The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-08-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson vlI.-Third Quarter, Fol
Aug. 13, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Jsr. xxxvl, 2o.a2.
Memory Verses, %, 24-GoIdsn Text.
lsa. xI, s-commentary by Rev. q. N.
Stearns.
There are to me two great founda-
ton truths throughout the whole Bible
God is love" and THE Lord ia not
willing that any should perish" These
very words are found In I John ", 8,
16; II Pet. I'll, o, but these truths are
everywhere in the book. Note the
reason He gives why jeremiah ia to
write this particular book, that they
may return every man from his evil
way. that I may forgive their iniquity
and their sin" (verse 81.
We know from chapter XXI, 1, q
that jeremiah was prisoner during
part Of Zedekiah's reign, but we also
find him prisoner In today's lesson,
the events Of which occurred In the
fourth year Of Jehoiakim or In the
fourth year after the death Of good
King Josiah oversees 1. 81. He suffered
much because of the Lords message,
which he so faithfully delivered, SO
much that he said at one time. 81 was
like lamb or an OK that Is brought
to the slaughter" and at another time
he said: II am In derision daily; every
one mocketh me; - = will not make
mention Of Him nor speak any more
in His name chapters II. 10: XIX. 7-9).
He did not keep this resolution. for the
fire was so hot within him that he
could not but speak. This makes US
think of Peter and John In Acts ", 10.
20. May we all have the same Gre
I'm us.
Baruch was evidently .Jeremiah's
scribe who did the writing for him
and to whom he said at this very time.
as we read in 1er. xiv: "Seeketh thou
great things for thyself2 Seek them
not" It was a message from the
Lord to him through jeremiah. Let US
take It too.
Notice in verses ~. II. Is. how this
book was written. The words were
the Lords. the mouth was Jeremiah's,
and the pen was Baruch's. That Is In.
SEPARATION. The Lord did not give Jere-
miah the thoughts that he might put
them into words. but He gave him the
very words. Hear David also concern.
ing the psalms which he wrote. THE
Spirit Of the Lord spake by me. and
His word was in my tongue" I'll Sam
xiii. q. This is In perfect accord
with II Pet. 1, 21.
As Jeremiah was shut up, Baruch
was to take the book and read from II
to all the people the words of the Lord
In the Lords house. This he did In
the ninth month Of the fifth year OF
Jehoiakim as the people were gath.
cred on the fasting day verses 8. 81
Then went one and told the princes
what he had heard. and the princes
sent for Baruch. that he might come
and read to them the words Of the
book. This he did. and, although the
words made them afraid. they said
they would tell the king these words.
80 they kept the book. but advised
Baruch that he and jeremiah would
do well to hide where no one could
find them.
The Lord evidently guided them
where to hide. for 1t Is said. THE Lord
hid them" oversees 10. 26). The Lord
80 hid Elijah that no one could end
him q Kings xviii, 8; XVIII. 10), and all
true believers should greatly rejoice In
Col. iii. 3. "Your life Is bid with Christ
In God"
After the princes told the king what
they had heard from the book he had
It brought and read to him In the
presence Of all princes as he sat In the
winter house with Gre burning on
the hearth before him oversees 20-22,.
As the king heard It he deliberately
cut It with his penknife. portion by
portion. and cast It into the Are until
he had burned up the whole book. Al
though several pleaded with him not
to burn II. he would not listen to them.
None present seemed to be afraid nor
rend their garments. for were they not
in the presence Of the king and there
fore safe In indorsing what he did 7
Besides, king who would send into
Egypt for prophet In order to kill
him might not hesitate to kill some of
them II they stood against him.
II we live In the fear Of the Lord
we will not fear the face Of man nor
what man may do unto Us. but the
devil has said. IAN that a man hath
will he give up for bis life" Dob Il. y.
and that Is true Of many Of the DEVILS
people, but should not be true Of any
child Of God.
One would think that the message
Of verses 29-31 to Jehoiakim would
make any. ordinary man to tremble,
but we read that "they hearkened
not" So blind and deaf does the devil
make his followers to all but his sug.
gestions. A servant of the Lord, on
the contrary. should be blind and deaf
to all but His face and His voice.
Such was jeremiah. See also what ID