The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-18

LESSON TExT.-Jeremiah ss:2i-s2. Mon
ory Verses 22-2
GOLDEN TExT-"Amend your ways
and your doings and obey the voice OF the
Lord your God. "-Jer 26:l3.
TIME.-The fourth year Of Jehoiakims
reign = b. G. COS.
SCRIPTURE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF Jeremiah's preaching: Jer. 13:l-14; I'LL
n: BILE: BILLS. etc. Character Of Ba~
| ruch: Jer 81 $50; 45:1-5. Fulhllment ofJere-
miah' $ prophecy: 2Kings "A. rs. New Testa-
ment references to jeremiah: Matt. 2:b:
| 1925; Ail3; z3,3S; Mark 1916; Rom 9:H; Cor.
10:i7; Heb s:s-i2; 1915. II. Compare witt
Jer. H:16; 32:l7; I'll; 22:S; S:S; 1876; s:A;
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. 81. So" Because King Jehoiar
kim was interested. or at least
aroused. by, what some OF his counr
selOrs had Just told him. They had
found him In the inner court Of tho
palace. and had reported how Baruch
had just read In public the words of
the prophet jeremiah Sent :.
to fetch the roll:" The roll OF parch-
ment on which the prophecy was writ
ten had been left in the chamber of
Elishama the scribe, where the state
documents were kept. The princes
evidently thought that verbal report
Of its contents would satisfy the king.
but he decided that he would. hear ii
for himself
v. %. "Winterhouse:" The lower
apartment of the palace. This was
rooted and sheltered, and was com
| In tha
! upper apartments, being more open.
we're used in summer. ION the hearth"
Better in Rev Ver.. lin the brazier:" a
hre-pan holding burning charcoal to
warm the room. Modern stoves with
hearths were unknown at that date.
! V. %. Leaves" manuscript was
divided into columns, here spoken Of
as leaves. He cut it with the pen
knife" The king took the roll from
Jehudi. and also took the knife which
this scribe carried for sharpening his
reed pens. He cut the roll into bits
throwing the pieces deliberately into
the fire until the whole was consumed.
" "a. yet they were not afraid"
Jeremiah, who writes these words,
cannot refrain from expressing his as
constituent at the hardness of their
hearts. Nor rent their garments"
AS King Josiah had done (See Lesson
~. Nor any of his servants" The
kings personal attendants. like him
self, were unmoved by what they
heard.
" 25 "Elnathan. Delaiah and Ge-
mariah" Princes who had reported
the reading to the king
| V. 26. ITO take Baruch and
jeremiah" To arrest and imprison
them. This is what the princes had
foreseen would happen il the kings
heart was not touched by the warning.
They had counseled Baruch and Jere-
miah to hide. "The Lord hid them"
Perhaps He used human friends to do
this. Jeremiah is not heard of for sew
eral years after this date. 1t is com
monty supposed that it was at this
time he was guided to the Euphrates.
more than 200 miles distant to hide
the linen girdle Ger. 49,.
V. 81. The word of the Lord came
TO jeremiah" Though the prophet
was. in a sense, exiled from home and
friends. the Lord was still with him.
V. %. Write the former words"
The book, of which no copy existed.
and which no human memory could
reproduce, was preserved by Gods in
spring the prophet to rewrite it.
" %. Say to Jehoiakim:" The
prophet was not directed to come into
the presence of the king who sought
his life, but merely to add to his
prophecy these words concerning
him. Come and Destroy" Babylon's
king had once visited Jerusalem as it's
conqueror and he will come again as
| it's destroyer.
V. 30. None to sit upon the throne
of David" On the death Of Jehoia
kim, his son Jehoiachin was nominal
king of Judah for three months, then
was deposed by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
carried to spend the remainder Of his
| life in Babylon Body cast OUT"
| (See Jer 22:19.) We have no record
| of the fulfillment Of this prophecy
| but it seems that Jehoiakim was slain
either by his subjects, or by Baby
| lonians
V. 81. will punish him." The
| literal reading, Il will visit upon
| him." gives a better idea of Gods
mode of dealing with His sinful chill
| dren
V. 80. Gave it to Baruch
who wrote" The second roll was
prepared just as the first had been
| We are glad to know definitely Just
| how one book of the Bible was given.
| 1t probably gives us a hint of how
other prophetical writings were pre-
pared.
Practical Points.
". 81. Each should examine Gods
Word for himself.-Act 17:11.
v. %. To destroy Gods Word is too
gigantic a work for human hands
1 Pet. rs.
v. "a. 1t Is worth much in Gods
sight, IL we lament the woe we cannot
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