![]() Hosea’s message is in line with Moses’ warning to the nation that God would remove His blessing from a disobedient people as Deuteronomy 28 declares. As a result of God “rejecting” and “forgetting” Israel, they would be destroyed. Because Israel had “forgotten” God’s Law, He would “forget” their children He would remove His future blessing from the nation. ![]() Because Israel had “rejected” knowledge – God’s Law, God would “reject” them. The people did not simply lack knowledge they actively rejected it and ignored it.Īnother parallel offers a deeper understanding of the passage. When we read the rest of verse 6 it helps us to better understand what Hosea is declaring: “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.” It’s important to note the structure of the verse: “rejected knowledge” is parallel to “forgotten the law.” This fits the context of the opening verse of the chapter, which states that Israel failed to acknowledge the LORD as their God (Hosea 4:1). Hosea 4:1-2 emphasize that Israel’s lack of knowledge was not mere ignorance, but active sin against God : “There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.” People are destroyed for lack of knowledge because they have rejected the knowledge that God had made available to them through His Holy Scripture. This statement found in Hosea was written about two thousand seven hundred years ago however, it reflects a principle that is just as applicable today as when it was written. ![]() “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because you have rejected knowledge.” ( Hosea 4:6) ![]()
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