The words of God to ancient Israel have a solemn warning to the church and its leaders today. Of Israel the Lord said, "I have written to him the great things of My law; but they were counted as a strange thing." Hosea 8:12. And to the priests and teachers He declared, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee; . . . seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." Hosea 4:6.

Guds budskab til det gamle Israel rummer en alvorlig advarsel til kirken og dens ledere i vor tid. Om Israel sagde Herren: "Jeg skriver ham mange love, han regner dem ikke," og til præsterne og lærerne sagde han: "Mit folk skal gå til grunde, fordi det er uden kundskab. Da du har vraget kundskab, vrager jeg dig .....; du glemte din Guds åbenbaring, så glemmer jeg og dine sønner "