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Hosea 12 · Grade 5

Kindness, Justice, and Waiting

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Hosea 12 shows a nation chasing empty things. Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. Israel trusted treaties with powerful nations rather than the Lord.

Hosea recalls their father Jacob. In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he contended with God. Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel. Jacob's story shows that God's people must come to Him with humble cries, not proud schemes.

The application follows: Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God. In contrast, A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud. Ephraim boasted that no one would find sin in his wealth. God answered: But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. God had spoken through prophets again and again. Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger, and his Lord will repay his contempt.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Israel trust instead of the Lord?

  2. Where did Jacob find God?

  3. How must God's people come to Him?

  4. What does the merchant love to do?

  5. What did Ephraim boast?

Crossword

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Across

  1. make you dwell in ____
  2. he struggled with the ____

Down

  1. Keep kindness and ____
  2. he took his brother by the ____

Think About It

  1. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God. Which of these three is hardest for you, and why does God ask for all three together?

  2. Israel trusted treaties instead of God. What things do people trust today instead of God?

Memory Verse

“Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.”

Hosea 12:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being patient with me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jacob had to run and work hard as a shepherd for a wife. How has God used a hard season to shape you?
  • How can you be gentle and honest with others this week?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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