Jer 18:1-10
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make [it]. 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay [is] in the potter's hand, so [are] ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. 7 [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it]; 8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. 9 And [at what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant [it]; 10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was the Word of the Lord to Jeremiah? (v.1)
2) How did Jeremiah respond and what did he observe? (v.2-4)
3) What was the Word of the Lord to Jeremiah the second time? (v.5-10)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you ever felt forsaken by the Lord, in the midst of some trial or difficulty?
5) If you answered affirmatively to the above question, what did you do about the situation?
6) Do you believe that the U.S. is going through difficulties, at present, because of the sinful culture in which we live? Why, or why not.
PRINCIPLES
7) Our Lord uses trouble in our lives to draw us closer to Him.
8) The Lord often allows difficulties to correct His people when we are in error.
9) God ultimately allows our enemies to defeat us, when we willfully rebel against Him.
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make [it]. 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay [is] in the potter's hand, so [are] ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. 7 [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it]; 8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. 9 And [at what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant [it]; 10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was the Word of the Lord to Jeremiah? (v.1)
2) How did Jeremiah respond and what did he observe? (v.2-4)
3) What was the Word of the Lord to Jeremiah the second time? (v.5-10)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you ever felt forsaken by the Lord, in the midst of some trial or difficulty?
5) If you answered affirmatively to the above question, what did you do about the situation?
6) Do you believe that the U.S. is going through difficulties, at present, because of the sinful culture in which we live? Why, or why not.
PRINCIPLES
7) Our Lord uses trouble in our lives to draw us closer to Him.
8) The Lord often allows difficulties to correct His people when we are in error.
9) God ultimately allows our enemies to defeat us, when we willfully rebel against Him.
10) When a nation, or an individual, repents and turns from wickedness, The Lord relents.
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