Stiff-Necked Israel Falls
Questions for Study 11

2 Kings 16:1-17:41
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I. Ahaz Hated the Lord and His Temple (16:1-20)

1. What detestable act did Ahaz king of Judah commit? (1-4) Who attacked Judah? (5-6)

2. Who did Ahaz seek for help? (7-9) How was this a poor spiritual and political decision? (Gen. 15:1; Deut. 33:29; Psalm 119:113-115)

3. What did Ahaz do that was against the covenant with the Lord? (10-14) How did Uriah participate in this sin? (15-16) How else did Ahaz desecrate the temple of the Lord? (17-20) Why is it important to worship the Lord in his way alone? (John 4:23-24; Eph. 5:19-20; Col. 3:15-17)

II. Stiff-Necked Israel Falls (17:1-23)

4. How is the last king of Israel described? (1-2) What did he do instead of repenting and seeking the Lord for help? (3-6) Why don't people have faith in Jesus' love? (Heb. 11:1-2, 6)

5. Why did the Lord allow Israel to be defeated and deported? (7-12) Did he do this lightly? (13) Was his wooing them received well?

6. How detestable had their spiritual life become? (16-17; Rom. 1:18-32) How did Israel influence their brothers in Judah? (18-20) What can be learned about the Lord Jesus? (Exodus 34:5-7; John 3:16-18)

III. Samaria Resettled (17:24-41)

7. Who did Assyria move into Samaria? (24-26) What does it mean "the god of the land"? (27-28) What did the new occupants of Samaria begin doing that Israel didn't do?

8. What new god's did the new Samaritans make? Are some who call themselves Christians worshiping the Lord and something else?

9. What did and still does the Lord want from us? (34-39) Why don't people do this? (40) How did Jesus teach the same thing? (41; Matt. 6:22-24; Luke 6:46-49)