1) Jeremiah 7:1-7
What was God’s command to Jeremiah? What did God have to say about the people’s word? About the people’s actions? What was God’s promise to them? What was their responsibility? List the “do” and “don’t do” instructions God gave them.
2) Jeremiah 7:8-11
How were they trusting in deceptive words? What was the Lord’s complaint about them in this passage? Can you think of a modern example of this behavior? Does verse 11 sounds familiar? See Matthew 21:13. Is there an area of your life currently where your words and actions don’t match?
3) Jeremiah 7:12-15
Where was Shiloh? What do you know about the history of Shiloh? See Joshua 18:1-5 and 1 Samuel 1:20-28 for more information about Shiloh and about the name of the tribe of Ephraim being synonymous with Israel, the Northern country of God’s people. What was the judgment God was declaring? Why? According to verse 13, did they have any excuse of ignorance of their sin? Why or why not?
4) Jeremiah 7:16-20
What surprising instructions did God give Jeremiah? Do you think God gives these instructions often? Why or why not? According to God’s description in verse 18, how much of Judah’s society was effected by idol worship? What does it mean to spite God? Where would the consequences of God’s wrath being poured out be evident?
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