What Can I Do With Ephraim and Judah
Questions for Study 4
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MAP OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
MAP OF THE KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL
MAP OF JERUSALEM AND THE TEMPLE
ISRAEL'S HISTORY
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS TIMELINE
ISRAEL'S KINGS AND PROPHETS
I. The Cause (6:4-7:16)
1. What does the Lord desire most of all? (4-6; Matt. 9:10-13) What covenant did Adam and Israel break? (7; Gen. 2:15-17; Exo. 19:3-8) How far had the people of Gilead gone away from mercy? (8-9 Where any of God's people exempt? (10-11)
2. How is Israel's history summed up in 7:1-2? Why would people delight in stories of sin? (3-4; 2 Tim. 4:3-4) What were their days like? (5-7)
3. What should have made them return to the Lord? (8-10) What did the Lord long to do? (11-13) What does the Lord repeat in verses 14-16 that shows the desire of his heart?
II. The Judgment (8:1-9:17)
4. Even though they cry out to the Lord why won't he answer them? (1-6) What did Jesus teach about people who only have lip service? (Matt. 7:21-23)
5. Even though Israel will be scatted among Assyria what did the Lord promise? (7-10) How did they practice religion that was unacceptable? (11-14) What did Jesus say about such religious practices? (Matt. 23:27-28)
6. What happens to people who practice religion without loving Jesus and obeying his commands? (9:1-9) What did Jesus say about such people? (Matt. 12:43-45)
7. How had Israel changed from when the Lord first found them? (10-14) What happened to their root? (15-17) What did Jesus teach about people who start out good but produce no fruit? (Mark 4:14-20)
III. The Appeal (10:1-15)
8. Instead of their prosperity bring them closer to the Lord, what did it do? (1-8)
9. What happened at Gibeah? (9-10; Judges 19-21) How were the people of God suppose to live? (11-12) Did they? (13-15) From this study what can be learned about living a life that pleases God?
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