Hosea 9 warns Israel not to rejoice like the nations, because they had been unfaithful to God. Their harvests would fail, and they would not stay in Yahweh's land. The people called the prophet a fool. God remembered how He first found Israel: I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. But they turned to shameful idols. Hosea ends, My God will cast them away, because they didn't listen to him.
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Hosea 9 · Preschool
Color the grapes and the fig tree!
Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!
Thank You, God, for making me!
Say: God found His people like sweet grapes. God wants us to listen to Him. Let's ask God to help us listen and obey.
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Hosea 9 · Kindergarten
Trace each word with your pencil.
Hosea 9:8 (WEB)
Draw a line from each word to its picture.
Help find the way through the maze.
Draw grapes growing in the desert.
Dear God, thank You for finding Your people. Help me . Amen.
For families: talk about these together.
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Hosea 9 · Grade 1
Trace the words and the verse.
Hosea 9:8 (WEB)
Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.
Draw grapes growing in the desert.
Memory Verse
“A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler’s snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.”
Hosea 9:8 (WEB)
Dear God, thank You for finding Your people. Help me . Amen.
For families: talk about these together.
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Hosea 9 · Grade 2
God told His people not to party like the other nations. They had turned away from God. Their harvest would not feed them.
The people said God's prophet was a fool. But God remembered when He first found His people. They were like sweet grapes in the desert! God still wanted them to listen to Him.
Memory Verse
“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season; but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.”
Hosea 9:10 (WEB)
Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.
Who did the people call a fool?
What would not feed them?
What did God find Israel like?
What did God want them to do?
Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.
Dear God, thank You for finding Your people. Help me . Amen.
For families: talk about these together.
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Hosea 9 · Grade 3
Hosea told Israel not to rejoice like the nations. They had been unfaithful to their God. Their threshing floor and wine press would not feed them. They would not dwell in Yahweh's land.
The days of reckoning have come. The people called the prophet a fool. The Bible says, A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. But the people set traps for him.
God remembered the beginning. I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. He saw their fathers like the first ripe figs. But they turned to idols. Because they didn't listen to him, they would be wanderers among the nations.
Memory Verse
“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season; but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.”
Hosea 9:10 (WEB)
Why should Israel not rejoice like the nations?
What did the people call the prophet?
What did God find Israel like?
What would they become?
Write what happened in each box.
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
Dear God, thank You for finding Your people. Help me . Amen.
For families: talk about these together.
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Hosea 9 · Grade 4
Hosea 9 begins with a warning. Don't rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations; for you were unfaithful to your God. The threshing floor and the wine press won't feed them. They would not dwell in Yahweh's land, but would go to Assyria.
The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Instead of listening, Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool. They had deeply corrupted themselves, and God would remember their iniquity.
God looks back with sorrow: I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree. Finding grapes in a desert is a delight. But Israel turned to shameful idols. My God will cast them away, because they didn't listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.
Why would the threshing floor and wine press not feed them?
How did Israel treat the prophet?
Why is finding grapes in a desert special?
Why would God cast them away?
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
God remembered delighting in Israel like grapes in the desert. How does it feel to know God delights in His people?
Israel called the prophet a fool instead of listening. How do you respond when someone warns you about something wrong?
Memory Verse
“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season; but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.”
Hosea 9:10 (WEB)
Dear God, thank You for finding Your people. Help me . Amen.
For families: talk about these together.
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Hosea 9 · Grade 5
Hosea 9 speaks into a time of celebration. Don't rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations; for you were unfaithful to your God. Israel thought their harvests came from Baal, but God would take them away. They won't dwell in Yahweh's land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. The people who forgot God would lose the land God gave.
The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel's response was to mock God's messenger: Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool. Yet Hosea held his post: A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. God's messengers are often rejected, but they are faithful.
God remembered His first love: I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season. But at Baal Peor they turned to shame. The chapter then speaks harsh judgment and ends: My God will cast them away, because they didn't listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations. Not listening to God leads to losing one's home.
What did Israel think gave them harvests?
Where would Ephraim return and eat unclean food?
How did Israel treat the prophet?
How did God first find Israel?
What would they become?
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Down
God's messengers are often rejected, but they stay faithful. How can you stay faithful when others don't listen?
God remembered His delight in Israel even while warning them. How does this show both God's love and His justice?
Memory Verse
“My God will cast them away, because they didn’t listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.”
Hosea 9:17 (WEB)
Dear God, thank You for finding Your people. Help me . Amen.
For families: talk about these together.
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