The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-02-27

JEREMIAH Prosecuted.
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Text u ths Lssss.. Jsr. xxxvii. 1874.
Nsnory vsrsss. lS-l7-Goldsn Text,
Ser. I. is-Csnns.t.sy By the Rev.
b. II. Stsarns.
II. "And II came to pass, that when the
army OF the Chaldeans VA broken up
from Jerusalem for fear Of Pharaoh's
army" We are now in the reign Of Zede.
kiah, son Of josiah, the last of the kings Of
Judah. He. like the three who preceded
him, would mot listen to the words Of Je.
hovah, although ut times he seemed In.
clined to do differently, ~ We shall see, and
even asked the prophet to pray for him and
for tho people; verses Ia. But the end was
now near; the city 10 besieged, and God Is
about 70 give ''The dearly beloved Of His
soul" into the hand Of her enemies (chap-
tor Xii, y. There II, however, . little re-
spite, for PharAoh's army comes forth out
Of Egypt, and the Chaldeans depart from
Jerusalem (verses .. tOl
IA. 'Then Jeremiah went forth out Of
Jerusalem to 20 Into the land Of Benjamin
to separate himself thence in the midst Of
the people," The Revised Version says, ''Tc
receive his portion there" Anathoth, in
the land Of Benjamin, was his homo (chap-
ter !, y. He hsd been . faithful witness
for God In the holy city, and bis testimony
had been rejected. It was most natural
that he should desire to take advantage Of
this lull In tho siege to retire II possible
TO tho quiet Of his own town.
u. "And when be wa in the gate Of
BENJAMIN . captain Of tho ward took Jere-
miah, the prophet, saying, Thou fsllest
away to the Chaldeans." That the right
eous should b falsely accused. ~persecuted
and even slain BY the unrighteous seems a
strange thing To many. It troubled David
and Asaph and wen jeremiah himself.
SEQ tho experiences Of the arst two in
Ps. xxxvii and lxxiii. In Jsr. xii. l We find
the prophet talking with God after this fash
ION, II know, @ Lord, that thou art right
eous, but why do the wicked prosper and
why are they happy that deal ~trescherous-
lyi" The sdmonition to all in similar
circumstances 10 found In Heb. xii, Ia
II. "Thsn sid jeremiah, It Is false, but
he hearkened not to him; 80 lrijah took
jeremiah and brought him to the princess"
II the prophet saw only Irijah he would
naturally b greatly provoked. but II he
the hand Of God he would be quiet.
When Job lost his family and his property
through the malice of Satan no said. 1.-The
Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed DO the name Of the Lord" Dob i, ~.
IL. Wherefore the princes were wroth
with Jeremiah aud smote him, and put
him In prison." Jesus forewarned His
apostles that thus would they DO treated
and worse, hut that they must not be Of
Tended (Msth. (, %; John XVI, I, 3; Acts Y,
10. 10; xvi. 49,. And from tho glory He
word to one of the churches that the
devil would cast some Of them into prison,
and that they would have tribulation ten
days. but they must be faithful even
though Stain for Him (Rev. II, 10).
ID "When Jeremiah was entered into
the dungeon and had remained there many
Blessed II the man that endureth
trial (Jas. l, l2). We cannot endure what
does not continue, and yet that IL just
what we are apt to wonder at. that q trial
should continue instead of being quickly
removed In answer to prayer. Consider
Paul's prayer and testimony in II Cor. xii,
$40, and remember tho same grace IA
yours,
II. Then Zedekiah, the king, sent and
took him out, and the king asked him Sc
cretly In his house and said. 10 there my
word from the Lordl" This wa one Of
those secret interviews which the king had
with the prophet, apparently willing to do
right, but really afraid of his own people.
Ia Moreover. Jeremiah said unto King
Zedekiah, What have / offended against
theel" In somewhat similar form, Paul
the prisoner, appealed to Festus (Acts,
XIV, ~. Both Jeremiah and Paul had
only spoken the words and done the works
Of Jehovah, and that va just what Jesus
did. and for that they cruciied Him. The
way Of God being contrary to mans way
provokes the evil that II in man and stirs
his wicked heart. 1.-THE carnal or natur-
nj mind IL enmity against Cod"
-. "Where are now your prophets which
unto you, saying, The king of
Babylon shall not come against you, nor
this land" There were false
prophets who taught the people that the
ns y. nsoy'on wouaa nos come against
taken he would restore In two years (chap-
ter xviii, ~. but they were lying proph-
ets. and their words were vain words.
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