People & Their Choices
This prophet faithfully delivered Jehovah’s answer to the people.
Who is Jeremiah?
This military leader and the people asked Jeremiah to pray for them.
Who are Johanan and the people of Judah?
This is the country the remnant went to, despite Jehovah’s direction.
What is Egypt?
This was the title of the goddess whose worship the people defended.
What is the Queen of Heaven?
The question in our workbook asks whether we apply Bible-based counsel even when it is this.
What is not what we want to hear?
After asking for direction, this leader helped take the people to Egypt.
Who is Johanan son of Kareah?
This is how long Jeremiah waited before Jehovah’s answer came.
What is ten days?
They accused this man of influencing Jeremiah to speak against them.
Who is Baruch?
The people said they would continue making sacrifices and pouring out these.
What are drink offerings?
Asking person after person until someone agrees with us can show that we are seeking this.
What is confirmation?
This man joined Johanan in calling Jeremiah’s message false.
Who is Azariah son of Hoshaiah?
Jehovah told the people to stay in this land and not go to Egypt.
What is Judah?
Jeremiah hid these in the mortar of the brick terrace at Pharaoh’s house.
What are large stones?
The people claimed that after they stopped making offerings, they lacked everything and suffered these two things.
What are the sword and famine?
Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us that our heart can be this.
What is treacherous?
The leaders tried to discredit Jeremiah by saying this man had turned him against them.
Who is Baruch?
If the people stayed, Jehovah promised to do these two things for them.
What are build them up and plant them?
This was the Egyptian place where the remnant arrived.
What is Tahpanhes?
The people could not blame their hardship on stopping the offerings because Jehovah had done this beforehand.
What is warned them that he would judge their stubborn course?
The remnant thought Egypt would be safer, but this cannot replace trusting Jehovah’s direction.
What is a self-chosen refuge?
Before leading the people to Egypt, Johanan had supported Gedaliah, warned him about Ishmael, and helped recover these people.
Who are the captives taken by Ishmael?
In Egypt, the people would face these dangers they hoped to escape.
What are the sword, famine, and pestilence?
Jehovah said Babylon’s king would set his throne above the stones and extend this over them.
What is his royal tent?
Isaiah 48:4, 5 shows that Jehovah announced judgment in advance so the people could not credit these with the outcome.
What are their idols?
When Bible counsel is unwelcome, we should examine our motives, listen with an open heart, and do this.
What is apply the counsel?