1. What does it feel like when someone tells you “I love you” at a time you least deserve it?
  2. Why do you think God begins His message with “I have loved you”?
  3. What kind of spiritual mindset might lead a community to question God’s love after being rescued from exile?
  4. How do we sometimes echo that same tone in our own doubts?
  5. Why does God use this historical reminder instead of offering material blessings as proof?
  6. How does this challenge modern ideas that measure God’s love by personal success or comfort?
  7. What might be some “Edom” moments in your life—times when you saw God’s justice protect or refine you even if it didn’t feel loving in the moment?
  8. What prevents us from seeing God’s hand clearly today—busyness, pain, self-focus?
  9. How does God’s persistent love for you inspire worship and witness beyond your “borders”—family, workplace, community?
  10. How does this mature our understanding of what it means for God to “love” us?