Focus Scripture:

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. —Ezekiel 36:26-27 (ESV)

Bible Engagement: Week 24, Exile/Return

Tier 1: Jeremiah 37 Warnings of the Fall of Jerusalem; Daniel 3
Tier 2: Ezekiel 24; Jeremiah 37; Daniel 3-4
Tier 3: Ezekiel 24-25; Jeremiah 37; Ezekiel 29-31; Daniel 3-4

Tier 1 Questions

1. How did Jeremiah end up in prison?
   

2. Remember Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were young

   Reveal Answer
   (or Jews) who were taken into captivity in Babylon and placed in government leadership at the request of
   Reveal Answer
   .

   • The three refused to

   Reveal Answer
   Reveal Answer
   to the golden image of Nebuchadnezzar. What did they answer to the threat of being thrown into the fiery furnace? (see Daniel 3)
   

Tiers 2-3 Questions

1. Who did God take from Ezekiel as a sign for Israel’s loss of the temple?
   

2. How did Jeremiah end up in prison? (see Jeremiah 37) (If interested, review this timeline of kings of Judah
3. https://www.historyinthebible.com/supplementary_pages/two-kingdoms.html#chart_two_kingdoms)
   

4. Remember Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were young

   Reveal Answer
   (or Jews) who were taken into captivity in Babylon and placed in government leadership at the request of
   Reveal Answer
   .

   • The three refused to

   Reveal Answer
   Reveal Answer
   to the golden image of Nebuchadnezzar. What did they answer to the threat of being thrown into the fiery furnace? (see Daniel 3)
   

Application

1. How did you respond when you have asked for God’s insight and didn’t like His answer? Ask for a heart of obedience, even when God’s plan includes suffering.