds believers they are known by God, contrasting with Hosea where God did not know Israel's self-made kings and idols.
Jeremiah 10:3 describes idols made from wood cut from the forest, paralleling Hosea's theme of man-made idols with different material.