Question 1: Israel and a King
God said to Samuel, “it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king” (1 Samuel 8:7). How was the adoption of a king by Israel a rejection of God?
Question 2: God's response to rejection
How did God turn this circumstance from rejection to promise?
Question 3: Prophets
Prophets are chosen by God. Would you want to be one? Why or why not?
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Question 1: Trauma and Loss
Pick a traumatic loss (either a personal one or one of which you are aware). Why is it traumatic?
Question 2: Hope in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel
Pick a message of hope from Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel and summarize it. Discuss the broader applicability to what you have experiences or observed in a situation of loss.
Question 3: Making a connection between then and now
What parallels do you see between your chosen experience of loss and the loss of the Israelites at the time of these prophets?
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