Hos 13:2 | TNotes | STEP | 13:2 The Hebrew word translated idols is the same one used of the gold calf (Exod 32:4 , 8 ; see also Hos 10:5-6 ; Amos 5:5-6 ). • kiss the calf idols: The Canaanite religious rituals included kissing images of Baal (1 Kgs 19:18 ).

bExod 32:4►

dHos 10:5-6►

eAmos 5:5-6►

f1 Kgs 19:18►

‏ Hosea 13:2

13:2 ^a The Hebrew word translated idols is the same one used of the gold calf (Exod 32:4 ^b, 8 ^c; see also Hos 10:5-6 ^d; Amos 5:5-6 ^e).

• kiss the calf idols: The Canaanite religious rituals included kissing images of Baal (1 Kgs 19:18 ^f).