A.L.I.V.E. Bible Study Date: June 10, 2020 Jeremiah 43-44

1. What happened in last week’s text, 40:7-42:22? a. Gadaliah told the people who came to him to submit to the king of Babylon and bring in the harvest and promised that it would go well with them. b. Ishmael was sent by the king of the Ammonites to kill Gadaliah. c. Johanan chased Ishmael down and rescued the people Ishmael had taken captive (but Ishmael escaped and feld to the Ammonites). d. Johanan and the people were afraid of the king of Babylon, because of what Ishmael had done, and decided to flee to Egypt. e. Before they went, they stopped to ask Jeremiah to ask God what they should do and promised that they would do whatever he said.

2. How, according to 43:1-3, did the people respond to the Word of God brought to them by Jeremiah? ______

3. What did they do, according to 43:4-7? ______

4. Do you think that they ever intended to do what God said, if it didn’t agree with what they had already decided to do? Yes_____ No_____ Explain. ______

5. Do you ever pray this way? ______

6. What happened in 43:8-13? ______

7. Why do you think Jeremiah was in Tahpanhes? ______

8. Were the people of Judah safe because they went to Egypt, according to 43-44? ______

9. Why, according to 44:1-10, do you think it was such a big deal that God didn’t want them to go to Egypt? ______

10. Have you ever made decisions in your life that were against the will of God, but seemed safer or better than what God was saying? Yes_____ No_____ Explain. ______Did it turn out better? ______Will you trust him next time? ______