Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Bible References

Exalted

Numbers 2:18
On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
Numbers 10:22
Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 13:8
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Nun.
Numbers 27:16
Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,
Joshua 3:7
And the Lord said to Joshua, From now on I will give you glory in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may see that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
1 Kings 12:25
Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.

Offended

Hosea 11:2
When I sent for them, then they went away from me; they made offerings to the Baals, burning perfumes to images.
1 Kings 16:29
In the thirty-eighth year that Asa was king of Judah, Ahab, the son of Omri, became king over Israel; and Ahab was king in Samaria for twenty-two years.
1 Kings 18:18
Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.
2 Kings 17:16
And turning their backs on all the orders which the Lord had given them, they made for themselves images of metal, and the image of Asherah, worshipping all the stars of heaven and becoming servants to Baal.

Died

Genesis 2:17
But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.
Romans 5:12
For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:
2 Corinthians 5:14
For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain