Summary

His book was written during a time when a lot of things had gone wrong in Israel. They had some really bad leaders, and they had just suffered through a national plague. There was civil unrest and economic problems. Their stock market was down, foreign trade was low, national confidence was non-existent, and their FBI director had just gotten fired. Almost everyone believed the country was headed in the wrong direction.

Sermon Questions

1. How has sin destroyed your life?
2. Describe how seriously you believe God takes sin.
3. In order for God to bring you to your senses, he has to bring you to end of yourself. Where is this happening for you?
4. Are you heartbroken over your sin? Why or why not?
5. How badly do we want the presence of God? In our church? In our nation? Explain your answer.