College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
Jeremiah 17 - Introduction
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?