The Lord's Faithful Love
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I. The Lord's Fatherly Love (11:1-11)
1. What did the Lord say about Israel in verse 1? How was this fulfilled in Jesus? (Matt. 2:14-15) What can be learned about studying the word of God?
2. What can be learned about the Lord in verses 2-4? How determined was the Lord when Israel did not return his love? (5-7) Is the Lord the same today? (Heb. 6:4-12)
3. What can be learned about the Lord from verses 8-9? How will the Lord call Ephraim? (10-11) When will this happen?
II. The Punishment (11:12-13:16)
4. How can someone be unruly against God? Who did Jacob struggle with? (2-5; Gen. 32:24-29) What instruction should be followed in verse 6?
5. How can wealth be deceptive? (7-8) How did the Lord show love to Israel? (9-14)
6. What happens when we sin? (1-2) And after that? (3)
7. What was the cycle of Israel's downfall? (4-8) When and why did Israel ask for a king? (9-13; 1 Sam. 8:19-22)
8. How did the Lord keep his promise in verses 14 and 15? (1 Cor. 15:54-57) How did Jesus make this possible? (Acts 2:24-32;1 Peter 1:3-5)
III. The Restoration (14:1-9)
9. What keeps us away from God? (1) What is therefore necessary to return to God? (2-3) What will God do when we seek him in this way? (4)
10. When a relationship with the Lord is restored what will happen? (5-6) How is the age of preaching the gospel expressed in verse 7? Upon hearing the gospel what choice do we have? (8-9)
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