Hosea 4:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

My people

For

I will also reject

Luke 20:16

Seeing

General references

Deuteronomy 32:28

Jeremiah 5:4

Ezekiel 44:23

Bible References

My people

My people seek counsel from their piece of wood, and their diviner's rod speaks to them. For a spirit of prostitution causes them to go astray; in their immorality they desert their God.

The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's feeding trough, but Israel doesn't know, and my people don't understand.

"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading you they're giving you confusing directions."

Therefore my people go into exile because they lack understanding; my honored men go hungry, and the crowd is parched with thirst.

"For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They're stupid children, they have no understanding. They're skilled at doing evil, but how to do good, they don't know."

Even the stork in the sky knows its seasons, and the dove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time for migration. But my people don't know the requirements of the LORD.

For

"Hear this message from the LORD, people of Israel. Indeed, the LORD brings a charge against the people who live in the land for there is no truth and no gracious love or knowledge of God in the land.

For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

"Listen to me, Asa, Judah, and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will allow you to find him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. Israel lived for years without the true God, priests to teach them, and the Law,

"But if they won't listen, they'll perish by the sword and die in their ignorance.

Furthermore, it isn't good to be ignorant, and whoever rushes into things misses the mark.

When its branches are dry, they are broken off, and women come and kindle fires with them, since this is a people who show no consideration. That is why the One who made them shows them no compassion; the One who created them shows them no mercy.

"Gather together and come; draw near and enter, your fugitives from the nations. Those who carry around their wooden idols know nothing, nor do those who keep praying to a god that cannot save.

LORD, don't your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they didn't flinch. You brought them to an end, but they refused to receive discipline. They made their faces harder than stone, and they refused to repent.

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If one blind person leads another blind person, both will fall into a ditch."

So if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are dying.

I will also reject

In a single month I got rid of three shepherds because I grew tired of them, and they despised me.

Now this commandment is for you priests:

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

So they grabbed him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others." Those who heard him said, "That must never happen!"

Seeing

"Israel has neglected its maker in building palaces. Judah has multiplied its fortified cities, but I will send fire to their cities, and it will consume their fortresses."

As their pastures flourished, all their desires were met. As they were satiated, they became arrogant and therefore ignored me.

They abandoned all of the commands given by the LORD their God, crafted for themselves cast images of two calves, constructed an Asherah, worshipped all of the stars in heaven, and served Baal.

Though the ropes of the wicked have ensnared me, I have not forgotten your instruction.

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock that is your strength. Therefore even though you plant delightful plants, sowing them with imported vine-seedlings,

But he answered them, "Why do you also disregard the commandment of God because of your tradition?

that I had chosen him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer up burnt offerings on my altar, burn incense, and carry the ephod in my presence? And did I not give to your ancestors' family all the Israeli fire-offerings?

I'll fulfill every promise that I've spoken concerning Eli's family, from beginning to end.

General references

They are a nation devoid of purpose and without insight.

Then I said, "These are only the poor, they're foolish, for they don't know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God.

"They are to teach my people how to discern what is holy in contrast to what is common, showing them how to discern between what is unclean and clean.