QT 12/10/2025 Sun. Hosea 4. Holiness & Faithfulness, Not Compromise 圣洁与信实，不可妥协
QT 12/10/2025 Sun. Hosea 4. Holiness & Faithfulness, Not Compromise
READ http://www.esv.org/Hosea4
Hosea 4 is a powerful chapter in the Old Testament that deals with God’s charges against Israel due to their unfaithfulness–the peril of forgetting God.
🔥 Scripture Focus:
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me.”— Hosea 4:6a
💔 Background
Hosea was a prophet sent to a spiritually wayward people. Chapter 4 is a courtroom scene: God brings formal charges against Israel, His covenant people. They had abandoned truth, mercy, and the knowledge of God. The priests, leaders, and even the common people were steeped in idolatry, immorality, and injustice.
The result? Destruction, not just physical, but spiritual — rooted in a willful ignorance of God.
🔍 Reflection
God says plainly:
“There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land.” (v.1)
Israel of Hosea’s time wasn't merely uninformed — they were willfully rebellious. They exchanged the knowledge of God for the worship of idols, and the effects were devastating: broken families, rampant immorality, corrupt leadership, and widespread injustice.
Are we so different today?
In many churches and cultures, we see a form of godliness without power — religion without repentance, worship without the Word. When God’s truth is sidelined, sin flourishes.
Even more sobering: leaders are held accountable. God condemns the priests in Hosea 4 for failing to teach His people rightly. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest.” (v.6)
This is a wake-up call for every believer, especially pastors, teachers, and parents. Truth matters. Sound doctrine matters. Faithful witness matters.
🙏 Gospel Connection
Though Hosea speaks judgment, it's meant to lead us back to grace. Hosea’s whole ministry is a reflection of God’s relentless love. Even in discipline, God longs to restore His people. This chapter is not just an indictment — it’s an invitation.
Through Christ, we see the full expression of that invitation. He bore the curse of our unfaithfulness to give us a new heart, a new mind, and the Spirit who teaches us all things. The call of Hosea 4 — to return to the knowledge of God — finds its ultimate fulfillment in knowing Jesus Christ, the living Word.
“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3)
🛐 Prayer
Lord, forgive us for when we have neglected Your Word and walked in our own understanding. We repent of any idolatry we’ve allowed to take root — whether pride, comfort, pleasure, or tradition. Teach us to hunger for truth, to love Your Word, and to walk in Your ways. Restore in us a pure devotion to Jesus, and use us to lead others into deeper knowledge of You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
✍️ Personal Reflection Questions
(1) Is there an area in your life where you’ve “rejected knowledge” of God — ignoring His Word or resisting conviction?
(2) Are you feeding your faith daily through Scripture, or coasting on past experiences?
(3) Who in your life can you help grow in the knowledge of God — a friend, child, or someone at church?
QT 12/10/2025 星期日. 何西阿书 4. 圣洁与信实，不可妥协
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/hos/4/
何西阿书第四章是旧约中极具震撼力的篇章，记载了上帝因以色列背弃信约——遗忘上帝的危险——而对他们提出的控诉。
🔥 经文焦点：
我的子民因无知识而灭亡；因为你拒绝了知识，我必拒绝你，不让你作我的祭司；因为你忘掉了你 神的律法，我也必忘记你的子孙。——何西阿书4:6
💔 背景
何西阿是奉差遣向属灵迷途之民的先知。第4章呈现法庭场景：神对立约子民以色列提出正式控告。他们背弃了真理、怜悯与对神的认识。祭司、领袖乃至百姓都深陷偶像崇拜、道德败坏与司法不公之中。
结果如何？毁灭降临——不仅是肉体上的，更是属灵的毁灭，其根源在于对神的故意无知。
🔍 反思
神直言宣告：
“以色列人哪！你们要听耶和华的话。耶和华要与这地的居民争辩，因为在这地上没有诚实，没有慈爱，也没有认识 神的知识”（第1节）。
何西阿时代的以色列人并非无知，而是故意悖逆。他们以偶像崇拜取代对神的认识，后果惨烈：家庭破碎、道德沦丧、领袖腐败、不公遍地。
今日我们是否依然如此？
在许多教会与文化中，我们目睹了徒有敬虔外表却无实际能力的现象——没有悔改的宗教，没有圣言的敬拜。当神的真理被边缘化，罪恶便滋长蔓延。
更令人警醒的是：领袖终将被问责。神在《何西阿书》4章中谴责祭司未能正确教导百姓：“因为你忘掉了你 神的律法，我也必忘记你的子孙。” （第6节）
这是对每位信徒的警醒，尤其是牧者、教师与父母。真理至关重要。纯正教义至关重要。忠信见证至关重要。
🙏 福音关联
何西阿虽宣告审判，其旨在于引领我们回归恩典。何西阿的整个事工正是神不懈之爱的写照。即便在管教中，神仍渴慕复兴祂的子民。本章不仅是控诉——更是邀请。
借着基督，我们看见这邀请的完全彰显。祂担当了我们不忠的咒诅，赐给我们新心、新意念，以及教导万事的圣灵。何西阿书4章的呼召——归回认识神——在认识活着的道耶稣基督里得着终极成就。
“认识你是独一的真神，并且认识你所差来的耶稣基督，这就是永生。”（约翰福音17:3）
🛐 祷告
主啊，求祢赦免我们曾轻忽祢的话语，凭己意行事的过犯。我们为一切容许在心中生根的偶像崇拜悔改——无论是骄傲、安逸、享乐或传统。求祢教导我们渴慕真理，爱慕祢的话语，遵行祢的道路。求祢在我们里面恢复对耶稣纯一无二的敬虔，使用我们引领他人更深认识祢。奉耶稣的名求。阿们。
✍️ 个人反思问题
(1) 你生命中是否存在“拒绝认识神”的领域——忽视祂的话语或抗拒良心的责备？
(2) 你是否每日通过圣经滋养信心，还是仅靠过往经历维持？
(3) 在你生命中，谁需要你帮助在认识神上成长——朋友、孩子，还是教会中的某人？
