Israel Remains Mired in Perpetual Backsliding

Subject: Israel Remains Mired in Perpetual Backsliding

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 8: 1 - 12

Memory Verses: Jeremiah 8: 4 & 5

Objective: To understand the cause of Israel’s perpetual backsliding.

1. How did Jeremiah lament Israel’s continuous backsliding and what were the real reasons given for this? Jeremiah 5: 20 - 31, Jeremiah 8: 5, Jeremiah 14: 14

2. Describe the depth of the deception in Jeremiah 16: 10 - 13, and how adamant were they about not deserving affliction? Jeremiah 8: 6 - 9

3. What was Isaiah’s description of this same nation in Isaiah 58: 1 & 2. What questions were asked when such efforts failed and what was the answer given? Isaiah 58: 3 - 9

4. In order to remain in constant fellowship with God and avoid backsliding, what simple formula is laid out for us in Psalm 15? How does Micah 6: 6 - 8 confirm this?

5. The scourge of constantly backsliding did not end with Israel of old. How has it manifested itself in this dispensation? 1 Corinthians 5: 1 - 6, 2 Timothy 3: 1 - 7; What is said of false teachers in our time? 2 Peter 2: 12 - 22

6. ⁠How does Hebrews remind us about the severity of God’s judgment? Hebrews 10: 28 - 31

7. ⁠Despite Israel’s behavior over the years, what was the call and promise from a loving God? Jeremiah 3: 22 - 25