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 the armies led by Ephraim will camp under their flag. Elishama, son of Ammihud is the leader for the people of Ephraim.
Numbers 10:22
Next, the banner of the division led by the tribe of Ephraim would start out, company by company, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
Numbers 13:8
Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim;
Numbers 27:16
O Jehovah our God, source of all life, appoint, I pray, a man who can lead the people
Joshua 3:7
Jehovah said to Joshua: This day will I begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel. Now they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
1 Kings 12:25
King Jeroboam of Israel fortified the town of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there for a while. Then he left and fortified the town of Penuel.

Offended

Hosea 11:2
But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense 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. Ahab was king in Samaria for twenty-two years.
1 Kings 18:18
Then he said in answer: I have not made trouble for Israel. You and your family have. You have disobeyed Jehovah's commands and have gone after the Baals.
2 Kings 17:16
They broke all the laws of Jehovah their God. They made two metal bull-calves to worship. They also made an image of the goddess Asherah. Also they worshiped the stars and served the god Baal.

Died

Genesis 2:17
But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. When you eat of it you will surely die.
Romans 5:12
Therefore, through one-man sin entered into the world, and death through sin. So death passed to all men, for all have sinned.
2 Corinthians 5:14
For the love of Christ compels us to judge, that one died for all and therefore all died.