Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 12th (Hosea 10 & John 12:1-19)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Love of Ephraim and the Threshing Floor of Ornan
Some have seen this as a possible reference to israel being paid double for its sins. A likelier explanation is that it refers to the two golden calves that were set up by jereboam, the first one in dan and another in bethel. The image of an animal given the task of working the land connects the people with the land that the lord had entrusted to their care.
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