The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08
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LESSON NOTES
/. The Prophet Jeremiab
Work.-Our section to-day /, h,,, NO n
is a part Of an important era l ~ ID
us an insight into the ipr.eNs "eNs
of the kings and prophets. s' W. u,
we'll study here something O, ~ ~ 9'l
and character Of Jeremiah. ,bs Hlas las
prophet OF these troublous tins. S'a
His name means exalted of the ~,
(2) His father was HilRiah 1.n ''O'c ~
ably the high priest who foprsp pCs
the book Of the law for Josiah 70 ~, u.
22:s. etc.. (3) His birth was =, a
athoth, q priestly city close hv :, , Aa'
salem, on the north. He was borr @ se'''
ably about Is. C. CAT. the same rI. pOe
King Josiah; for he began to proDS. "
a young man, In the thirteenth y., .F
Josiah, e27 (1:6), and Josiah W." @ o.
years old Mt that time. (4 Hi, 0s
was that Of both priest and proaa na'e
(5) He never married. (6) His rS,| N.Y.,
lie life continued from the thir,.Ir.~ rrs
year OF Josiah (B. C. 627) till som. ,i"
after the destruction Of Jerusalem In
{. 5se). or more than forty Years ~ y,
His character. Jeremiah was na,u-,m
Of shy and timid disposition, sbrirI
ing from public life, sensitive to ma,
painful degree, and despondinr n.
great work he had to do was cor,r
TO his natural disposition. but /, v,.
done better on this very accoup, 4,
the same time, as often occurs he wa
the bravest Of the brave. Timid in p.
solve. he was unflinchlng in execution.
fearless when he had TO face the wbol.
world. He stood almost alone.
II. The Circumstances of the r,r,r
Part Of Jehoiakim's Reign.-m II.
Egyptians under Pharaoh Mech.
marched through Palestine up to III,
Euphrates TO attack and conquer Az.
syria, r. C. ooe-s. (2) Josiah Joined N.
Assyrians, and attacked the Egyptian,
He was defeated and slain, and N.
Egyptians tried to make themselves
masters Of Syria and Palestine. (3) n.
third son Jehoahax was made king but
Pharaoh Necho took him prisoner.
after three months reign, and carried
him away captive in chains. (4 Jehol
akin, an older brother, was made king.
(6) He neglected tho people, and bull,
a magnificent palace (Jer. 22:13-lS) to
hold his mere shadow OF ROYALTY"
among a poor and oppressed people,
(o) Nineveh. the capital Of Assyria, wa.
conquered and destroyed in 6O6-, BY
"the brave and brilliant Nebuchadn.l.
zar OF Babylon" ~ Then Egypt ws.
defeated by the Baby lonians and driven
home. (s) "Then. In tho fourth year
Of Jeho4akim, (co6-+), the young Baby.
lonian conqueror swept down upon
Syria and Palestine. Jehoialcim wa
thrown into fetters, to be carried TO
Babylon, but Nebuchadnezzar restored
him to his throne a. his vassal He
carried away with him some captiv.s
among whom were Daniel. Hananiah,
AIariah and Mishael, destined there
after for such memorable fortunes
(Dan. 1867. This was tho small begin.
ming Of the Great Captivity.
III. Jeremiah's Prophecies Read
Before the People.-One December
day in the court Of tho temple (Jer.
Jeremiah had been prophesy'
ing for 30 years, at various times,
in many ways, persuading the people
to repent and return to God. But his
efforts had failed of accomplishing
their purpose. Now, as last resort,
he IL commanded by God to write out
the substance Of all these addresses In
one roll or book. In order that the
whole mass concentrated in one
mighty blow upon the conscience Of
king and people might move them to
return and be forgiven. Jeremiah
could not read the book, be-
cause he was shut up" not impris
oned ". 1e), but "restrained;" prob,
ably forbidden by the king to preach
In public to the people, so that he
would have been arrested had he made
the attempt. Baruch therefore took
the roll, and from balcony over the
gate read It to the vast assembled null
utudes.
~. JeremIah's Book Destroyed by
the King.-Vs. 2O-26. 81. 80 the king
sent Jehudi to fetch the roll:" So
that he might have possession OF II,
and might learn the contents from the
roll itself. and not through second
hand reports.
20. when Jehudi had read three or
four leaves:" Rather columns of the
across the roll. "He:" the
king. apparently in anger snatching
the roll from Jehudi, "cut IL with the
used for sharpening the
reeds used as pens. and which hung at
the scribe's girdle. "and cast 1t into
the fire."
20. "Ths king commanded
to take Jeremiah the proph-
ct; but the Lord hid them" We do
not know how. but he is not heard OF
for several years.
v. But the Word Of God Was Not
Destroyed.-Vs. 27-32. The Outward
Form Restored. 2s. "Take thee again
another roll" ETC.: In this was writ