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Hosea 14 · Grade 5

I Will Heal Their Waywardness

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Read and Think

Hosea's book, full of warning, ends in hope. Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin. Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good. They would confess: Assyria can't save us. We won't ride on horses. They would stop trusting armies and idols, for in you the fatherless finds mercy.

God answers: I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them. Waywardness means a tendency to wander. God promises to heal the heart that keeps straying. In the New Testament, John writes: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).

Then comes a garden of promises: I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon. His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found. Hosea closes: Who is wise, that he may understand these things? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

Show What You Know

  1. What would Israel stop trusting?

  2. What does waywardness mean?

  3. In the New Testament, what does John say God does if we confess?

  4. What will God be like to Israel?

  5. What happens to the rebellious?

Crossword

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Across

  1. I will be like the ____ to Israel.
  2. He will blossom like the ____

Down

  1. I will ____ their waywardness.

Think About It

  1. From me your fruit is found. What good fruit has God grown in your life?

  2. Hosea ends asking who is wise enough to understand. What is the most important thing you learned from Hosea?

Memory Verse

“I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.

Hosea 14:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for healing and loving me freely. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The chapter pictures deep cedar roots. How do deep roots in God help you stay steady when life is stormy?
  • What change would you like God to make in you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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