From Covenant Breakers to Covenant Keepers (2 Kings 17)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What were the reasons that the northern Israel was destroyed and ended with exile? (7-18) What are the sins that you are committing in your life similar to the Israelites? What can we learn from them?

2. What was the context of their exile situation? (29-33) What are the dangers of syncretism in our context?

3. What is the command that LORD has given to Israel when he made a covenant with them? (35-39) What does it mean to “fear the LORD”?

4. How is the new covenant in Christ different from the covenant made with OT Israel? (Jeremiah 31:31- 33; Rom 11:27; Heb 9:15; 2 Cor 3:6) Why is the understanding of the new covenant important in Christian journey?

5. What did you find most helpful from the sermon text and/ or the sermon on the text?