Judgment & Restoration

(Introductory Approaches to Chapters 1-3)

Exposition
I. The Revelation of Judgment
II. The Reason for Judgment
A. The Instruction
B. The Explanation
C. The Connection
i. The Name
ii. The Place
iii. History
iv. The Irony
III. The Reality of Judgment
IV. The Rejection of Judgment
V. The Reversal of Judgment
A. God Will Replenish Them
B. God Will Restore Them
C. God Will Reunite Them
D. God Will Return Them

(Concluding Theories of Fulfillment)

Application

1. God's Love Leads Him to Discipline His People
2. God Often Reveals Himself in Terms of Family Relationships
3. God's Forgiveness is His Freely to Bestow, Not Something to Be Demanded or Earned
4. God is Faithful to His Covenant Promises Even When We Prove Unfaithful