The Steadfast Love of God

Monday, September 15, 2014
Jeremiah 32:16-23 

16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 
17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee: 
18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name, 
19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes [are] open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: 
20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, and in Israel, and among [other] men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; 
21 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 
23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1)Though Judah and Jerusalem were on the brink of captivity, Jeremiah purchased a field, in obedience to the Lord. What did the prophet do after obeying God? (v.16)
2) How did Jeremiah describe the Lord? (v.17-19a)
3) What did the prophet say the Lord had done? (v.19b-22)
4) Why were God's people being taken captive, according to Jeremiah? (v.23)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) What is the likelihood that the Lord will allow the United States to go into captivity because of our rebellion against Him? Please provide a brief explanation for your answer.
6) Do you personally know of anyone who has been overwhelmed by troubles as a result of their rebellion against God? If so, please explain what happened.
7) If you answered affirmatively to the above question, how was the rebellious individual reconciled to God?

PRINCIPLES
8) God expects His people to obey Him whether they understand Him, or not.
9) The Lord allows trouble(s) to overwhelm the rebellious.
10) In His mercy and love, the Lord will never allow our trouble(s) to be overly burdensome.