Evidently, there were Israelites who dutifully made such offerings in a showy display of devotion. At the same time, they were practicing sin.
नियमशास्त्रानुसार बलिदाने व अर्पणे आवश्‍यक होती खरी, पण होशेयच्या काळातल्या लोकांचा एक गंभीर दोष होता.