“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.” Hosea 4:6

“Hear the word of the LORD, you children of Israel: for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.” Hosea 4:1 Charge, dispute, Quarrel, grievance

Knowledge is precious… Prov. 1:7 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Prov. 10:14 “Wise people store up knowledge” Rom. 15:14 “filled with all knowledge” 2 Pet. 3:18 grow in “knowledge” 2 Pet. 1:5-11 “knowledge” = Christian virtue

“For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6

 Plan of salvation  Great commission  When the church was established  Worship of the church  Organization of the church “Prove all things: hold fast that which is good.” 1 Thess. 5:21 “…be ready always to give an answer” 1 Pet.3:15

 Medical = bloodletting  Science = round earth Columbus Copernicus Galileo

Ignorance is sin: Christ crucified  “Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34  “did it in ignorance” Acts 3:17  “for had they known” 1 Cor. 2:8 Paul sinned - “I did it ignorantly in unbelief” 1 Tim. 1:13

Ignorance is sin: Ps. 19:12 “secret faults” Acts 17:30 command to repent Matt. 22:29 “you do err”

Ignorance is sin: “Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.” Rom. 10:1-2

Matt. 13:15 ears hard of hearing, eyes closed lest they understand with their heart 2 Thess.1:7-9 “on them that know not God” Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”

1 Thess. 4:13 “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren…” 1 Tim. 2:4 “to come to the knowledge of the truth” John 8:32 “the truth shall make you free.” 2 Pet. 2:20 - escaped through knowledge Heb. 5: need to be taught again

Knowledge helps us not to sin: Ps. 119:11 “Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” 1 Cor. 10:13  Common - nothing new  Not the first to be tempted  There is a way of escape Joseph ran away from sin - Gen. 39

Matt. 4: Temptation of Jesus “It is written” “This book will keep you from sin, and nothing but sin will keep you from this book.” - Mom

“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Tim. 2:2

By Loving the Lord “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” Matt. 22:37 “She fell in love with the author”

Unquenchable Desire 1 Pet. 2:2 “desire the pure milk of the word” Matt. 5:6 “hunger and thirst for righteousness” Socrates “How to be a learned man”

Determine to study  Many things to attract our attention  Watch TV 14 to 30 hours per week  Kids play phone/ video games 12 hours per week “Till I come, give attention to reading” 1Tim.4:13 “from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures” 2 Tim. 3:15

Andrew - Peter - Jn. 1:41 Philip - Nathaniel - Jn. 1:45 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Jas. 1:22

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.” Hosea 4:6

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Jn. 8:32

HearJohn 12:48HearJohn 12:48 BelieveJohn 8:24BelieveJohn 8:24 RepentLuke 13:3RepentLuke 13:3 ConfessMatt. 10:32-33ConfessMatt. 10:32-33 BaptizedMark 16:16BaptizedMark 16:16 FaithfulMatt. 24:13FaithfulMatt. 24:13