📖 Hosea — Chapter 6 (KJV)
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Hosea 6:1 Come, Rand let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Hosea 6:2 After Rtwo days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Hosea 6:3 Then shall Rwe know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Hosea 6:4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? Rfor your Tgoodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Hosea 6:5 Therefore Rhave I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: Tand thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Hosea 6:6 For RI desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:7 But they like RTmen have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Hosea 6:8 RGilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is Tpolluted with blood.
Hosea 6:9 And Ras troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way Tby consent: for they commit Tlewdness.
Hosea 6:10 I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: Rthere is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
Hosea 6:11 Also, O Judah, Rhe hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 6:1–4 — A call to return meets fleeting goodness
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The opening urges return for healing and revived life before the Lord. Yet the Lord’s question to Ephraim and Judah exposes goodness disappearing like morning cloud and early dew.
Key Truth: Let a promise to return become sustained faithfulness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , and let us return unto the LORD: for he …” (Hosea 6:1)
Find it in Hosea 6:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ shall we know, if we follow on to know the …” (Hosea 6:3)
Find it in Hosea 6:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “O ____ , what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what …” (Hosea 6:4)
Find it in Hosea 6:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 6:5–8 — Mercy and knowledge outweigh ritual confidence
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord recalls prophetic words and states his desire for mercy and knowing God above offerings. Covenant transgression and bloodshed reveal the conduct religious gifts have failed to change.
Key Truth: Let worship bear mercy and true knowledge of God.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… them by the prophets; I have slain them by the ____ of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light …” (Hosea 6:5)
Find it in Hosea 6:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “But they ____ men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously …” (Hosea 6:7)
Find it in Hosea 6:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ is a city of them that work iniquity, and is …” (Hosea 6:8)
Find it in Hosea 6:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 6:9–11 — Violence and defilement remain exposed
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Priests are compared with murderous bands, and Israel’s unfaithfulness is called horrible. A word concerning Judah’s appointed harvest closes the chapter without allowing easy reassurance to erase the charges.
Key Truth: Measure repentance by a changed way of life.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And as ____ of robbers wait for a man, so the company of …” (Hosea 6:9)
Find it in Hosea 6:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I have ____ an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is …” (Hosea 6:10)
Find it in Hosea 6:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Also, O ____ , he hath set an harvest for thee, when I …” (Hosea 6:11)
Find it in Hosea 6:11 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Matthew 12:7 — Jesus again cites the Lord’s desire for mercy.
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Reflect and Apply
Where must a brief good intention become a lasting merciful practice?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the call to return connect wounding and healing?
2. What seasonal image expresses the coming of the LORD?
3. What does the morning cloud and vanishing dew comparison criticize?
4. What priorities are placed above sacrifice and burnt offerings?
5. What corruption makes the comparison with robbers especially severe?
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