Hoshea Perek 12

• Yehudah is considered righteous compared to Efraim (the ten tribes) who are filled with falsehood.

• Efraim has trusted in his alliance with Ashur and Egypt for help, and not in God!

• However, God is also upset with Yehudah, who should also know better.

• The Navi relates that the entire nation ultimately comes from the illustrious Yaakov who was a man of God. It was Yaakov who held onto Esav’s heel, and Yaakov who wrestled with Esav’s angel.

• God had sent the nation great prophets but the nation didn’t listen to those prophets.

• “I, God, have been with you since you were in Egypt and I have given you so much good. But you still fail to follow Me!”

• Efraim will be punished and will be engulfed in bloodshed.