Jeremiah 8 - Introduction

REVIEW OF CHAPTER EIGHT

I. Facts to Master.

1.

The name of the northern-most town of Pales tine (Jeremiah 8:16).

2.

The _______________ is past, the _____________is ended and we are not saved (Jeremiah 8:20).

3.

IS there no ______ in Gilead (Jeremiah 8:22).

4.

Significant tides for God (Jeremiah 10:7; Jeremiah 10:16).

5.

Distant lands from which precious metals were brought to be made into idols (Jeremiah 10:9).

6.

The peculiar thing about Jeremiah 10:11.

7.

The identity of the shepherds and the flock in Jeremiah 10:21.

II. Questions to Ponder.

1.

What is the point of the contrast between the migratory birds and the people of God? Jeremiah 8:7.

2.

In what way had sin blinded the eyes of the people of Judah? See Jeremiah 8:8.

3.

What is meant by the expression the false pen of the scribes bath wrought falsely? (Jeremiah 8:8).

4.

Who is a wise man? See Jeremiah 8:9, Jeremiah 9:12.

5.

The inhabitants of Judah could not blush (Jeremiah 8:12). Has the present generation lost its sense of shame?

6.

What are the wormwood and the gall mentioned in Jeremiah 8:14 and Jeremiah 9:15?

7.

What is meant by the expression, The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved? (Jeremiah 8:20).

8.

Is there a suggestion for every Gospel preacher in Jeremiah 8:18 to Jeremiah 9:9, the lament of Jeremiah? What is it?

9.

What strong impulse does Jeremiah have as he views the corruption of the society of his day? (Jeremiah 9:2). Did God intend for Christians to live in monasteries?

10.

What was the fulfillment of the prophecy uttered in Jeremiah 9:10-11?

11.

What were some of the mourning customs in ancient Israel? Check a Bible dictionary.

12.

Is it wrong for a Christian to boast? See Jeremiah 9:23-24, also Galatians 6:14.

13.

Two kinds of uncircumcision are distinguished in Jeremiah 9:25-26. What does circumcision in this passage symbolize? Sometimes preachers are heard to say: you people may have been baptized but your hearts were never really yielded to God. Is this good theology? Can a person be baptized and remain unconverted?

14.

Is there anything wrong with the Christian wearing good luck charms? Should he be afraid of Friday the 13th, broken mirrors, or walking beneath ladders? What about astrology? See Jeremiah 10:1-5.

15.

How would you describe Jeremiah's attitude toward his own personal grief? (Jeremiah 10:19)

16.

Analyze the prayer which closes chapter 10. What confession is made? What personal petition? What imprecation?