Amend Your Ways and Your Doings

Friday, August 7, 2015
Jeremiah 26:8-15 NIV

8 But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized him and said, "You must die! 9 Why do you prophesy in the LORD's name that this house will be like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted?" And all the people crowded around Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. 10 When the officials of Judah heard about these things, they went up from the royal palace to the house of the LORD and took their places at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD's house. 11 Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and all the people, "This man should be sentenced to death because he has prophesied against this city. You have heard it with your own ears!" 12 Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people: "The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the things you have heard. 13 Now reform your ways and your actions and obey the LORD your God. Then the LORD will relent and not bring the disaster he has pronounced against you. 14 As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right. 15 Be assured, however, that if you put me to death, you will bring the guilt of innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on those who live in it, for in truth the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing."

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the people of God do to the prophet Jeremiah after he hold them all that the Lord told Him to say to them? Why? (v.8-9)
2) What did the religious leaders do after hearing what God's people had done to the prophet? (v.10-11)
3) What did Jeremiah prophesy to God's people and their religious leaders? (v.12-15)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Do you know of any modern day prophets of God who have been ignored and/or persecuted by the people of God because they spoke of impending judgment on a church and/or nation?

LIFE LESSONS
5) The Lord always raises up prophets to forewarn His people of impending judgment. Those who ignore God's prophets and continue to rebel against the Lord will face God's wrath.