Judah Alone

After the fall of Samaria and the deportation of the Israelites from their land, only the citizens of Judah and Jerusalem remained of God's covenant people. The question was whether they would follow the example of their relatives by adopting idolatry or whether they would remain true to the Covenant. The prophets presented the options as a choice between death and life. Though they lived thousands of years ago, the people of that era have much to teach us. Many of the choices they faced still confront us today. Among the lessons we can learn from them are: God is faithful even when everything is falling apart around us - His promises are always true; God restores as well as punishes; Even the most vile and wicked can be forgiven if they repent. The 29 classroom-tested studies in this volume cover the period from the resettlement of Israel to the prophet Jeremiah's involuntary exile. Every lesson includes at least one application which is relevant to us today.