My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. (Hosea 4:6 ESV) The people (church) are the focal point in this chapter and are referred to as “my people” throughout. The priests (Pastors, teachers etc.) had the responsibility of teaching the people God’s laws (Bible), but they had failed miserably, and as a result, the people lacked knowledge of God’s laws and his ways. Therefore God says, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. But he puts the blame squarely on the priests: because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. The statements have the air of a judicial decision and sentence. The kind of knowledge the priests had rejected is further specified: since you have forgotten the law of your God. The consequences of this neglect of God’s Word would be seen in the lives of what was most precious to the priests: I also will forget your children. The future tense still may indicate a warning, hinting that repentance might avert this judgment. But the great privilege of knowing God was in danger of being forfeited, even for the next generation. We Pastors are to blame for not teaching the entire truth to our congregants! Our Journey continues today with Hosea Chapters 4 through 7
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 09:43:35 +0000
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