The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-18
JehOiakim Burns
the Word of God
Sunday SchOOlLessOn iOrAug. 20. 1905
Specially Prepared tor This Paper

LESSON TEXT. jeremiah 36.2l-s2 Mem
ory Verses 22-2i
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Amcnd your ways
and your doings, and obey the voice OF the
Lord your God '-Jer T.l3
TlME.-The fourth year Of Jehoiakim's =
reign. B C. 60
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. Method
OF Joremiah'H preaching Jer l3.l-A. III
q. hl-l2. lgl-l5. etc. Character Of Ba-
ruch. Jer 81 l,J9. Sis Fulnllment Of Jere-
miah's prophecy. 1 Kings a q New Testa-
ment references 10 jeremiah. Matt 2.lh.
1925. 2l:lS. D.3s. Mark 1876. Rom 9.2l. Cor.
lOl7. Heb s.s-i2. 1915. II Compare with
Jer BIS. @I7. III. 22.5. 2b. 1876. 9.z4.
Sl:sl-Sa. a.S3 a.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v 2l- 80" Because King Jehoia-
kim was Interested, or at least
aroused. by what some OF his coun-
selOrs had Just told him. They had
found him IN the inner court OF the
palace. and had reported how Baruch
had just read in public the words OF
the prophet jeremiah. Sent .
10 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 It's contents would satisfy the king,
but he decided that he would hear II
for himself
V. 22. "Winterhouse:" The lower
apartment OF the palace This was
rooted and sheltered, and was com.
monty used In cold weather. while the
upper apartments. being more open.
We're used In summer "On the hearth: "
Better In Rev Yer. TN the brazier:" a
ire-pan holding burning charcoal 10
warm the room Modern stoves with
hearths were unknown at that date.
V. %. Leaves" a 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
V. "a yet they were not afraid +"
Jeremiah, who writes these words,
cannot refrain from expressing his as
tonishment at the hardness Of their
hearts. Nor rent their garments"
As King Josiah had done (See Lesson
y. Nor any Of his servants" The
kings personal attendants. like him
self. were unmoved by what they
heard
v. Is. "Elnathan, Delalah and Ge-
mariah:" Princes who had reported
the reading TO the king.
" 26. ITO take Baruch and
jeremiah" To arrest and lmprison
them This is what the princes had
foreseen would happen If the kings
heart was not touched by the warning
They had oounseled Baruch and Jere-
miah TO hide. The Lord hid them"
Perhaps lie used human friends to do
this. jeremiah is not heard Of for sew
eral years after this date. II IS com
monty supposed that 1t was at this
time he was guided 10 the Euphrates
more than 200 miles distant, 10 hide
the linen girdle (Jer. l3).
" %. 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. rs. 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.
V. 20. Say to Jeholakim:" 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
its destroyer.
V. 80. "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 Nebuchadnezzar and
carried to spend the remainder OF his
life in Babylon Body cast out. -
(see Jer. 22:19) We have no record
of the fulnllment 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 better idea OF Gods
mode OF dealing with His sinful chill
dren
v. 80. Gave il 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.
II probably gives us a hint Of how
other prophetical writings were pre-
pared.
Practical Points.
Y. q. Each should examine Gods
Word for himself-Act l7.ll.
V. q. To destroy Gods Word is too
gigantic a work for human hands
/ Pet ,1:s5
v. "a II is worth much in Gods
sight. II we lament the woe we cannot
avert.-Ezek. ga.
V. 20. Christ Himself is the hiding
place for all His loving ones-Ps
81 20
V. 81. One may become 80 hardened
In sin that there Is no possibility OF
recovery.-i John SIG
V. 81. The sinner hands down "a
his children a terrible legacy .-Ex
20.5.
Sincerity is the one secret OF sue
ress in the search for God.-Ram''
Horn.
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