Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-08-26

Jeremiah's enemies Tvs. ID. I.
saThpn" After the events referred TO
fn chapter 3. where jeremiah was de-
livered from the dungeon "Shepha-
tiah." etc some of Jercmiah's enemies
VINO were seeking his life. "An the
people" They had free access TO him
in the court Of the prison. :. Lie lor
a prey" a proverbi0l expression. 10
make ones escape with life like Valu-
able spoil or Prey that one carries on;
the narrOwncss OF the escape, ana the
Joy felt ut it are included in the idea
He shall carry or his life as his gain.
saved by his going over 10 the Chal-
deans. Had jeremiah not had n divine
commission he might justly have been
accused OF treason, but having one
which made the result OF the siege GER
/ tain ne acted humaneiy MS interpreter
/ OF Gods VIII under the theocracy in
I advising surrender. - surely be
/ given This was n testimony that he
/ constantly bore; he had the authority
/ OF cod for g. lie knew IL was true
/ and hc never wavcred or eQuiVocated.
4 .Thc princes said" Their reasons
/ were plain enough. but the proof was
| wanting. "Seeketh the hurt. An
unjust insinuation. for no man had
done more FOR this people than had
Jeremiah. His preaching was calcu-
lated TO arouse them 10 a sense OF their
sins and cause them 20 turn 10 God
/ one OF the cOmmoucst ways OF inlurlnS
others is TO misunderstood and misin-
terprct their motives, as Jeremlahs
( motives Were maliCncd because &C was
possible for him To have done what he
did with bad motives. When there are
two possible motives for the conduct
of another IL IS not only q more char
liable. but probably q more uuthful
Judgment TO impute the better motives
Judge not shat ye be not judged
/ should DE written I'm capital letters,
Yea. an flaming letters. before us au-
H. jeremiah in the dungeon Tvs D.
{ 81 . king is not he" Zedell0h was
2 weak king. He had a conviction that
( Jeremiah was q prophet OF the LORD,
o. and vet he dared not oppose his states
men. but yielded 20 their Will without
a question. An innocent man was thus
sacrificed 10 their malice. 1heSe
princps were WrOth with Jeremiah
lchapter 81: 15l: "he had compared
Them 10 rotten figs" chapter pa But
for him they would have had AFFAIRS
all their own way, they were anxious
10 be rid OF him.
g. Then took they Jeremiah" Jere-
miah was the butt or ridicule ana
scorn. he was put I'm the stocks. was
publicly whipped was misrepreSehte9
as an enemy. was imprisoned several
times. but he kept right on The dun
- roon.~ Literally 1.-THE cistcTn." II was
nt I not n subterrancan prison rs that IN
.d / Jonathan's house chapter 1'- l3l- Dus
K. n uft or cIstpru. which had been iuu OF
II. water hut was emptied OF &c during
mo siege so that only mire remained
Such cmpfv clsters were often used as
v" prisons Zach .. IL; the depth forbade
es hone OF escape Sunk I'm the mire-
ld They evidently expected that be would
die in that place.
as. III. Jeremiah's friend Tvs. 10. 4
or ~Ebedmelech." The servant or me
,ol king. He probably was keeper of th'
~ royal harem, and so had private &c
fs- cess 10 the king. Already even az TIM
esrlv time. Cod wished 10 show wha
- GOOD reason there was for calling tn
Gentiles TO salvation. An Ethiopian
stranger saves the prophet whom hl
own cOuuirymen, the Jews, uleu .
destroy. SO tho Gcnules believed u
christ whom the Jews crucined, an
Philippians were among the carries
converts ACTS =: 10, =. 21-;i9l- -Sltun
sn the gate" Tho gates 81 cities W or
the places where justice was auinA
fsfered. y Went forth" The servaI
went Immediately TO the king Inei
was no time 10 lose, for If he delaye
the prophet might perish what
bold. cOura geOuS act this was. IL ous'
] 10 put many Of us TO shame
/ - These men," etc. lie must ha'
Il been {n the kings confidence or
would not have dared raise his vol
| AGAINST the action OF the princes ~
I Lord can raise up friends Tor his pe
ple where they are least expected
\ more bread" That is, no more bre
II LETT of the public store IN the 81
lchaDter 81: 2D: or, al but no bre
left anywhere. This shows TO WI
straits the city was reduced
". Jeremiah rescued (vs. 1913.
N "Kipg commanded" Zedekiah's bet
nature was stirred. Thirty men, )
merely 10 draw up jeremiah, but
Guard Fbed-melech II the prliN
/ be should oppose him. The king was
termined that he should be rescued
force II necessary. Ebed-melech
rewarded for his faith- love and 60
in a age. exhibited at a time when ne nj
onev well fesfr the wrath or the princes
49,, 1-12 Ebed-meIech took the men
,rs.T che king had commanded ana reSc
Jeremiah He let down into Ihe
was some. torn clothes and worn out
pos unents and instructed Jeremiah 10
allied them around the ropes and place u
com under his armpits, 50 as noe 10 50
how injury from the ropes when ne
some drawn up. Although Jeremiah
= a, TINS rescued from a terribIe deaf
: ~ WIS not set at liberty, but RENAME
-, the court or the prison. He was
" II IA prison when the armies OF BaD
Dank. took Jerusalem. He was found
itcher chains and carried with other cap
to the on the way 10 Babylon, but wa.
lstin," leased at Ramah, six miles from .
whist salem. Thus ended the prison III
the prophet. How long he wa
rones prison Il is difficult 10 determine.