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Hosea 4 · Grade 5

Knowledge of God

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Hosea 4 turns from Hosea's family to a formal charge against Israel. Hear Yahweh's word, you children of Israel. The charge is short: there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. What follows is a list of broken commands: There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery. When people do not know God, they stop treating others rightly.

The central verse is a warning to leaders. 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. The priests were supposed to teach God's law, but they had forgotten it. It will be like people, like priest.

Without God's Word, the people turned to idols: they consult with their wooden idol, and answer to a stick of wood. Hosea calls this unfaithfulness to God. Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Knowledge of God in Hosea means more than facts. It means a close, faithful relationship with Him.

Show What You Know

  1. What is God's short charge against the land?

  2. What list follows the charge?

  3. Why were the priests rejected?

  4. What did the people consult instead of God?

  5. What does knowledge of God mean in Hosea?

Crossword

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Across

  1. My people are destroyed for lack of ____.
  2. there is no ____, nor goodness

Down

  1. like a stubborn ____
  2. like a ____ in a meadow

Think About It

  1. Knowing God is more than knowing facts about Him. How can you grow closer to God, not just learn about Him?

  2. Leaders who forget God lead others away. How can you pray for the leaders in your church and family?

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)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for teaching me to know You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Israel was compared to a stubborn heifer that would not be led. Where are you tempted to be stubborn with God?
  • Who in charge can you ask God to help?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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