Background: Chapter 7 has a long discourse on the Temple, possibly during the High Holidays. People have become confident in the Temple instead of uprightness, faithfulness and obedience to God. This is a similar message he gives in Chapter 11 and 26.

• Jeremiah 7:1-4
• Jeremiah 7:5-15
• Jeremiah 7:16-20
• Jeremiah 7:21-34
• 1 Tim 1:20; 1 Cor 5:5
• 1 John 1:5-9

Going Deeper group study questions:

• Read Jer. 7:4-8, Micah 3:11, Gen. 17:7-8, Exodus 19:5-6, 2 Sam 7:16, Ps 132:13-14
• Is it possible to believe more in a promise rather than the one who promises?
• Read Deut 7:12–15; 28; cf. 1 Kgs 8:27; Isa 57:15
• What is required for obedience?
• Read Her 7:5-7, Ezek. 18:5–9; Mic 6:6–8; Jas 1:26–27
• What is the type of religion that pleases God?