Political Anarchy
- Was the remnant of Israel left behind in Judah or the ones taken to captivity in Babylon? Where was it better to be?
- How could Gedaliah know whether to believe Jonathan when Jonathan brought him a report that Ishmael had been sent to assassinate him?
- Did Ishmael have a right to leadership because he was of royal blood? What is royal blood? How does one acquire it?
- Why did people who had nothing to do with the assassination of Gedaliah flee from the country?
Seeking Divine Guidance
- How can we obtain guidance from God in this day and age if we want to be sure we are choosing the right course of action?
- Does God prefer for us to live in the land in which he caused us to be born or is it okay to migrate to another country? How can we know where God intends for us to live?
- Does God take sides in a war?
Returning to Egypt
- What does God really mean when he sent a message to the people through Jeremiah, "I repent of the evil I have done to you?"
- Does the message of a prophet always from God or sometimes are they influenced by other sources?
- What liberties did a scribe have in writing out the message of a prophet?
Taken into Exile
- Why did Jeremiah go with the multitude to Egypt against his own counsel?
- Why was it wrong for the group left in Judah to take refuge in Egypt and right for Joseph and Mary to flee there? Could God have not protected them wherever they were?
- Why did God not want the Israelites to leave the land of Judah?
Open Defiance
- How can we account for Israelites offering incense to other gods in Egypt when they had been so severely punished for doing the same in Judah?
- What kinds of factors cause people who have worshipped the true God to change and worship other gods? What causes people to leave the church? What brings them back?
