Joe: Alright! So what do we have here?

Bible Expert: Well, this is Hosea 10. It’s part of the book of Hosea in the Old Testament.

Joe: Whoa! Interesting. What’s it about?

Bible Expert: Well, it’s mainly about Israel’s idolatry and their unfaithfulness towards God. It talks about how they have sown iniquity and reaped injustice, and that they are going to pay for their wrongdoings.

Joe: Oh man, that’s intense. What’s the punishment?

Bible Expert: It says that God is going to punish them for their idolatry and unfaithfulness with a great destruction. It talks about how the people of Israel have rejected the Lord and how their altars and their images will be destroyed.

Joe: Yikes! Jamie, quick, look up “altars” and “images” so we can get a better idea of what’s going on here.

Jamie: Sure thing, Joe. It looks like an altar is a structure used for worship, and an image is a physical representation of a god or deity.

Joe: Okay, got it. So this is serious stuff. Anything else?

Bible Expert: Yes, it also talks about how the people will be scattered and how the Lord will have no mercy on them. It says that the people will be ashamed and disgraced due to their idolatry.

Joe: Wow. So what’s the message?

Bible Expert: The message is that God is serious about worship and that idolatry will be punished. He is a God of justice and will not tolerate disobedience.