Jeremiah - Chapter-7

Chapter Summary

The message in the gate of the Lord's house. Coming desolations because of sin.

What is the Lord's house? Why was it significant for Judah?
Why is the phrase "this is the temple of the Lord" repeated three times? Why is it called deceptive? What did Israel mistakenly believe about the temple?
Why is it significant that Jeremiah preached against their false understanding of the temple in the temple complex? How do you think the people reacted? How would you react if someone stood outside your church and preached against it?
What does a truly changed heart look like according to 7:5-7? What makes our relationship to others a key indicator of our faithfulness?
In contrast to their view of the temple, what does God say will allow them to stay in the land? What rituals or traditions have we allowed to become more important than authentic love for God and others?
How did their actions in 7:8-10 reflect hypocrisy? How do we show similar hypocrisy today?
How did they make the temple a "den of robbers (ESV)?"What does that mean? How did Jesus use this phrase?
Why did God point them to Shiloh? Can you think of examples of churches or organizations that have become like Shiloh?
Why does God describe the temple as a place called by his name in 7:11, 14? How should this affect how we act?
Why does God tell Jeremiah not to intercede for the people in 7:16? Why the change from earlier chapters when God called them to repent?

Abominations, v. 30.

God, Jeremiah.

9, 10, 11, 23.