What Seest Thou, Jeremiah?
1. What problem in Judah does this chapter address first? (vs. 1)
2. What was the mood in Judah? (vs. 2)
3. What did those sent for water and the farmers to do show their shame? (vs. 3-4)
4. Why were the beasts in desperation? (vs. 5-6)
5. Why does Jeremiah say that God should work to deliver Judah? (vs. 7)
6. How did God appear to Jeremiah in this time of trouble? (vs. 8-9) What was his plea?
7. What was God’s complaint, and what would he do about it? (vs. 10)
8. What was Jeremiah not to do? (vs. 11) Why not? (vs. 12)
9. Who told the people everything was fine? (vs. 13)
10. What was God’s accusation of them? (vs. 14) What would he do to them? (vs. 15)
11. What would happen to those who listened to these? (vs. 16)
12. What should the people’s attitude be and why? (vs. 17)
13. Why is there such a desolation of hope among the people? (vs. 18)
14. What did Jeremiah look for, and what did he find? (vs. 19)
15. What did he acknowledge on behalf of the people? (vs. 20)
16. Who alone can end the drought? (vs. 22)
17. What must Judah do in the light of this fact? (vs. 22)
Jer. 14:7-9 for thy name’s sake è God blesses vs. 22; James 1:17-18; Matt. 5:45
He also brings down vs. 19; Why? vs. 10
Num 14:11-24 reputation; Ex. 32:9-14 promise to fathers; Jer.17;12 glory of his
throne; 11:4-5 his covenant
BUT: Blessing conditional Ex. 19:5; Deut. 28:1-6, 15-19 They hadn’t kept it.
God is true to his word Josh. 21:43-45; Titus 1:2; Rom. 2:4-11; 2 Tim. 2:11-13
Jer. 14:10 love to wander è5:30-31; Isa. 30:10; 2 Tim. 4:3-4; Gal. 4:16
