Jeremiah 12 - Introduction

REVIEW OF CHAPTER NINE

I. Facts to Master

1.

The metaphorical description of Egyptian bondage (Jeremiah 11:4).

2.

The basic stipulation of the Sinai covenant (Jeremiah 11:4; Jeremiah 11:7)

3.

The number of the gods of Judah and Jerusalem (Jeremiah 11:13).

4.

A striking metaphor used to describe the apostate nation (Jeremiah 11:16-17).

5.

The Canaanite deity so popular in Judah (Jeremiah 11:13; Jeremiah 11:17).

6.

Those who were plotting against Jeremiah (Jeremiah 11:18-21; Jeremiah 12:6).

7.

The question which Jeremiah raises before God (Jeremiah 12:1-2).

8.

Others who will taste of the judgment of God (Jeremiah 12:14).

9.

That which Jeremiah is told to purchase and wear (Jeremiah 13:1).

10.

Place to which Jeremiah was to take and hide the girdle (Jeremiah 13:4).

11.

That with which God would fill the inhabitants of the land (Jeremiah 13:13).

12.

Can the Ethiopian change his ____________ or the leopard his ___________ (Jeremiah 13:23)?

II. Question to Ponder

1.

What is the background of Jeremiah 11:1-17? To what covenant does Jeremiah refer?

2.

What is a covenant? What kind of covenants existed in the ancient world?

3.

Does God hear all prayers? See Jeremiah 11:11. Why are prayers sometimes unanswered? What does God think of fire escape religion?

4.

Should we ever stop praying for lost souls? See Jeremiah 11:14

5.

How did Jeremiah come to know of the plot of the men of Anathoth against him? See Jeremiah 11:18

6.

Does the Bible answer the question which Jeremiah raises in Jeremiah 12:1? How does God answer him? Jeremiah 12:5-6

7.

What is meant by the expression he shall not see our latter end? Jeremiah 12:4

8.

Is it right for Jeremiah to pray for the destruction of his enemies? See Jeremiah 12:3 b

9.

In what sense could Judah be referred to as My house i.e., the house of God? Jeremiah 12:7

10.

What is the significance of the speckled bird of prey figure? Jeremiah 12:9

11.

How does Jeremiah 12:13 show the blight of sin in the life of a nation?

12.

Who were some of the evil neighbors against whom Jeremiah uttered prophecies? Jeremiah 12:14 See Chapter s 47-49

13.

How can God use foreign nations to punish Israel and then punish those nations for having attacked His people? See Jeremiah 12:14

14.

What is meant by the phrase sware by My name? What glorious future does Jeremiah see for Gentiles who are converted? Jeremiah 12:15-16

15.

What did the new girdle which Jeremiah wore symbolize? What does the ragged girdle symbolize? Jeremiah 13:1-11

16.

What is the background of the statement made by Jeremiah in Jeremiah 13:12? How does his audience react? How does Jeremiah use this simple truism as a point of departure for a solemn message?

17.

Can a sinner ever drift beyond the limits of God's compassion and pity? See Jeremiah 13:14

18.

What is the date and background of Jeremiah 13:18-27? Who is the queen-mother mentioned here?

19.

On the basis of Jeremiah 13:23 what would you say about Jeremiah's doctrine of sin?