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Hosea 6 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Mercy, Not Sacrifice

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Wants Kindness

sunRaincloudheart

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenMercy and Love

RAIN → picture 4SUN → picture 3CLOUD → picture 2KIND → picture 1

Grade 1Return to God

Let's return to God. → picture 3God comes like the sunrise. → picture 5God comes like the rain. → picture 2Their love went away like dew. → picture 4God wants mercy. → picture 1

Order:

1. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.2. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear.3. For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.4. For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Grade 2Kind Hearts

  1. Who did the people want to go back to? God (circle)
  2. What did they say God would come like? The rain (circle)
  3. What was their love like? The morning dew (circle)
  4. What did God want? For them to be kind and to know Him
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Grade 3Like the Morning Dew

  1. What did the people say God would do? Heal them
  2. What did they say God would come like? The rain
  3. What was their love like? A morning cloud, and the dew that disappears early
  4. What does God desire? Mercy, and not sacrifice
1: On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.2: As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear.3: For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.4: For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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Grade 4I Desire Mercy

  1. What did the people say God would do after tearing them? He will heal us.
  2. What did they say was as sure as the sunrise? Yahweh will appear.
  3. What was their love like? A morning cloud, and the dew that disappears early
  4. What does God desire more than burnt offerings? The knowledge of God

Word bank: 1. return; 2. God; 3. sun; 4. good; 5. cloud

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Mercy, Not Sacrifice

  1. What did the people believe about God's discipline? It had a purpose; He will heal us.
  2. What did they say was as sure as the sunrise? Yahweh will appear.
  3. What was Israel's love like? A morning cloud, and the dew that disappears early
  4. What have they broken, like Adam? The covenant
  5. In the New Testament, who did Jesus say He came to call? Sinners to repentance
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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