The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-26
Sunday School
Lesson lx.-Third : Chapter, FOR AUG.
ust a, 1911.

Mum. xxxii. z3-Commontary Pre-
pared BY Rev. Q. ~. Stssrna
We have come to the end OF the story
OF Judah for the time being. for whel
in captivity their history ceases during
that period Thus the 5TS years Of
Acts Eli. 1871. from the exodus 10 thu
building OF the temple. perfectly agrees
with the $50 Of Kings Vi. 1. by sub
tracing the ninety-three years OF thu
captivities In judy. iii. ". vi. kill: %
also the whole period OF the present
age OF Israel's rejection Of Christ
which comes In between the sixty-nine
weeks and the seventeen week OF Dan
II. 25o7. Every believer should lay Il
heart that al time spent out OF fellow,
ship with Christ IL time lost.
The ten tribes had been carried cap.
tive in the ninth year Of their King
Hoshea. which was about the sixth
year Of Hexekiah. king OF Judah. The
Lord had borne with Judah about $50
years longer. sending them prophet
after prophet and giving them such
good kings a. Hexekiah and Josiah, but
they were incorrigibia They Knocked
the messengers OF God and despised
His words and misused His prophets
until the wrath OF the Lord arose
against His people till there was no
remedy. Therefore He brought upon
them the king OF the Chaldees >
to ful6ll the word OF the Lord By the
mouth Of jeremiah" III Chron. xxxvi.
Is. II. 21,.
The account OF this siege OF Jerusa.
lem. with the capture Of Zedekiah and
many Of his people. Il recorded In Jer
Iii and II Kings XIV. and moro fully
In those two chapters than in our les
son chapter. There were at least two
very strange things In connection with
this siege and the capture OF Zedekiah.
Ezekiel was captive in Babylon. hum
dreds OF miles distant. and Jet without
telephone or telegraph or wireless be
was told to note the very day the Siege
began and set 1t forth by an object les
son. to the captives at Babylon tExek
xiv. Is; Jer. III. q. He was told to
tell the captives that the king would be
carried to Babylon and die there. yet
he would not see Babylon (Exek. Xii.
49,. This 10 explained by verse Z OF
our lesson. The time and manner OF
the light Of the king and his men Of
war from the city. according to verse
OF our lesson. were also seen By the
prophet In Babylon and set forth be-
fore the people by m object lesson
Geek. XII. 1-13). The capture Of Zede-
kiah BY night helps to make more real
that the darkness and the light are
both alike to Him with whom we have
to do: that We cannot escape Him
when He wants MS: that It IL impossi
BILE to hide from Him (Ps. cxxxix. LIP.
We think Of Jonah and his. capture
and second commission and also Of
Mum. xxi. q. BE sure your sin will
ind You ont" On the other hand. con.
slider how safe we are when God hides
rs. Think Of Moses in q cleft OF the
rock with Gods hand covering him. of
Elijah hidden by the brook Cherith and
1t Zarephath and OF jeremiah and
Baruch hidden from Jehoiakim. II we
Ire true believers we may well rejoice
hat our life IL hid with Christ in God
Col. fiji. 81. From the murder OF Abel
o the present time and on to the time
when he shall be shut up for thou.
Iand years the devils motto seems to
" XIII, kill.' See his dread work In !
rerse 8 OF our lesson. Yet the murder |
Il Zedekiah's sons bears no compari- |
ION to the murder Of the Son OF God
n the presence OF Mary. His mother
These men and all others die because |
4 their own sins. He died for the sins
4 the whole world
Some were cnrried captive to Baby. /
on for their good. like Daniel and his |
riends. Ezekiel and others. but Zede- /
dab and his companions were carried |
aptive as a reproach and q proyerb.
taunt and curse, This was shown |
0 Jeremiah in the vision OF the two |
'askets Of f1gs Ger. XIV. 1t Il not |
rue concerning every one that -all II I
or the best" but II 10 true concerning
II who are redeemed by precious
lood; that all things are for their good
hat they may become in their daily
lie more like Jesus Christ (Roin. with.
So the city Was taken ana burned. i
nd the walls were broken down and
be people carried into captivity for
evenly years. as the Lord had predict
d by Jeremiah chapter xxx. 1O,. The
remained as before. and Il 10
1ritten, "As the mountains (not the 4
1alls) are round about Jerusalem. 80
ne Lord IS round about His people II
rom henceforth even forever"
The captain OF the guard left IN the
Ind some OF the poor OF the people
Tho had nothing and give them vine-
ards and fields verse 1O,. reminding H
. OF Zeph. iii. ~. II viii also leave Il
! the midst OF thee an afflicted and
Dor people. and they shall trust In the
anne Of the Lord. One feature OF the
oming kingdom viii be kings special Il
Ire OF and favor to the poor and the
eedy Cps. lxxii -. IL. 13,.
jeremiah was still a prisoner when
e city was taken (xxxviii. 81. but the
lpfain Of the guard 1.-THE chief OF the
Iecutioners-margin verse o. received ID
uers from the king OF Babylon to
Ok well to him. do him no harm. but
whatever jeremiah might desire
erses II. II: chapter II. 2-5,. Tins
as fulfilled the Lords promise 20
In chapter |. 10. Il am with
ZEE. saith the Lord. to deliver thee.