Judges 8:27
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Cross-reference
In Judges 8:33, after Gideon's death, Israel fully turns to Baal worship; the ephod in verse 27 was the beginning of their prostitution.
In Judges 6:24, Gideon builds an altar to the LORD in Ophrah; here he sets up an ephod that becomes a snare, contrasting faithful worship with idolatry.
Judges 17:5 also describes making an ephod for a private shrine, mirroring Gideon's ephod that became a snare.
Judges 18:17 shows the Danites taking Micah's ephod, further illustrating the pattern of ephod-related idolatry.
Judges 18:14 reveals the Danites finding an ephod in Micah's house, continuing the theme of ephod misuse.
In Judges 6:11, the angel appears to Gideon in Ophrah, the same city where he later sets up the ephod that causes Israel to stray.
Exodus 28:6-12 details the holy ephod for the high priest, contrasting with Gideon's ephod that led to idolatry.
In Psalm 106:39, Israel's idolatry is described as prostitution; Judges 8:27 uses the same language for Israel's worship of Gideon's ephod.
1 Samuel 23:9 shows David using the ephod to inquire of God, a proper use contrasting with Gideon's idolatrous ephod.
In Deuteronomy 12:5, God commands worship at His chosen place; Gideon's ephod in Ophrah violates this by creating an unauthorized worship center.
In Deuteronomy 7:16, God warns that serving foreign gods will be a snare; Gideon's ephod from Midianite spoils becomes that snare.
In Exodus 23:33, God warns that foreign gods will be a snare; here the ephod becomes a snare to Gideon and Israel, fulfilling that warning.
In Exodus 34:12, God warns against covenants with pagans that become a snare — the same term used for Gideon's ephod here, showing its idolatrous danger.
In 1 Chronicles 5:25, Israel's unfaithfulness is described as 'whoring after gods' — the same pattern that Gideon's ephod introduced, leading Israel astray.
In Hosea 3:4, the absence of ephod symbolizes Israel's judgment — contrasting with Gideon's ephod, which brought a snare instead of blessing.
In Psalm 73:27, the psalmist declares that the unfaithful will perish; Israel's prostitution after the ephod exemplifies this unfaithfulness.
In Hosea 2:2, God calls Israel an unfaithful wife; Judges 8:27 says Israel prostituted themselves after the ephod, illustrating the same adultery metaphor.
In Hosea 4:12-14, idolatry leads to prostitution; Judges 8:27 shows Israel's spiritual prostitution after the ephod.