What was the 'spirit of prostitution' in Hosea 4:12?
Hosea 4:12
ESV - 12 My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray, and they have left their God to play the whore.
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Asked July 01 2013
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Hosea 4:12 makes a strong and graphic accusation against Israel: "My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray, and...
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