1. Mrs. Bond’s Fifth Grade Class

2. Hearing … But Not Hearing …
Husbands – Your Wives
Children – Your Parents
Car Drivers – Your Car
Weather Watchers – Weather Warnings

3. Hearing God But Not Hearing God
Hosea 5
Hearing God But Not Hearing God

4. I. Review
Kings of Israel Kings of Judah

5. I. Call To Hear 1,8
Hear this …, 1
Blow the ram’s horn …, 8

6. II. Examples of What Israel Heard But Did Not Hear
Judgment coming, 1
Turn to God, 4a
Know God, 4b
Pride testifies, 5
Deal treacherously, 7
Look behind you, 8
Desolation coming, 9
Thieves for princes, 10
Follow wrong precepts, 11
Lord like a moth, 12
No help from Assyria, 13
Lord like a lion, 14
Seek the Lord, 15

7. III. What Israel Heard But Did Not Hear About Religion, v6
With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the Lord but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them
Others have thought they could find God with religion but they will not find Him
Worship of God is not about ritual

8. IV. Applications Read Hosea 5. Know that God knows. V3 Know God. v4b
Learn to ‘hear’ and follow the Lord’s directions.
Acknowledge your sin and earnestly seek His face.
Look behind you, when you hear the Lord. V8
True worship is a spiritual activity not a religious ritual.