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Hosea 11 · Grade 4

My Compassion Is Aroused

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Hosea 11 is one of the most tender chapters in the prophets. When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. Yet I taught Ephraim to walk. I took them by their arms, but they didn't know that I healed them.

God describes His care: I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love. I bent down to him and I fed him. But God said, My people are determined to turn from me. Because they refused to repent, Assyria would rule over them.

Then God's heart speaks: How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused. I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. God said He would settle them in their houses. In the New Testament, Matthew writes that Out of Egypt I called my son points to Jesus (Matthew 2:15).

Show What You Know

  1. What didn't Israel know?

  2. What did God bend down to do?

  3. Why would Assyria rule over them?

  4. What is aroused in God?

  5. In the New Testament, who does Matthew say the verse points to?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. When Israel was a , then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
  2. Yet I taught Ephraim to .
  3. God describes His care: I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of .
  4. But said, My people are determined to turn from me.
  5. My is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

Think About It

  1. God taught Israel to walk, but they didn't know He healed them. In what ways has God cared for you that you might not notice?

  2. How can I give you up? What does this tell you about how God feels when His people wander?

Memory Verse

“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

Hosea 11:8 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for loving me like a child. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How could you show kindness to a younger child?
  • Why will God not destroy Ephraim?

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