September 28
Lesson 4
FUTURE PEACE AND JOY
DEVOTIONAL READING: Jeremiah 9:17–24
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 33
JEREMIAH 33:1–11
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
2 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
4 For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
10 Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
KEY VERSE
I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
—Jeremiah 33:11
SUSTAINING HOPE
Unit 1: The Days Are Surely Coming
LESSONS 1–4
LESSON AIMS
After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:
1. Describe the condition of Jerusalem during the siege, and tell what Jeremiah predicted about the city’s future.
2. Explain the terminology Jeremiah used to indicate the renewed condition of Jerusalem.
3. Help design a worship service that celebrates hopefulness, healing, and forgiveness from God.
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. What Does Joy Sound Like?
B. Lesson Background
I. Present Distress (JEREMIAH 33:1–5)
A. Maker of All (vv. 1–3)
B. Executor of Wrath (vv. 4, 5)
II. Future Joy (JEREMIAH 33:6–11)
A. Healing to Be Granted (vv. 6, 7)
Drastic Steps for Healing
B. Iniquity to Be Cleansed (v. 8)
C. God to Be Honored (v. 9)
D. Desolation to be Reversed (vv. 10, 11)
What Should Stay Dead
Conclusion
A. Our Praise
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
HOW TO SAY IT
Assyrians
Uh-sear-ee-unz.
Babylonians
Bab-ih-low-nee-unz.
Chaldeans
Kal-dee-unz.
Judean
Joo-dee-un.
Pompeii
Pahm-pay.
Sabaoth (Hebrew)
Sab-a-oth.
Vesuvius
Veh-soo-vee-us.
Yahweh (Hebrew)
Yah-weh
Visual for Lesson 4. Use this visual to remind learners that “release from” something implies at the same time “release to” something else
Krause, Mark S. et al. “Future Peace and Joy.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2014–2015. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson & Jonathan Underwood. Vol. 62. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2014. 37. Print.
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