Hosea 4 · Grade 3
A Charge Against the Land
Read the Story
God had a charge against the people of Israel. He said there was no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. Instead there was lying and stealing.
God said, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. The priests had forgotten God's law, so the people did not learn it either. God said it will be like people, like priest.
The people asked a wooden idol for answers. They were stubborn, like a stubborn heifer, a young cow that will not go where it is led. God wanted to care for them like a lamb in a meadow, but they would not let Him.
Memory Verse
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.”
Hosea 4:6 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What was missing in the land?
Why were God's people destroyed?
Who had forgotten God's law?
What animal was Israel like?
Lack of Knowledge
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- KNOWLEDGE
- PEOPLE
- PRIEST
- HEIFER
- ISRAEL
- TRUTH
- LAMB
- LAW
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for teaching me to know You. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Leaders can lead us wrong if we do not know God's Word. How can you learn the Bible for yourself?
- What did God want to feed them like?
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