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Hosea 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Hosea's Family

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolChildren of the Living God

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod's Children

FAMILY → picture 3LOVE → picture 1CHILD → picture 4SAND → picture 2

Grade 1Hosea's Family

God spoke to Hosea. → picture 4Hosea married Gomer. → picture 3They had three children. → picture 1God's people turned away. → picture 5God promised many children, like sand. → picture 2

Grade 2A Family with a Message

  1. Who did Hosea marry? Gomer (circle)
  2. How many children did they have? Three (circle)
  3. What had God's people done? They turned away from Him.
  4. What will God's people be called? Children of the living God
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Grade 3Not My People, Then My People

  1. Who was Gomer's father? Diblaim
  2. What does Lo-Ammi mean? Not my people
  3. What would the number of Israel be like? The sand of the sea
  4. What will they be called? Children of the living God
1: So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.2: She conceived again, and bore a daughter.3: Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.4: The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.
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Grade 4A Living Picture

  1. Why was Hosea's home a living picture? It showed Israel had been unfaithful to God.
  2. What does Lo-Ruhamah mean? Not pitied
  3. How would God save Judah? By Yahweh their God, not by bow, sword, or horses
  4. Who will be gathered together? Judah and Israel

Word bank: 1. Hosea; 2. God; 3. Gomer; 4. mercy; 5. people

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5You Are Children of the Living God

  1. What did Hosea's marriage picture? How Israel had left God to follow other gods
  2. What did Lo-Ammi declare? You are not my people, and I will not be yours.
  3. What would the number of Israel be like? The sand of the sea, which can't be measured or counted
  4. What will those once called not my people be called? Children of the living God
  5. In the New Testament, who quotes Hosea about God calling a people? Paul

Word bank: 1. Hosea; 2. God; 3. Gomer; 4. Israel; 5. mercy

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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