August 9
Lesson 10
A CHOICE TO BE JUST
DEVOTIONAL READING: Jeremiah 26:8–15
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Ezra 7:1, 6, 21–28; Jeremiah 7:1–15
JEREMIAH 7:1–15
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
5 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
KEY VERSE
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
—Jeremiah 7:3
GOD’S PROPHETS DEMAND JUSTICE
Unit 3: Advocates of Justice for All
LESSONS 9–13
LESSON AIMS
After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:
1. Identify the “lying words” that the people of Judah had accepted, and tell how their confidence in those lying words had corrupted their behavior.
2. Compare and contrast the “lying words” of Jeremiah’s day with the “lying words” that falsely comfort and corrupt today’s society.
3. Select one specific false massage prevalent today and explain how best to refute it with God’s truth.
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. A Godly Good-Luck Charm?
B. Lesson Background
I. Prophetic Message (JEREMIAH 7:1, 2)
A. From Whom (v. 1)
B. For Whom (v. 2)
II. False Trust (JEREMIAH 7:3–8)
A. Message of Life (vv. 3–7)
B. Message of Death (v. 8)
Dirty Socks
III. Exposed Injustice (JEREMIAH 7:9–15)
A. Commandments Broken (v. 9)
B. Temple Trusted (vv. 10, 11)
Tainted Praise
C. Lesson Unlearned (vv. 12–15)
Conclusion
A. God’s Promises Stand
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
HOW TO SAY IT
Assyrians
Uh-sear-e-unz.
Baal
Bay-ul.
Baalim
Bay-uh-leem.
Babylon
Bab-uh-lun.
Babylonians
Bab-ih-low-nee-unz.
Eli
Ee-lye.
Ephraim
Ee-fray-im.
Judah
Joo-duh.
Judeans
Joo-dee-unz.
Shiloh
Shy-low.
Weatherly, Jon et al. “A Choice to Be Just.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2014–2015. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood. Vol. 62. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2014. 418–419. Print.
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