The Great Story Rarely Told
An Exiled People
Discussion Guide
April 1, 2012
1. Text for Today's Lesson - 2 Kings 17:20
2. The
chosen people of God grumbled while in the wilderness after leaving their exile
in Egypt. After they leave the
wilderness they come into the promised land.
God continues to bless them until He finally had enough of their sinning
and disloyalty. God raises up countries
to come in and defeat them by force and haul off the best and brightest of the
men to another country. This time in
exile is one of the most important times in the development of the nation of
Israel. Although, not much is written in the Bible concerning the seventy years
in exile. Let us look at the exile and see how being in exile can shape our
faith today.
Questions for Discussion
A. What
were the three points of the mandate given to Joshua as he and his people
entered the Promised Land?
B. Why did God kick His people out of the
Promised Land?
C. What were items the people rebelled
against?
D. What was God’s response to their
rebellion?
F.
What changed in Judaism after the
exile?
G. What does it mean to walk in the ways
of Jereboam?
H. What was happening in world religions
at the time of the exile?
I. What does God think concerning
pluralism?
J. What is one of the worst things that
happens when your best and brightest are exiled?
K. What happens to those that are exiled?
L. Why would God send His people into
exile?
M. What was captivity like for God’s people?
N. What is the status of Christians today? How should we respond to this world?
Scripture:
Joshua 1:6-9 1
Chronicles 5:25 2 Kings
17:19-33 Isaiah 20:4-6 Daniel
1:6
Psalm 137 1
Peter 2:11-12 Matt 5:11 Romans
8:18 1 Tim 4:3
1 Tim 1:15
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