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JEREMIAH – LESSON TEN

I. JEREMIAH’S EXPERIENCES AFTER THE FALL OF JERUSALEM  (40:1-45:5)

A. In Judah (40:1-43:7)

1. Jeremiah’s release: A second account (40:1-6).

2. Gedaliah and the community in Judah after 587 B.C. (40:7-12)

3. The assassination of Gedaliah (40:13-41:3)

4. Further atrocities of Ishmael and his men (41:4-18)

5. The flight to Egypt: Jeremiah’s warning rejected (42:1-43:7).

(a). Jeremiah is consulted (42:1-6).

(b). Jehovah’s answer to Jeremiah’s prayer (42:1-43:7)

(c). Jeremiah and the community to go to Egypt (43:1-7).

B. In Egypt (43:8-45:5)

1. Nebuchadrezzar’s invasion of Egypt foretold (43:8-13).

2. Jeremiah’s last known words (44:1-30).

(a). No remorse for sin and no reverence for Jehovah (44:1-14)

(b). Idolatry in Egypt (44:15-19)

(c). Jeremiah’s final condemnation (44:20-30)

                         3.  Baruch’s despair and consolation (45:1-5).  

QUESTIONS:

1. How many times did the Chaldeans set Jeremiah free to go home?

2. What do we know of the work of Gedaliah and his father and grandfather?

3. In what city did Gedaliah set up his administration?  Why this city?

4. What did Gedaliah emphasize in his first speech to the conquered people of Judah?

5. Who was behind the assassination plot of Gedaliah?

6. What was Gedaliah’s reaction to Johanan’s warnings?

7. Describe character of Ishmael?

8. What was the expressed desire of the people when they asked Jeremiah to pray to God over what they should do following the assassination of Gedaliah?

9. Does God sometimes delay His answer to prayers?

How long would you have had to wait for God’s answer to Jeremiah’s prayer on your behalf?

10. What was the reaction of the people to Jeremiah when he gave them God’s answer?

11. In this reaction the people were dealing _______________ against their own ___________.

12. Who all went to Egypt under the leadership of Johanan?

13. To  what town in Egypt did the band of Jews come?

14. What did Jeremiah do and prophecy about in this town?

15. What lesson from the overthrow of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans were the Jews still failing to learn?  Why were they not yet getting the message?

16. In Jeremiah’s final warnings to his people, what sign did he give them?

17. Through Baruch, Jeremiah’s writing secretary, what feelings of his own concerning the word of God and the people did he have?

18. What was his consolation?