The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-02-20
oAarsA Directory.
. PAstor. Rev. J. A. Mamie
Pastor, Rev. D. Mcmillan
JEHOIAKIM'S FOLLY.

SGAOXhAlMO xUxAAxs
LESSON WI, fIRsT QUARTER INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, Fec. ~.
Tszs - tAs Lssse,. Ser. uxvi. 1854.
Memory vsrsss. ~, ss-oeids. Text,
Heb. ~. iS-Connsntaxy by tie Rev.
y. u. Stsax.s.
10. Then said the princes unto Baruch,
Go hide thee, thou md jeremiah, and let
no man know where ~ b." Baruch WA
Jsremish's scribe, and had just been read
Ing in the sars Of the people, in the Lords
house. upon the Tasting day. the words Of
The Lord, which he had written from the
mouth Of Jeremiah (verses go. The Lord
gave these words TO jeremiah In the hope
that the people might turn and Be for
given (vsrses ., ., for He - ever seeking 70
save. Bsruch having read to the people II
sent for to road the words to the princes,
which, having heard, they ars afraid, in
quirs further, and then give counsel - In
this verss. being friendly to tho prophet.
80 And they went in to the king and
told all the words In the earn Of the king"
Jshoiakim was the son Of Josiah the good
king, but was very different from his H.
thsr. He was preceded BY his brother Je-
hoahaS. who reigned only three months,
and Wa then carried captive into Egypt
Oh Chron. xxxvi, l-Sl
d. the king rent Jehudi to fetch the
roll. and Jehudi road It In the ears of the
kiee. and In the ears at all the princes"
This = the will Of God. that kings, princes,
nn% VASs1H1A IN al ~ -~~1A >A~slA h>>v
His word. This n the responsibility Of all
who have the word, that they should give
IL Or read Il to others; and II We aro only
willing He will ret before N open doors.
AN results are With Him. He will see to II.
n Nov the king sat In the winter
house In the ninth month, and there was q
Ore on tho hearth burning before him."
Winter and summer houses, and houses Of
ivory, are spoken of to indicate the luxury
and self indulgence Of the people (Amos Iii,
l5l II the fasting day Of verse 8 was the
last of atonement, in the seventh month
Qev. xvi, 2ol then some litsle time lover .
month"; elapsed between Baruch's drst
reading and this reading before the king.
- He cut Il with the penknife and cast
Il Into the are that WA on the hearth. un-
til all the roll was consumed In the IRE
that was pm tho hearth" This wa his
Treatment Of the word Of the God Of Israel
upon whose throne be at q Chrou, XXX,
- and whooo representative he ought to
have besn. Contrast his fathers treat
msnt ofths word Of God III Kings XIII, III.
And yet Jehoiakim did not do worse than
the professors and preachers Of our day
who in the name Of "higher criticism" or
~'.scaenoe," or something else, penknife tho
Bible, cutting out what they please. rsfus-
ing N anything supernatural. and assur-
tng N that even Jesus Christ was not an
tnfailible authority in all thingA All such
had better heed LA. viii. 90, r. v.
~ Yet they were not afraid. nor ysnt
their garmenta." And NO moro are these
unbelieving critics of our times, who are
thus fastening o. TO their own destruc-
ton and leading multitudes With them.
Is "Nevertheleas Elnathau made inter.
sassion to the king that he would mot burn
the roll, but he would not hear them" II
any q will not receive the truth God
will Ut them bslievs . lie III Thess. IL,
1o-lxl. but fearful will b. the result (chap-
ter xiii. 15-in Elnathan and tho other.
did we'll 70 plead for the word, sven though
they pleaded in vain. God will not for
ct It.
"a But the king commanded to take
Baruch, the scribe and Jersmiah, the
prophet, but tho Lord hid them" Not
only did be not fear to destsoy the Word of
the Lord. but no feared not to kill bis
ssrvsuts also II he oould but lay hands on
them Rebellion tsarfully hsrdsns the
heart. How safe aTo thoss whom God
hidsss - how sscursly Hs hid Elijah
Il Kings Xviii. lol. Compare Pk xvii. 4;
xxxii. Z. and give good hsed 70 Zeph. Il,
& Luke nj, - that you may rejoios in
Col H.
a. 'Thsn The word Of ths Lord came 70
Jersmiah after that the king had burned
the rolf" The Lord had sssn Il ill and
observed e; He had now more work for
Jsrsmiah and knew just whsrs to dnd
him. TIE prophet had only to hold him.
SILT ready tor anything that Jehovah
might require. either 70 appear OF be hid.
den, to speak or b quist, to do or to suffer.
q take thee again another roll, and
write II in oil the former words that were
in the arst roll" In vsrss q Il 10 said
that many mors words wsrs added. It u
Impossible to destroy tho word Of God.
efSosts 70 dose have only Increased the
number Of copies. The Bibts has been
compared 70 . man who has .bssn shot and
hung and drowned and burned In the
~ Ak4U WO0OO4WA " NOO W1u0DH S0O ~ M
some wonderful way u more alive than
ovoI.
- 'Thus saith ths Lord. Tboa hass
burned this roll, saying. Why hast thou
written therein, saying" The king hated
the book because It told Of . coming juds-
Deut; % the Bible II now hated BY many
because Il tells Of . Lake Of IRE for the nm.
godly, and Of everlasting punishment, and
- AA-fa- &6~~n~.k. nnA 49, -
may penknifs these these things ont Of
their Bibles, and hate thoss Who pr,soh
them, yet tho facts stand.
d. u "Thezsfors thus saith The Lord Of
Jshoiakim, king Of Judah, I will punish |
him, and his esd. and his servants. Tor |
their iniquity, but they hearkensd not" !
His miserable death and wrstched trsst- |
ment Of his body, with evils upon his |
esd and kingdom are here torssold. and |
ill eame to pass. The believer not only |
has . redeemed soul now, but will have 4 |
ysdssmed body, too, inst IKE the body OF |
bis Lord, and shall 1t with Him on His |
throne. and no evil can bsfall him Il John |
u. :. q Phil. iii, 90 d; Rev. i'll, 81; Pa
nd, 8. 100. But the prospect before the nm.
believer h - indsAcsioably awful q the |
other u glorious. Ges I Thsss. /. ITO: |
4ath. XIV. Il; Raw. NV, o-ll.) God has
provided salvation for al and II not will.
ing that any should perish, but how shall
any escape who neglect % great . ~salvationi |
ndwhata lsarful rssponsibility rests upon
all who In any way add to or diminish the
word Of God Grew. xii, u, 70; Deut. ~. |
Z; XII, -; Prov. XXX, D. With many todav
The whole book Of Rsvelation d completely
1T aside, and preachers tell their bearer.
not 70 read Il; whereas In this book MI the |