Study Questions for July 7, 2024

Read Jeremiah 29:4-14; Ezra 1:1-6; 2:64-70

From the prophecy in Jeremiah 29 to the fulfillment in Ezra, what do you learn about the power and character of God in Ezra 1:1-6 and 2:64-70?

How does Proverbs 21:1 correlate to God's work in Ezra 1?

How does this help you pray through an election year as we have in 2024?
How does this truth help you "keep your head" in an election year like 2024?

Old Testament scholar Derek Kidner states that even though God promised an exile of 70 years in Babylon, it was completed in only 50 years before they returned to Jerusalem.

Contrast this information with what Jesus says about another period of suffering in Matthew 24:22.

What does this teach you about the character of God that he would "shorten the appointed days?"

Jeremiah 29:11 is often pulled from its larger context in Jeremiah. What does Jeremiah 29:11 speak to within this context? To whom does the promise refer?

What in this study has left the largest impression on you concerning the character and nature of God?

What is something that you have learned about yourself?

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