Hosea 8:6

For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

Cross-reference

Hosea 10:6 Parallel

Hosea 10:6 continues the fate of the calf — it will be carried to Assyria, fulfilling the breaking predicted in 8:6.

Hosea 10:5 Parallel

Hosea 10:5 refers directly to the calf of Beth-aven, mourning its departure — the same idol Hosea 8:6 says will be broken.

Hosea 10:2 Parallel

Hosea 10:2 speaks of God breaking down altars and pillars — a broader judgment on idolatry, though not specifically the calf.

2 Kings 23:15 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 23:15 records Josiah destroying the altar at Bethel—the very calf idol Hosea prophesied would be broken.

Acts 19:26 Parallel

Acts 19:26 states that gods made with hands are not gods — a direct NT parallel to Hosea's dismissal of the calf idol.

Acts 17:29 Parallel

Acts 17:29 applies the same logic: the divine cannot be like gold or silver shaped by human art, echoing Hosea's critique.

Habakkuk 2:18 asks what profit is an idol when its maker trusts his own creation — same absurdity as the calf made by an artisan.

Jeremiah 10:14 says every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols — exactly the same condemnation of the calf as a work of human hands.

Jeremiah 10:3-9 describes the manufacture of idols from wood and metal, reinforcing Hosea's point that the calf is a man-made nothing.

Isaiah 44:9-20 similarly mocks idol makers — artisans shape wood, yet it is worthless, just like the calf of Samaria.

Psalm 135:15-18 similarly derides idols of silver and gold, echoing Hosea's dismissal of the craftsman-made calf.

Psalm 106:20 describes exchanging God's glory for an ox image—the same sin Hosea sees repeated in Samaria's calf.

Psalm 115:4-8 mocks idols as man-made and powerless, reinforcing Hosea's point that the calf is not God.

Psalm 106:19 recounts Israel's calf at Horeb—the prototype of Samaria's calf that Hosea says will be broken.

2 Kings 10:29 Historical context

2 Kings 10:29 notes Jehu did not remove the golden calves at Bethel and Dan—the same idols Hosea says will be broken.

In 2 Chronicles 13:8, the same golden calves made by Jeroboam are condemned as false gods, directly paralleling Hosea's critique.

Micah 1:7 Parallel

Micah 1:7 prophesies destruction of Samaria's idols, paralleling the calf being broken in pieces in Hosea.

Amos 8:14 Allusion

Amos 8:14 also condemns swearing by the idol of Samaria, linking to the same calf that will be broken in pieces.

In 2 Chronicles 32:19, pagan gods are called 'work of the hands of man', mirroring Hosea's point that the calf was made by a workman.

In Jeremiah 48:13, Israel's shame over the calf at Bethel is referenced, the very idol Hosea condemns as 'the calf of Samaria'.

In Jeremiah 1:16, God judges Israel for worshipping 'the works of their own hands', the same offense as the calf in Hosea.

In Isaiah 40:19, a workman makes an idol, just as Hosea says a workman made the calf – both emphasize human fabrication.

In Isaiah 37:19, idols are 'no gods' and 'work of men's hands', exactly paralleling Hosea's wording about the calf.

Isaiah 2:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 2:8, Israel worships 'the work of their own hands', reinforcing Hosea's critique of the man-made calf.

2 Chronicles 34:6 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Chronicles 34:6 records Josiah breaking altars in Manasseh, Ephraim, and Naphtali—direct action against the idolatry Hosea condemned.

2 Chronicles 34:7 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Chronicles 34:7 continues Josiah's reform beating images into powder—parallel to the calf being broken to pieces.

2 Kings 23:19 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 23:19 shows Josiah removing high places in Samaria—fulfilling the broader judgment against idolatry in the northern kingdom.

2 Chronicles 31:1 describes Hezekiah's reform breaking pillars and altars in Ephraim and Manasseh—similar destruction of northern idols.

In 2 Chronicles 13:9, priests serve 'them that are no gods', echoing Hosea's declaration that the calf 'is no god'.

Micah 1:5 Historical context

Micah 1:5 identifies Samaria as the source of transgression, echoing Hosea's condemnation of its idol.