Hosea 13:2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. Torrey's Topical Textbook
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On Idolatry ... before these relics gifts and curses; when they present them to be viewed, kissed, and adored by ... (Acts 7:41.) The calves of Jeroboam were representations or ... /.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 23 on idolatry.htm
Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ... ... The golden calves at Dan and ... The first three chapters probably date from the end of the reign of Jeroboam, about 750 BC; the others were compiled under ... /.../chapter iitiglath-pileser iii and the.htm