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Hosea 1 · Grade 4

A Living Picture

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Hosea was a prophet to Israel. When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, He told him to marry. Hosea's home would become a living picture. God said the land had been unfaithful to Him, like a marriage where one person does not keep their promise. So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim.

God named each child. Jezreel pointed to a coming judgment on the king's house. Lo-Ruhamah means not pitied, because God would no longer show mercy to Israel for a time. Lo-Ammi means not my people. Still, God promised mercy to Judah. He would save them by Yahweh their God, not by bow, sword, or horses.

Then comes a surprise. The number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea. In the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, God said it will be said to them, You are children of the living God. Judah and Israel will be gathered together under one head.

Show What You Know

  1. Why was Hosea's home a living picture?

  2. What does Lo-Ruhamah mean?

  3. How would God save Judah?

  4. Who will be gathered together?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

peopleGodmercyGomerHosea
  1. was a prophet to Israel.
  2. said the land had been unfaithful to Him, like a marriage where one person does not keep their promise.
  3. So he went and took the daughter of Diblaim.
  4. Lo-Ruhamah means not pitied, because God would no longer show to Israel for a time.
  5. Lo-Ammi means not my .

Think About It

  1. God's people had turned away, yet God promised to call them His children. How does this show God's mercy to you?

  2. God said He would save by His own power, not by horses or swords. What are some things people trust in instead of God?

Memory Verse

“Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured or counted; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

Hosea 1:10 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the families You give us. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Hosea gave his children names that carried hard messages. How can your own choices send a message about God to others?
  • God promised a future for His scattered people. How does God's plan give you hope after mistakes?

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