Reflection & Study Questions (Student Copy)
These questions are designed for personal reflection, group discussion, or classroom study.
Write thoughtfully. Support your answers from Scripture where possible.
1.
What does Scripture mean when it describes people as hearing God’s word but not doing it?
2.
Why does God repeatedly warn Israel about forgetting His commands after hearing them?
3.
How does familiarity with God’s word sometimes lead to carelessness rather than obedience?
4.
In the prophets, what patterns emerge when God’s people hear warnings but delay response?
5.
How does Isaiah expose the danger of honoring God with words while hearts remain unchanged?
6.
What role does conscience play when people continue hearing God’s word without obeying it?
7.
How does repeated disobedience affect spiritual sensitivity and responsiveness to God?
8.
Why does God often send prophets after long periods of disobedience rather than immediately?
9.
How does Jeremiah show the consequences of resisting correction while maintaining religious identity?
10.
What does Scripture reveal about God’s patience—and its limits—when His word is continually ignored?
11.
How do the minor prophets reinforce the idea that delayed obedience is still disobedience?
12.
In what ways does this Topic prepare the reader to understand Jesus’ warnings about hearing without doing?
Scripture for Further Reading
- Deuteronomy 6:4–9
- Isaiah 1:2–20
- Isaiah 29:13
- Jeremiah 7:21–28
- Ezekiel 33:30–33
- Hosea 4:1–6
- Amos 8:11–12
- Matthew 7:24–27
- James 1:22–25