Silly as a Dove

Hosea 7:11
11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Hosea uses an interesting metaphor to describe Ephraim/Israel. He says that they are like a silly dove. We get a lot of dove at our backyard feeders and we call them the Dodo birds of our yard, kind of oblivious to what is around them, they just look and act stupid.

For Israel to call on Egypt and Assyria for help was stupid, just like a dove who doesn't know any better. Israel should have called on God, instead they relied on what appeared to be mighty enough to help them.

God's people are to rely on God and on his commands and on his help, my help comes from the Lord says the psalmist. Just so. Don't be silly like a dove...or like Israel. God is your help, Oh Christian!