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He reproves their backsliding and ex presses His reluctance to punish them, v. 9. Questions'. What was the yearning cry of Jehovah to the backslidden people? Jer. 3:12, 14. What New Testament incident gives us a picture of His love? Matt, 23:37. What effort did Jehovah make to brihg them back ? Jer. 9:7. What tender words does He speak to them? Jer. 31:20. Has the Lord any pleasure in the death of the wicked ? :Ezek-. 33 :11. How does the Lord show that He is just and the justifier of them that be lieve ? Rom. 3 :25, 26. Will the Lord yet bring Israel back to their own land? Isa. 11:11-16; Ezek. 11:16: 39:22-29. How sure are God’s promises ? 2 Cor. 1 : 20 . What comforting assurance have the Saints? Heb. 13:5; John 13:1. PRACTICAL POINTS (1) Here we have the hurt in the heart . of God made by a heartless people, laid bare. (2) It is^not the goodness in man, but the grace in God that makes salvation possible. (3) God lavishes His love upon a law less people. (4) Israel, as a son of God, became the servant of Satan. (5) The bent to backsliding is a proof of the crook in human nature. ( 6 ) “How can I give them up” is the cry of a broken heart. (7) The Lord chastens His children that they may learn fo love Him. ( 8 ) God’s love was manifested in His re luctance to renounce the rebels. (9) Contrast “God gave His Son” (John 3:16) with “Gbd gave them over,” Rom. 1:28.
( 1 ) T h e C ords of L ove a n d th e C u rse of B acksliding, vs. 1-7. Israel was God’s child. He called them out of Egypt and He called them by the prophets, but they sacrificed to idols. He guided with His hand; He drew them with cords of love, but their stubborn hearts were hard and they went on in their backsliding compelling God’s severe judgment, vs. 1-7. Questions : How did Israel become the people of God? Ex. 4:22. .Why did God so love Israel? Deut. 7:7, 8 . Did He love them above all other peo ple? Deut. 10:15. What sacrifice did He promise to make for tliem ? Isa.. 43:4. What is the extent of His love for them? Jer. 31:3. ' For what has He chosen them? Psa. 135:4. • Who else did He call out of Egypt? Matt. 2 :15. Does He claim them as His own? Isa. 43:1. What were they in the land of Egypt? Ex. 3 :7, 8 . How were they delivered from Egypt ? Ex. 12:12, 13. How are men delivered from the bond age of Satan? John 1:29. What do men become who are thus de livered? 1 John 3:1, 2. Who is our Passover? 1 Cor. 5:7. When He takes us out of Egypt, where does He take us to? Eph. 2:4-7: Was backsliding a fixed habit with Is rael? Jer. 8:5; 14:7. What was the cause of this backslid ing? Jer. 2:19. How is the love of God manifested for us who believe ? Rom. 5 : 8 . Does God chasten in love? Heb. 12:6. ( 2 ) T h e C om passion of Je h o v ah a n d H is C o n cern in Ju d gm en t, vs. 8-11. God manifests His desire for Israel, and His anxiety To deliver them, v. 8 .
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