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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?



JEREMIAH – LESSON ELEVEN


I. ORACLES AGAINST THE NATIONS (46:1-51:64)

A. Egypt (46:1-28)

1. The defeat of Egypt at Carchemish – 609 B.C. (v.1-12)

2. Nebuchadnezzar’s conquest of Egypt – 604 B.C. (v.13-34)

3. Egypt humiliated – Israel delivered (46:25-28)

B. The Philistines (47:1-7)

C. Moab (48:1-47)

1. The destruction of Moab (v. 1-10)

2. Moab’s complacency ended (v. 18-28)

3. Catastrophe for Moab’s cities (v. 18-28)

4. Moab’s doom – and final mercy (v. 40-47)

D. Ammon (49:1-6)

E. Edom (49:34-39)

F. Damascus (49:23-27)

G. Arab tribes  - Kedar  (49:28-33)

H. Elam (49:34-39)

I. Babylon (50:1-51:64)

1. Babylon’s fall and Israel’s release (50:1-10)

2. Babylon’s fall (50:11-16)

3. Israel’s return (50:17-20)

4. God’s judgment on Babylon (50:21-40)

5. The agony of Babylon (50:41-46)

6. Again – the judgment of Babylon (51:1-14)

7. A hymn of praise to God (51:15-19)

8. Jehovah’s hammer and its end (51:20-26)

9. The nations ally against Babylon (51:27-33)

10. Judah’s complaint against Babylon and Jehovah’s requital (51:34-40)

11. Babylon’s fate (51:41-48)

12. Jehovah’s message to exiles in Babylon (51:49-53)

13. Babylon is finally repaid in full (51:54-58)

14. A symbolic action against Babylon (51:59-64)

                      

QUESTIONS:


1. Describe the historical setting behind the oracle against Egypt?


2. God describes the defeat of Egypt in the north country as a _________________.


3. What is meant in saying Pharaoh is “but a noise” (v. 17)?


4. From which direction was Egypt’s destruction coming?  Who was coming to destroy?


5. Who is what was “Ammon”?


6. How do you know that Egypt would not be totally and forever destroyed?  What other nations in this section of Jeremiah receive similar promises from Jehovah?


7. What consolation does Israel receive in regard to her captivity?


8. Explain how the Philistines’ enemy is described as coming from the north when the introduction to this oracle states “before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.” ?


9. Whose sword is coming on the Philistines?


10. How does Jeremiah describe the anguish of the Philistines ?


11. In what did Moab trust?


12. How does Jeremiah describe Moab’s complacent spirit?


13. How had Moab looked upon Israel?  What picture of derision is in store for Moab?


14. Why would Moab be destroyed?


15. Who was Malcam?


16. In what did Ammon trust?


17. The people of Edom were descendants of _________________.


18. How had Edom deceived herself?  What was God’s response?


19. Jehovah describes His coming upon Edom as a ______________ from the pride or swelling of the _______________.


20. In the past Damascus was known as a city of _________________________.   How would the city be characterized according to Jehovah?


21. The context of the oracle against Kedar teaches that Kedar was a  (a) walled, fortified city (b) a city to the north of Galilee  (c). an important Arab tribe.


22. Who had taken counsel against Kedar?


23. What modern country is located in ancient Elam?


24. What is the date of the oracle against Elam?


25. What was a strength of Elam?


26. What two pastoral scenes illustrate Babylon’s attitude toward plundering God’s heritage, Judah?


27. Israel had been as a ________________   __________________. Who were the “lion” that had hunted them?


28. What important event to Israelites would occur upon the fall of Babylon?


29. When God pardons, what cannot be found?


30. Who would be Jehovah’s armory and supply the weapons of His indignation against Babylon?


31. The vengeance of God against Babylon was also the vengeance of ______________________________.


32. How devastating would the “sword” upon Babylon?


33. Babylon had been a golden _______________ in God’s ____________________.

What does this mean?


34. Describe the contrast between Jehovah with the idols made by hands?


35. Even though Babylon was a “destroying mountain,” what would be her end?


36. In destroying Babylon, God was executing judgment upon ____________________.


37. Identify Seraiah, and tell what deed and symbolic act he was to do in Babylon?


38. What were the historical circumstances surrounding Seraiah going to Babylon?