Hosea 14 · Preschool

Come Back to God

Name Date

Color the lily and the tree!

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

Bible Verse

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

Hosea 14:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When we do wrong, God wants us to come back. He loves us! Let's tell God we are sorry and thank Him for His love.

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Hosea 14 · Kindergarten

Blossom Like a Lily

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LILY

DEW

LOVE

TREE

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

Hosea 14:4 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LILY

DEW

LOVE

TREE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a garden blooming with flowers and trees.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What flower is in the chapter?
What is God like to Israel?

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Hosea 14 · Grade 1

Come Home to God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

RETURN

HEAL

LILY

DEW

I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Say sorry to God.

God loves freely.

God is like dew.

Israel will bloom like a lily.

God is like a green tree.

God Heals His People

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

I will be like the dew to Israel.

Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.

Take words with you, and return to Yahweh.

For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

Draw a garden blooming with flowers and trees.

Memory Verse

“I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:5 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you talk to God today?
How can you come back to God?
How can you grow in God's love?

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Hosea 14 · Grade 2

God Heals and Loves

Name Date

Read the Story

Hosea told Israel to come back to God. He told them to say, Forgive all our sins.

God promised to heal them. He said He would love them freely. God would be like morning dew. Israel would bloom like a lily flower!

Memory Verse

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

Hosea 14:4 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

What should Israel do?
FreelyA lily flowerCome back to God
What should they say?
Forgive all our sinsFreelyA lily flower
How would God love them?
FreelyForgive all our sinsA lily flower
What would Israel bloom like?
A lily flowerForgive all our sinsFreely

Word Search

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

RETURN
OLIVE
FRUIT
LILY
TREE
VINE
WISE
DEW

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you tell God you are sorry today?
God said His people would grow like a strong tree with wide roots. How can you grow strong in God?

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Hosea 14 · Grade 3

I Will Love Them Freely

Name Date

Read the Story

Hosea's last call: Israel, return to Yahweh your God. Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, Forgive all our sins.

God answered, I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them. God's love is a gift.

I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily. They would be lovely like an olive tree. The book ends: For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them.

Memory Verse

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

Hosea 14:4 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

What should Israel take with them?
What should they tell God?
How will God love them?
What will Israel blossom like?

God Heals His People

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

RETURN
OLIVE
FRUIT
LILY
TREE
VINE
WISE
DEW

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What will God heal?
Who walks in Yahweh's ways?

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Hosea 14 · Grade 4

Take Words with You

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Read and Think

Hosea ends with an invitation. Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin. God even gives them the words to pray: Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good. They would confess, Assyria can't save us. They would no longer call idols their gods.

God's answer is full of grace: I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them. God does not wait for people to earn His love.

God paints a picture of new life: I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon. God says, I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found. The book ends: For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

Show What You Know

Why had Israel fallen?
What would they confess about Assyria?
How will God love them?
Where is Israel's fruit found?
Who walks in Yahweh's ways?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

goodreturnGoddewlily

Israel, to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.
God even gives them the words to pray: Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is .
does not wait for people to earn His love.
God paints a picture of new life: I will be like the to Israel.
He will blossom like the , and send down his roots like Lebanon.

Think About It

God gave Israel the words to pray when they returned. If you wanted to return to God, what words would you say?
I will love them freely. How is God's free love different from love that must be earned?

Memory Verse

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

Hosea 14:4 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Israel promised to stop calling their handmade things their gods. What would it look like for you to put God first again?
What does waywardness mean?

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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

What would Israel stop trusting?
What does waywardness mean?
In the New Testament, what does John say God does if we confess?
What will God be like to Israel?
What happens to the rebellious?

Crossword

Across

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

Down

I will ____ their waywardness.

Think About It

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

Copy It

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?

Hosea 14: Return to the Lord

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Worksheets

Come Back to God

Prayer

Take It Home

Blossom Like a Lily

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

Come Home to God

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

God Heals His People

Prayer

Take It Home

God Heals and Loves

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

I Will Love Them Freely

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

God Heals His People

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

Take Words with You

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

I Will Heal Their Waywardness

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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