The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-18
JehOiakim Burns
the Word of God
Sunday School lessen iOrAus. 20. 1895
Specially Pr-piFei tor This Paper.
Specially PrrpaFea tor This Paper.


o., Verses 1924
GOLDEN TENT Amend your way :
aud Nnur doinrs. ana obey lht voice 81 tNt'
Lord Sour GOD jcr .6i1
TiME rtc FOURTH gear OF Jchoiakim :
reigr u Il e5
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Method
81 Jefew 'ah preaching Jcr l3 i-l4. J, .i-
~ Ni-i2. gl-ia etc character of Hu-
T1ch Jer 20 s9 fil-t Fr.hlmtst ~ Jtic-
ritaa : prophecy Kings 80 ~ Sew frsta-
nert references to Jeremiah Matt .,lN.
1882 e iH. -1 N Mark 1855. R,a. N cor.
lo2. hob ,N-t2. 1916 "a Compare with
Jer olo. 1-l'. 7ll. -.5. -gS. 1876. g.-f.
N.ol-si Si.ss. 81.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
y II so" Because King Jchoia
Kim was interested. or al least
aroused. by what some OF his coun-
sellers 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 We're kept The princes
evidently thought that a verbal report
OF los contents would satisfy the king.
but he decided that he would hear il
for himself
v -. "Winierhouse 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.
were used In summer "On he hearth"
Better pa Rev Yer in the brazier a
rre-pan holding burning charcoal 70
warm he room. Modern stoves with
hearths were unknown ar that date.
2@. Leaves A manuscript was
divided into columns. here spoken or
as leaves. HE cut il with the pen
knife - The king took the roll from
Jehadi and also took the knife which
this scribe carried for sharpening his
reed pens lie cut the ron 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
ton shment at the hardness of their
hearts. Nor rent their garments"
A. King Josiah had done (See Lesson
-. Nor any of his servants The
king personal attendants. like him
self We're unmoved by what they
heard.
v -. "Elnathan. Delaiah and Ge-
mariah Princes who had reported
the reading to the king
Y 20. TO take Baruch and
Jergm.ah." To arrest and imprison
them This is what the princes had
flores seen would happen II the kings
heart was not touched by the warning.
They had counseled Baruch anu Jere-
miah 10 hide "The Lord hid them
Perhaps lie used human friends to do
this Jeremiah is not heard Of for sew
era years after this date. It is com
monty supposed that it was al this
time he was guided 10 the Euphrates.
more taan 200 miles distant. to hide
the iinen girdle Jer. l3).
y p. The word Of the Lord came
70 Jeremiah Though the prophet
was in a sense. exiled from home and
friends the Lord was still with him
v IS 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 il.
V. %. 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
kns had once visited Jerusalem as its
conqueror and he will come again as
its destroyer.
v 90 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"
CSee Jer 22.19D We have no record
of the fulfllment Of this prophecy.
but It seems that Jehoiakim was slain
either by his subjects or by Baby
lon.ans
v 81 "w!ll punish him The
literal reading. II will visit upon
him" gives a better idea or Gods
mode Of dealing with His sinful chill
drcn
V 30 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.
l; probably gives us a hint Of how
otter prophetica writings were pre-
pared.
Practical Points.
=. II Each should examine Gods
Word for himself-Act 1911.
V % To destroy Gods Word is too
gigantic a work for human hands
Pet. I %
% IN Ia Worth much in codse