Jeremiah 25: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Jeremiah 25 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

The word from Yahweh came to Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign, who was king of Judah (v. 1). For twenty-three years, Jeremiah had warned the people, but they did not listen (vv.

Key verse

“This whole land will be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”
Jeremiah 25:11 (WEB)

Outline

Jeremiah 25:1–3 God’s Warning Through Jeremiah
Jeremiah 25:4–7 Repeated Calls for Repentance
Jeremiah 25:8–11 The Coming Judgment
Jeremiah 25:12–14 Judgment on Babylon
Jeremiah 25:15–29 The Cup of Wrath
Jeremiah 25:30–38 The Extent of Judgment

Discussion questions

In v3, how long has Jeremiah been speaking to the people of Judah?
What does Yahweh promise in v11 regarding the land and its future?
In v9, what does it mean that Nebuchadnezzar is called 'my servant' by Yahweh?
The phrase 'the wine of wrath' in v15: what imagery is being used regarding God's judgment?
When have you felt the weight of consequences for actions similar to those in v7?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Jeremiah 25: Jeremiah 51, Jeremiah 50, Jeremiah 49.

Before next time: read Jeremiah 26.