2026 Hosea Lesson 6

IT IS TIME TO SEEK THE LORD

Hosea 7:1-10:15

Key Verse: 10:12

1. How do the images of “a heated oven,” “a flat loaf not turned over,” and “a dove easily deceived” reveal Israel’s spiritual condition before God (7:4–11)? How does Israel’s failure to return to the Lord while seeking help from Egypt and Assyria reflect our own misplaced trust (7:10, 16)?
2. Why do you think God does not accept Israel’s verbal confession as genuine (8:1-3)? How does God expose Israel’s sin of idolatry and its consequences (8:4-10)? Why was God not pleased with Israel’s religious practices (8:11-14)?
3. Why does God reject Israel’s joy and religious celebration (9:1-9)? How are God’s original intention for His people and the consequences of their sins revealed (9:10-17)?
4. How did Israel’s trust in their kings and human strength instead of God lead to eventual judgment (10:1-10, 13-15)? How is God’s persistent hope and promise revealed in the midst of His warning (10:11-12)? How does the phrase “It is time to seek the Lord” challenge us today?