The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-09-01

GOLDEN TENT BE sure your sin will
find YOU out. ~ Mum. 81 -
TIME In the eleventh year OF King
Ielckiah. Il. o. $50
PLACE Jerusalem. Rihlah whore Xtde-
kiah was taken before AehGchadnczzar. 20
mites north of Jerusalem
sCklFil RE EEFERENC rs Parallel
accounts ln kirgs .i.ls--o. - 1880. Jer 81.
Ia, and s,il fu.4er account in Jer - Xcde-
k.Ahs oath TO Mountaineering Jer ti $50,
EscN n ll-l ON the 70-years captivity
Sd, Jer -ll. $40, Lev. . ~. a.at -.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v II. "Zcdek!ah rcigncd IL years:
As viceroy OF Nebuchadnclar. who
had stipulated that "he would surely
guard the country for him. and
neither make any political changes
nor favor the Egyptians
v l.. EVIL in the sight OF The
Lord" lie failed 10 be loyal to
Jehovah or 10 support. As it was his
privilege 10 40. the temple-worsEi
and the true prophets "Humbled not
himself before jeremiah" While he
had frequently sought this prophets
advice. and asked an interest in his
prayers (see chapter so. he had not
followed the prophets advice. nor
protected his person
V. IS He also rebellcd:" When
Zedekiah had been on the throne
about eight years. he Joined the neigh
forins city. Tyre. and seeking aid
from Egypt. they rebelled against
Babylon, refused 10 pay ribate and
prepared themselves TO defy ITS
power.
v H. Moreover" etc. The writer
is now about 20 show what disease
caused the death of Judah II was
the same Of which her sister Israel
died See Kings 17.7-23l Priests
and people transgressed. II was sad
indeed when priests. who should have
been the guides in Righteousness. be
came the companions OF the people in
doing evil
" Is. God Of their fathers" Since
the time OF Abraham. God had been
blessing their race and trying 70 re-
veal Himself - them sent
His messenger The name mes
senger' commonly. but not always
refers TO a prophet Some OF Judah's
kings had been messengers for God
He had also sent 10 this race Moses.
Samuel. Elijah, Elisha. and more re
Gently Isaiah. Jeremiah and Ezekiel.
V. Is. They Knocked the messen-
gers" Nearly every prophet hat
been maltreatsd by the people he
sought 20 hep Jeremiah had been
mocked by false prophet Hananiab
tSee Jer 2S). "Despised his words"
Refused to heed the warming given by
the prophets or 10 walk in the ways
OF righteousness which they pointed
out. "Misused" Better in Revised
Version. "Sc0fed ats" Verbal mock
cry, not bodily harm. is here alluded
TO- Bodily harm had. however. been
Indicted upon the prophets in many
cases. and quite recently Urijah had
been slain CJer. % 20-23l.
V. II. Therefore" Because Of
what has just been stated lie
brought Chaldees:" The
Chaldean. or Babylonian, army
came to besiege the city Judah's
Jehovah was God of all peo-
pies. and ofttimes used one in chas-
Using another. 1t was a natural pun
ishment. for sin weakens any people
and no nation could live long while
practicing such iniquities as we're rife
in Judah. slew no com
passion etc The Chaldeans. as
warriors. were very cruel
" IS "All the vessels
God" The sacred furniture and
dishes which had been left after the
previous sacking Of the temple G.
Chron 36:1O) A list OF the vessels
now taken IS given in Kings
25.13-17
V. 10 Burnt the house Of Cod"
Thus they slowed their defiance Of
Israel's God Brake down the wall"
After many months Of beating upon
the walls with battering rams. a place
at the northern side gave way and
the Chaldeans entered at midnight
" 20 Them that had escaped"
Those who had survived the siege and
such as had previously surrendered
themselves to the enemy Carried
Babylon" King Nebuchad
nezzar first held a sort OF court at
Ribah. some 200 miles north OF
Jerusalem Here the leaders in re-
bellion were picked out and summar-
ily punished jeremiah and probably
others. were permitted 10 return to
the city, while the remainder. includ.
ing the king we're taken TO Baby on
V. 21 ITO fulfill the word" etc:
See marginal references Jeremiah
had always held out this CLEAN Of
hope: After the captivity. return.
Until the land sabbaths."
Read Lev. 25:l-7; 1854. 81. BY that
law II was provided that the land
should lie idle every seventh year.
This law evidently had been disre-
garded by the people who were uni
formly so careless concerning Gods
requirements. Now. through being so
largely depopuated. the land would
enjoy enforced rest for 20 years
Practical Points.
II One NAV like Zeipkiah ha n