Read for This Week’s Study: Gen. 4:3-7, Num. 21:1-9, Isa. 29:16, Rom. 9:18-21, Jeremiah 19:1-15, Heb. 5:14, Jer. 13:1-11. Memory Text: Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? (Romans 9:21). Every student of the Bible knows that it is filled with … Continue reading –>
Lesson on Woes For the Prophet 1. Mad at God. Have you ever been angry about the way people are treating you? Ever been mad at God? What was Jeremiah’s complaint about God? Was it justified? Why can’t God’s followers be treated with the justice and civility they deserve? Have you ever known someone who … Continue reading –>
In Jeremiah 18:11-17, we find the Lord telling His people to stop doing the things that they are doing. Jeremiah 18:11 says: So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions (NIV). Jeremiah 18:12 basically has the Lord saying that He already knows they won’t listen to … Continue reading –>
Jeremiah was a prophet, but as a prophet he was also human, and he found himself in a nearly unbearable situation. He was called by God to bring messages of warning to Israel and Judah. But the people refused to accept his messages. It is not easy being called of God for the office of ministry. … Continue reading –>
Read Jeremiah 18:1-10. What important principles about prophetic interpretation do we find here? In those same verses, what crucial spiritual principles do we find as well? Despite all the evil, the Lord was still willing to give people a chance to repent. Hence, here too we see the grace of God being offered to those … Continue reading –>
Even the harshest critics of the Bible would have to concede a major point: the Bible does not gloss over human foibles and weaknesses. With the exception of the spotless and sinless Son of God, few Bible characters whose lives are presented in any detail in the Bible come away without their weaknesses and faults … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : Jeremiah suffered resistance and persecution from the religious leaders of the nation. He was so discouraged, he cursed his life, but through inspiration, continued to preach. Lesson on More Woes for the Prophet, October 24-30. 1. Have a volunteer read Jeremiah 20:7-14. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what … Continue reading –>
Jeremiah’s harsh words to Pashur and the nation (Jer. 20:4-6) weren’t his own; they were not uttered out of his anger at having been locked in the stocks for a day. They were the Lord’s words to him for the people. What comes after, though, comes directly from Jeremiah’s own heart, written down under the … Continue reading –>
The job of the prophets has always been to convey God’s message, not to count how many people accept or reject it. Generally, the number of those who accept what the prophets preach at the time they are preaching it is low. For example, though we don’t know how many were alive at the time … Continue reading –>
Removed as we are by more than two thousand years chronologically from Judah, and perhaps even further removed culturally and socially, it’s hard for us to understand all that was going on in the time of Jeremiah. When reading the Bible, especially the harsh warnings and threats that God uttered against the people, many people … Continue reading –>
