F-260 Israel Forsakes God - Jeremiah 2:1-3:5
What is one of the more outrageous excuses or rationalizations you’ve heard recently?
How would people be likely to view the heir to a large fortune who refused it and insisted on striking out on his or her own?
What did God, through Jeremiah, remind Judah about her history with God? (2:1-3)
What acts had God performed on behalf of His people only to be answered by disobedience? (2:6-7)
What two sins did God say His people had committed? (2:13)
How was Israel being humiliated because of her disobedience? (2:14-16)
Why were terrible things happening to God’s people? (2:17)
What attitude did the people of Judah fail to have toward the Lord? (2:19)
What two pictures from the practice of farming did Jeremiah use to illustrate Judah’s rebellion? (2:20-21)
To what animal behavior did God compare the behavior of Judah? (2:23-24)
To what did Jeremiah compare the disgrace of Israel? (2:26)
How did Israel respond to God’s correction? (2:29-30)
To what did God compare Israel’s abandonment of God? (2:31-32)
Besides spiritual prostitution, of what sin did God find Judah guilty? (2:33-34)
What behavior on the part of Israel made it unthinkable that God would return to her? (3:1-3)
How did Judah’s talk contrast with her behavior? (3:4-5)
What should a history lesson on God’s dealings with His people inspire in us?
How is it possible for people to have no awe of God?
What options do men and women have once they are stained by sin?
What was ironic about the way Judah cried out to God, or even blamed God, when they were in trouble?
Why does violence toward the powerless tend to follow when people abandon respect for God?
Why are people inclined to call upon God without changing their sinful ways?
What meditation would help revive your awe of God in the coming week?
To whom could you tell about God’s love and provision in your life?