In about 760 BC God sent His word by Hosea. Very vividly the prophet describes God's people. Describing Ephraim 1. They had forgotten the law of the Lord. They could not remember their own history.
Tragedy strikes when no one is watching.
These Conditions Had Done To Them 1. Not lasting, easily burned away. They courted the favor of their enemies. The Causes Which Brought About and Kept Alive These Conditions with Ephraim 1. Speaking of their spiritual weakness.