HOSEA 4:6
“My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
Because you have forgotten the law of your
God,
I also will forget your children.”
O.T. HISTORY OF REJECTING KNOWLEDGE FROM ABOVE
- The destruction of the world in Noah’s day (Genesis 6:5)
- The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18-19)
- The problems in the lives of the Patriarchs because of their sins
- The 40 years of rebellion in the wilderness
- The period of the judges where every man did what was
right in his own eyes (Judges 17:6, 21:25) - The bad leadership of so many of the kings (particularly
in the northern kingdom of Israel)
TEACH THE CHILDREN
- Parents (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
- The priests (Leviticus 10:11; Malachi 2:6-7)
- Fathers (Ephesians 6:4)
Is YOUR light shining?
LESSONS IN HOSEA 4:6
- Active Ignorance vs. Divine Knowledge
- The Responsibility of Leadership
- The Consequences of Rejection
