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lesson may not be easy to understand and is even harder to accept. Pray
that God would open our hearts and minds to accept His truths. The Potter's Vessels vv.19 - 24 1. What illustration is used in vv.20-21? Explain the metaphor. See Isaiah 29:16,45:9 2. Does God have a right to do as he pleases? Why? v.21 3. Why does he choose us? How/Why does God exercise his prerogative? 4. How should we respond to the probability in .23? Why did God spare the objects of his destruction. See Jonah 4:4-11. 5. Contrast "objects of wrath"(Eph 2:3) from "objects of mercy". 6. Who is "us" in v.24. What was pointing out about the Jew and Gentile? 7. What would it mean for God to fulfill his justice and be just to all men? Hosea's example and Israel's Hope vv.25 - 28 1. Why did God have Hosea marry Gomer? Hosea 1:2 2. Who are the people God is referring to in Hosea 1:10; 2:23 3. Is Israel the church? v.27 Why not? 4. Characterize the way that the justice, the judgment of God will come? Read Isaiah 10:22-23 5. Explain are the implications of v.29 What was the hope of Israel. How were they like/unlike Sodom and Gomorrah. God's Justice vv.29-33 1. How then are the Gentiles/Jews saved. Is God fair? Qualify the fairness of God. Relate it to vv.20-21. What justice would God mete out to you? 2. Explain the Jews' way of getting to heaven. What is wrong about the premise of religion? 3. Remember Abel and Cain's story. How did Adam and Eve cover themselves? 4. How/Why is the Gentiles' faith more acceptable than the Jews' religion. 5. The sufficiency of Christ's death. The only acceptable, appeasing, atoning sacrifice. 6. What is the commandment in .33? What is the "stone in Zion" referring to? Relate vv.30-32. Main Lesson: Memory Verse: Romans 9:21 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? |