The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-08-12
Sunday School

Lesson viI.-Third Quarter, for AUG.
ust IS, 1911.
texe 81 the lesson. Jsr. xxxvi. 20-32.
Memory Verses. q. 24-coidsn Text.
iss. ri. s-cemmentary BY Rev. D. M.
etsarns.
There are to me two great founda-
tion truths throughout the whole Bible
God is love- and The Lord is no,
willing that any should perish" These
very words are found In l John iv. s.
16: II Pet. liz o. but these truths are
everywhere in the book Note the
reason He gives why jeremiah IL to
write this particular book. that they
may return every man from his evil
way. that may forgive their iniquity
and their sin tverse 81.
We know from chapter xxxii, /, 2
that jeremiah was a prisoner during
part OF Zedekiah's reign. bur we also
find him prisoner in today's lesson.
the events Of which occurred in the
fourth year OF Jehoiak kim or In the
King Josiah tverses I. 81. He suffered
much because Of the Lords message.
which be SO faithfully delivered, 80
much that he said at one time. 81 was
like lamb or an or that Ia brought
to the slaughter" and at another time
he said: Il am in derision daily; every
one mocketh me: will not make
mention Of Him nor speak any more
in His name" chapters II. 10: xx. 7-9,.
He did not keep this resolution. for the
IRE was so hot within him that he
could not but speak. This makes W
think OF Peter and John In Acts iv. 10.
20. May we oil have the same drs
in 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 Jer. xiv: 'Seeketh thou
great things for thyself? Seek them
not" 1t was message from the
Lord to him through Jeremiah. Let us
take It too.
Notice In verses At. II. Is. how this
book was written. The words were
the Lords. the mouth was Jeremiah's.
and the pen was Baruch's. That II in.
spiration. 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. 1.-The
Spirit OF the Lord spake by me. and
His word was in my tongue QI Sam.
f0 IN
with II Pet. i. 21.
As jeremiah was shut up. Baruch
was to take the book and read from It
to all the people the words Of the Lord
In the Lords house. This he did In
the ninth month OF the nfth year Of
Jehoiakim as the people were gath
cred on the fasting day (verses 6. o..
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.
So they kept the book. but advised
Barrch that he and Jeremiah would
do well to hide where no one could
flnd them.
The Lord evidently guided them
where to hide. for 1t II said. 1.-THE Lord
hid them" verses 10. 25,. The Lord
SO hid Elijah that no one could ind
him II Kings xvii. 8: xviii. 1O). and all
true believers should greatly rejoice in
Col. fiji. 3. 'Your life is hid with Christ
In God"
After the princes told the king what
they had heard from the book he had
1t brought and read to him in the
presence OF oil princes as he sat In the
winter house with fire burning on
the hearth before him oversees 2O-22,
As the king heard it he deliberately
cut 1t with his penknife. portion by
portion. I'D cast 1t into the fire until
be had burned up the whole book. Al
though several pleaded with him not
to burn 1t. 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 Endorsing what be did
Besides. king who would send into
Egypt for prophet in order to kill
him might not hesitate to kill some of
them IL they stood against him..
If 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
levil has said. "All that a man hath
will he give up for his life" Dob IL. ~.
and that is true of many Of the devils
people. but should not be true OF any
.hild Of God.
One would think that the message
II verses 20-31 to Jehoiakim would
make any ordinary man to tremble.
put we read that they hearkened
lot" So blind and deaf does the devil
make his followers to all but his sug-
yestions. A servant of the Lord. on
he contrary. should be blind and deaf
% all but His face and His voice
such was Jeremiah See also what Is
written OF our Lord in lisa. Kill. I. 10.
Jeremiah was ordered to write the
'ame words. with many more. on q
lew roll (yerse 32l. and thus vnin were
he kings efforts to destroy the words
re did not like. There are many today
Who dislike many words In the book.
uch as those concerning the incarna-
ION. the Deity and the sinless human
ty OF Jesus Christ. the resurrection OF
he body. His return In glory. but most
Il all that there Is no redemption but |
" His precious blood and that those |
Who reject Him must go to the lake |
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