The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-02-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Tho New Covenant - Jer. 3l;27-3T-
Memory Verses 33. 81.
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Especially Arranged from 8. 8. Quarterly
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY Il, 1892 |
GOLDEN TEXT will forgive their lniquity, |
and will remember their sin no more.--Jer. |
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CENTRAL TRuTH-The way Of salvation is |
through new heart bestowed by Jesus Christ. |
TIME--Jeremiah prophesied from the thir.
teenth year OF Josiah (B. c. SEQ till after the |
destruction OF Jerusalem $3.50.
PLACE. Chiefly in Jerusalem.
DATE OF THIS PROPHECY. during the last
years OF Zedekiah (59s5SG), after two sieges
and carrying away of captives to Babylon.
CONTEMPORARY PROPHETS. --Zephaniah and
Habakkuk and Huldah in Judah; Ezekiel and
Daniel in Babylonia.
JEREMIAH. ~ Name; exalted Of Jehovah"
(2) Percentage; son of Hilkiah. probably the
high priest of the last lesson. (3) Birth: about
B. Q. 64S, the same time as King Josiah. a.
Home: born at Anathoth, q small village three
miles northeast OF Jerusalem in benjamin.
(5) He was never married () Character: he
is called the weeping prophet, sad on account
OF the hopeless sins and miseres of the people.
He was timid, retiring, tenderhearted, never
morose, always brave, with an outlook of hope.
"a Work: Jeremiah began to prophesy In the
thirteenth year of Josiah, b. G. 627, and con-
tinued through five reigns, TIL after the destruc
ton Of Jerusalem, b. c. $50. He was carried
captive TO Egypt after that, and tradition says
ne was stoned TO death there aged % years.
CIRcuMsrANCEs.-The jewish nation was
fastening to its fall False worship abounded;
sins and crimes multiplied. Jeremiah and the
olher prophetS lrleu IN vain 10 stem lhe tlde
ras, p 49, s,rs Sod snnn p poa "a" M,
chadnezzar Gene with his hosts and carried
away many captives and great treasures (606
and $3.50, and he was again planning the cam
pSEn mniOn enunu n, 're .Ip.ufe y, Inc cry
81 are CLEAN of light in the darkness,
q. "Sow the house of Israeli" it was then like
devastated field; God promised to make the
ou uin :, "pouna III people, Us she icu Nun
watch. d" etc: the countries which tool, them
captive sent them back again. 80. "A sour
grapes" rather, sour grapes, that injured the
. .ee'n, SO, DC. on eage. aulleu ruinea In
inc tor their fathers, Gins hrt rsoI,r no nooro
than they deserved 49, covenant with
their fathers (see Elk. "a Heb. s. See also
peul; e g. 0, 20, W. Iney were 10 DC pros
husband" Joined in tho closest love- AND most
solemn vows SO. This shall be the covenants"
He would give them new hearts by the coming
OF Jesus CHRIST ana the Holy spirit, providing
the moon y, ,ne sr., ana ro1n'or nra.r ~ r "a
ture would be a proof of Gods faithfulness to
His promises. They proved His faithfuness
His Kindness and His power
LESSON COMMENT.
Durng the lie OF Jeremiah IL was
time OF great trouble and anxiety Tor
all VINO really loved the wel1are OF
lsrael. Ihlngs were gong from pad 10
worse, 1or inc northern Kingdom mac
ALREADY gone INTO captlvlty ana inc enc
OF the klngdom OF judah was 1ast ap-
proachlng. inns the prophe1 clearly
saw and' seeing' ana all ne couio tc
arrest the ooWn"aru tenuehcy Vi INC
natlon' Dut IL was all III vain. Inc
people ana thelr rulers were oeho OIL
mlschle1' ana nothlng could stay theh
III Iilelr course. 90 ior Vne weeping
prophet there was nothlng lett out te
warn ana 10 weep. YES there was ono
more thing le1t 10 MN, and that was
the only cheerful thing mat ne had u
40. mat was TO predict a return OF
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reJectea LOT thelr own wickedhess
through inc goodness ana mercy o.
thelr heavenly father. ms he olo II
many ways ana al dl1ereht Ulines'
one OF these cheerlul utterances we
nave IN our lesson Tor to-day III speaks
OF Time when uod snail again plan
MS people ana shail watch over them
In mat Gay all the mousse OF Israel shal
know the LORD ana snail not any Longer
need 10 De TAUGHT 1or they snail al
nave come TO loyal obedience to Tho
truth as they have learned it from Goo
Hlmseh. All the verses OF the lessor
IN various ways speak OF this time, and
besides thls' there are many passage
both IN jeremiah and IN the othe
prophets that mentlon the same thing
Even III tne New testament we nave
testimony 10 inc same story, ior th'
! APos'ie iaui says 1ha' WINE ohndnes
IN part nam happened 10 israel th'
'iihe Is coming wnen uoo snaii TAX
away 'he ven ,ia' Is oeiore .heir eye
ana .hey shail see clearly that trutl
which 'hey now reject I'M
prophecy was no' iuiiiieu wiieh 'h
Jews fe.u 'e,,e ron 'lIeir cap'iVi.y' no
was ~ iurniiou "ie,i JESUS CANT W viii
"o'iu' has IL yeV oeen iuihileo' NO
no' ye'' ior DIS yee we see the vas
haJor''y VI INC Jews IN spiritual dark
ueSs' anu reJec''ns inc messiah Oh "hon
,ne., own prop,ie,s spohe 80 clearly
40 'ney 'e,useu W iis'eii 70 tue Preach
ing " aui cry n.eer ii',i''reo years ago
81 io" 'hey refuse W near .ne uospe
message ,ouay - any Vi ''ie'' .uiiioe
dCceP1s Ihe MesSidii' lHey cdst MN out