Jeremiah (Adults)

Lesson 1 - Jeremiah's Call

Lesson written by Brian Andrews

Lesson 1 – Jeremiah’s Call

Goal

Understand the who, what, where, when, why of Jeremiah’s prophesies

Base Text

Jeremiah 1

Check your Reading

1.       Who was Jeremiah?

2.       When was Jeremiah called to be a prophet (start and end)?

3.       When did God come to know Jeremiah?

4.       What was Jeremiah’s objection to being a prophet?

5.       What was God’s response to Jeremiah’s objection?

6.       In what way(s) was Jeremiah over the nations and kingdoms?

7.       What was the first sign God showed Jeremiah?

8.       What did it mean?

9.       What was the second sign God showed Jeremiah?

10.   What did it mean?

11.   What were God’s judgments on Judah?

12.   What admonishment and encouragement did God give Jeremiah?

Research

1.       List the kings of Judah while Jeremiah was a prophet.  Where are they mentioned in the Bible?  When did they rein?  What was their general character?

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Class Discussion

1.       How do you think Jeremiah felt about his mission? How would you have felt?

2.       Was Jeremiah forced to be a prophet (predestined against his will)?  Are we predestined to be saved or lost?

3.       Can Jeremiah 1:5 be used to teach against abortion? Birth control?

4.       Are there applications for us today from Jeremiah 1:7-10 and Jeremiah 1:17-19?