Old Testament · Minor Prophets
Hosea 1
Hosea 1 opens with these words: “Yahweh’s word that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of…” The line to keep is Hosea 1:7: “But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”” Carry the word “mercy” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Key verse · Hosea 1:7
“But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.””
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Practice Hosea 1:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ButIwillhavemercyonthehouseofJudah,andwillsavethembyYahwehGod,andwillnotthembybow,battle,horses,orhorsemen.”
World English Bible
1Yahweh’s word that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
2When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”
3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
4Yahweh said to him, “Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
5It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
6She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah; for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.
7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
8Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
9He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi; for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
10Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured or counted; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
11The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.
Think about it
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What happens first in Hosea 1?
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Read “But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them…” once more. What does it show you about God?
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Who can you tell one sentence from Hosea 1 before bedtime?
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Hosea 1 word search
Hosea 1:7 — But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
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Secret code
A is 1 and Z is 26. These words were taken from this chapter.
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The key verse starts with this code: 20-8-5-13-19-5-12-22-5-19