The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-08-18
JEREMIAH CAST
INTO PRISON
Soisy SeAssl Lsssss fss Az. y. 1911
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LESSON TExT.-Jeremiah 81.
MEMORY VERSE. Is
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Biessed are w.
when men shall rcvile you, and persecuts
you. and say all manner Of evil against
you falsely for my sakr."-Matt. 5:il.
TIME OF this lesson was ~ G. 5ss-sss
Il years after our last lesson during the
last Siege Of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnes.
Ear. from the 9Th to the nth year Of Zede-
kiahs reign
PLACE.-Jcr,isalcm surrounded by the
besieging armies Of the Chaidaans, and
suffering from famine and pestilence der
S9.
jeremiah had prophesied nearly N years
tsince 626J aud was a prematureiy old
man.
Zedekiah was the last king Of Judah.
Nebuchadnezsar. 18th and 10Th year Of
Nh reign.
Jehoiakim reigned six years after
he had burned the roll Of Jeremiah's
prophecies. which. like the tabled
phoenix rose anew and fresh from
the ashes. He was slain In 5S7.
The first blow Of the threatened
doom Of Judah had fallen during the
fourth year Of his reign. the nrst toll.
ing Of the bell Of judgment which
should have summoned the very dead
In sin to awake. But they gave no
heed.
Jehoiachin. his son. ascendsd the
throne. q bad. weak boy. utterly unfit
70 cope with the situation. His reign
lasted only three months. Upon Je.
hoiachin descended the full force Of
the divine vengeance incurred by
previous generations. He vas scarcely
on the throne when the CAaldean
forces. which had been ravssing Ju.
dea. were Joined by Nebuchadnessar
himself. and closed around Jerusa-
lem. and Jehoiachin surrendered At
discretion. The arm Of Babylon raised
to strike his father fell on him. and
fulfilled the prophecy against Jshoia.
kim. He shall have none to Dit upon
the throne Of David" Jehoischin was
Kept . prisoner In Babylon for u
years and was then released.
This was the second blow Of divine
judgment. the beginning OF tho second
captivity. when 10000 people we're car.
ried captive to Babylon. Among them
were the kings wives and ofhcers.
and 1000 that we're strong and apt
for war. and 1000 craftsmen: and .
lsSge part Of the $500 vessels Of gold
and silver from the Temple and pal.
aces. The policy Of Nebuchsdnezxar
Was to remove out Of the way oil those
who might be able TO organise . 70
volt when he and his army had dc.
parted. Such men Il would have been
dangerous to leave behind. II would
seem % n all this would have been
sufficient to prevail on the people 10
repent and be saved
Zsdskish. the brother Of Jshoiakin.
was placed upon the throne BY Nebu'
chadnsssar. - shadow king over q
desperate band OF men. During the
nrst nine years Of his reign the ma
zion. instead Of embracing the oppor
tunity Of repentance. plunged more
deeply into folly. The dreSs Of the
people. left behind In Jerusalem. laid
this fiattering JUNCTION to their souls
I'VE have been spared BY Jehovah
therefore we are righteous In his
sight"
During . brief respite while Nsbu
chadnessar left Jerusalem free while
he fought the Egyptians jeremiah
vent forth out Of jerusalem to 20 into
the land Of BENJAMIN. His home wal
at Anathoth In BENJAMIN. three OF
four miles north Of the city. II wal
apparently to secure his share Of the
tithes and produce Of the Levttica
glebe OF the village. due to him - one
II its priests. Knowing that the Chal
deans would return. Il was imperative
that he should obtain the means o.
subsistence to take back into the city
30 soon to be beleagured afrssh. 9th
srs think It was TO secure himself II
the possession Of an Inheritance
There was q natural rush to get GU
Of tho city after 20 long q coniine
ment. Jeremiah went with the others
When Jeremiah was in the gate o
Benjamin. the north gate Of the city
that by which any one would 20 Il
the country Of BENJAMIN which I'D
Joined Jerusalem. . guard said: "Tho'
falisst away to the Chaldesns: yo'
are trying to desert to the enemy.
Then said jeremiah: False! A lie
I fall not Q way to the Chaldeans.
He was arrested by the guard. AM
brought to the princes. the ofhcials o
the government. who we're wroth viii
jeremiah He had compared them 4
rotten hgs. He was the strongest an
most rssoluts opponent OF their Va
policy. But for him they would hsv
had II oil their own wax
jeremiah was placed In . dungso'
under the prison building. Jsrusalsu
was honey -combsd with subtsrransa'
cistsrns. vaultsi or arched overhead
and cabins. vaults. the subtsrranear
arched spaces Of . cistern. contsinin
water
At last Zedskiah, the king. secrstl
took him out to inquire: rs there an
word from the Lord!" jeremiah n