Week 904 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 274 words
🍞 Hosea 8
Hosea 8 opens with these words: ““Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh’s house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against…” The line to keep is Hosea 8:6: “For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.” Carry the word “israel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Hosea 8 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh’s house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against my law.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.” Hosea 8 opens with these words: ““Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh’s house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against…” The line to keep is Hosea 8:6: “For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.” Carry the word “israel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Hosea 8:6: “For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Hosea 8? Then try this: Read “For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.”
Hosea 8:6 · Hosea 8
Say it
Practice Hosea 8:6
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForisfromIsrael!Theworkmanmadeit,anditisnoGod;indeed,theofSamariashallbebrokeninpieces.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Hosea 8?
- Read “For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Hosea 8 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Hosea 8. Help us remember Hosea 8:6 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Hosea 8 is long, read Hosea 8:6 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 904 · the whole night
🍞 Hosea 8
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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