REVIEW OF CHAPTER TEN

I. Facts to Master

1.

The time when Jeremiah received this word from God (Jeremiah 14:1).

2.

Two titles of God used in Jeremiah 14:8.

3.

Number of times God forbids Jeremiah to pray on behalf of his people.

4.

What would not avail to spare the people from further calamity. (Jeremiah 14:12).

5.

The message of the false prophets (Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 14:15).

6.

The divine explanation of false prophecy (Jeremiah 14:14).

7.

The fate of the false prophets (Jeremiah 14:15).

8.

Two great prophetic intercessors from the past (Jeremiah 15:1).

9.

The four fates awaiting the sinners of Judah (Jeremiah 15:2).

10.

The four destructive agencies God has appointed over them (Jeremiah 14:3).

11.

The one king in particular whose sin necessitated the destruction of Judah (Jeremiah 15:4).

12.

That of which Jeremiah accused God (Jeremiah 15:18).

13.

Three prohibitions in chapter 16.

14.

The great event of the future which would make Israel forget the Exodus from Egypt (Jeremiah 16:14-15).

15.

The unique figures by which the Chaldeans are described (Jeremiah 16:16).

16.

The sin of Judah is written with the point of a _________ (Jeremiah 17:1).

17.

Their sin was engraved upon their and the _____________ (Jeremiah 17:1).

18.

The heart is and is exceedingly (Jeremiah 17:9).

19.

The place where Jeremiah delivered his sermon on Sabbath observance (Jeremiah 17:19).

20.

What they were not to do on the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-22).

II. Questions to Ponder

1.

Just how serious was the drought which occasioned the oracles in this block of material? See Jeremiah 14:2-6.

2.

Who is responsible for the prayer in Jeremiah 14:7-9, the prophet or the people? Is it sincere? Were the people really willing to pay the price of divine blessing? What was God's response to the prayer? See Jeremiah 14:10-12.

3.

What is the point of the reference to the sojourner and wayfaring man in Jeremiah 14:8?

4.

By what criteria could a false prophet be distinguished from a true prophet? How can the message of a false prophet today best be countered? See Jeremiah 14:17.

5.

Who is praying in Jeremiah 14:19-22?

6.

What is the mood of the prophet at this time? See Jeremiah 15:10. How does God answer Jeremiah's complaint? Jeremiah 15:11-14.

7.

Why does Jeremiah feel that God owes him some thing? Jeremiah 15:16-18 a.

8.

Did Jeremiah go too far in his complaint? How does God answer His bitter and discouraged prophet? Jeremiah 15:19-21.

9.

why was Jeremiah refused permission to marry? See Jeremiah 16:3-4. Are wives a help or hindrance to the Gospel minister?

10.

Does God expect Christians to cease mourning for the dead (Jeremiah 16:5) and to eliminate times of rejoicing (Jeremiah 16:8)? Why these prohibitions to Jeremiah?

11.

Is a sinner aware of his iniquity? See Jeremiah 16:10.

12.

What is meant by recompense their iniquity and their sin double? Jeremiah 16:18.

13.

In Jeremiah 16:19-20 Jeremiah expresses confidence that Gen tiles will eventually cast away their idols. How does God respond to that prayer in Jeremiah 16:21? Does God have a plan for the nations? Where do Christians fit into that plan?

14.

What is my mountain in the field? Jeremiah 17:3.

15.

In Jeremiah 17:5-8 the believer and the unbeliever are contrasted. How do they differ?

16.

Does Jeremiah 17:9 teach total depravity?

17.

What is the point of the proverb about riches in Jeremiah 17:11?

18.

For what does Jeremiah pray in Jeremiah 17:12-18?

19.

What does Jeremiah's sermon on Sabbath observance prove as regards his attitude toward religious observances?

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