Hos 4:6 | MHM | STEP | Grounds of God's Controversy with Israel; The Sins of the Priests and People In this section, God continues to speak against both the priests and the people of Israel. The priests were supposed to teach God's law, but they failed, and the people did not want to listen. Both groups are guilty. God matches the punishments to the sins, showing that he is fair in his judgments. As the nation rejected God, they lost the blessings he had given them. v. 6 : God says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” . The people did not know God because the priests did not teach them. Ignorance led to their ruin. God’s people should have known him, but they refused to learn. Those who do not want God’s light will end up in darkness (Proverbs 29:18 ).

‏ Hosea 4:6

Grounds of God's Controversy with Israel; The Sins of the Priests and People

In this section, God continues to speak against both the priests and the people of Israel. The priests were supposed to teach God's law, but they failed, and the people did not want to listen. Both groups are guilty. God matches the punishments to the sins, showing that he is fair in his judgments. As the nation rejected God, they lost the blessings he had given them.

v. 6: God says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”. The people did not know God because the priests did not teach them. Ignorance led to their ruin. God’s people should have known him, but they refused to learn. Those who do not want God’s light will end up in darkness (Proverbs 29:18 ^a).