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Hosea 11 · Preschool

God Loves Me

Name Date

Color the parent and child walking!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.”

Hosea 11:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God loves His people like a parent who teaches a child to walk. Thank God for His love.

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Hosea 11 · Kindergarten

Cords of Love

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LOVE
WALK
CHILD
DOVE
“When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 11:1 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CHILD
LOVE
DOVE
HOME

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a parent helping a child learn to walk.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God love us?
  • What did God teach Israel?

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Hosea 11 · Grade 1

God Teaches Us to Walk

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LOVE
WALK
CHILD
HEART
“When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 11:1 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God loved Israel like a child.
God taught them to walk.
God's heart was full of love.
They would come like doves.
God would bring them home.

God’s Love for His Child

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

I will not come in wrath.

Yet I taught Ephraim to walk.

My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Draw a parent helping a child learn to walk.

Memory Verse

“When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 11:1 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What bird is in the chapter?
  • How can you thank God for His love?
  • Who gives you a big hug?

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Hosea 11 · Grade 2

Ties of Love

Name Date

Read the Story

God loved Israel like a parent loves a child. He taught them to walk. He held them by the arms. He bent down and fed them.

But Israel turned away from God. God was sad. He said He could not give them up! One day they would come back like birds flying home.

Memory Verse

“I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.”

Hosea 11:4 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. How did God love Israel?

  2. What did God teach them?

    To walkLike birds flying homeNo

  3. Could God give them up?

    NoTo walkLike birds flying home

  4. How would they come back?

    To walkNoLike birds flying home

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

ELUCFVYYHPGIBDOVEWUJYOHCNVICLBPNVSJMVHNDTOSHJNWIJLOVEDFAKLYGUANDLLKDHPRBEKLLOVETK
  • CHILD
  • LOVED
  • EGYPT
  • HEART
  • WALK
  • LOVE
  • DOVE
  • LION

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God show you He loves you?
  • God bent down to feed His people. How does God take care of you each day?

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Hosea 11 · Grade 3

How Can I Give You Up?

Name Date

Read the Story

God remembered Israel's beginning. When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. God taught Ephraim to walk. He took them by their arms.

God said, I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love. He bent down and fed them. But the more God called, the more they went away to idols.

Trouble would come because they refused to repent. Yet God said, How can I give you up, Ephraim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused. One day they would come like a dove, and God would settle them in their houses.

Memory Verse

“I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.”

Hosea 11:4 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did God call His son out of?

  2. What did God draw them with?

  3. What did God ask Ephraim?

  4. What would God do for them at the end?

God’s Love for His Child

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

LDCKYYWDPHMOIFKPWYCNTVULEAFLHAHEIGLMLOIRAOYKAOVVLNNPYHVIBEDYTTPERHNDKIHUTGKHEARTP
  • CHILD
  • LOVED
  • EGYPT
  • HEART
  • WALK
  • LOVE
  • DOVE
  • LION

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does it feel that God keeps loving you?
  • How does God hold you close?

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Hosea 11 · Grade 4

My Compassion Is Aroused

Name Date

Read and Think

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.

heartwalkchildGodlove
  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)

Copy It

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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Hosea 11 · Grade 5

I Am God, and Not Man

Name Date

Read and Think

Hosea 11 shows God as a loving parent. When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. Israel's story began with rescue. But they sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images. Yet I taught Ephraim to walk. I took them by their arms, but they didn't know that I healed them.

God's love was gentle and patient: I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love. He was like one who lifts a heavy yoke and bends down to feed. Still, God said, My people are determined to turn from me. The sword will fall on their cities, because they refused to repent.

Then comes one of the great turns in Scripture. 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. I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not man. God's mercy is greater than human mercy. In the New Testament, Matthew writes: Out of Egypt I called my son (Matthew 2:15).

Show What You Know

  1. How did Israel's story begin?

  2. What did God draw them with?

  3. What would fall on their cities?

  4. Why will God not execute the fierceness of His anger?

  5. In the New Testament, what does Matthew quote?

Crossword

321

Across

  1. with ties of ____

Down

  1. Yet I taught Ephraim to ____.
  2. like a ____ out of the land of Assyria

Think About It

  1. For I am God, and not man. How is God's mercy greater than human mercy?

  2. God led Israel with cords of love, not chains. How does God draw you to Himself?

Memory Verse

“I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.”

Hosea 11:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When have you come near to God after drifting?
  • How has God cared for you?
  • How could you show God's patient love to someone this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.