2. The Sins of God’s People

3. Acknowledging Jerusalem’s Sin Sin catalogued (22:6-16) God calls Israel “waste” (22:17-22) The emptiness of Israel’s spiritual leaders

4. Empty Teaching – Then & Now False teachers for hire (v. 25) Priest fail to teach the sacred (v. 26) Princes & prophets collude with empty vision (vss. 27-28) People take advantage of one another (v. 29)

5. Will anyone Stand For God?

7. The Tale of Two Sisters Israel and Assyria (v. 5) Menahem and Pul (2 Kings 15:19) Ahaz and Tiglath-pileser (2 Kings 16:7-9) Hoshea and Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:39) Judah and Babylon (v. 16) Hezekiah and Berodach- Baladan (2 Kings 20:17ff) Jehoakim and Nebuchadnezzar (2Kings 24:1-7)

8. 23:22-23 “Therefore, O Oholibah, thus says the Lord God, 'Behold I will arouse your lovers against you, from whom you were alienated, and I will bring them against you from every side: 23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and officials all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses”

9. How to Avoid Jerusalem’s 1.Know the word of God 2.Avoid trusting things 3.Follow God

11. What We Must Do 1.Substantive study 2.Teach solid Bible to our children 3.Practice Godliness