Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson vII.-Third Quarter, For
Aug. 10, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Memory Verses, %. 24-ooidsn Text.
lisa. xI. s-commentary by Rev. D. M.
Stearps.
There are to me two great founda-
ton truths throughout the whole Bible
God is love" and The Lord is not
willing that any should perish" These
very words are found in I John iv, s,
10; ii Pet Ill. o, but these truths are
everywhere In the book. Note the
reason He gives why jeremiah IS to
write this particular book. that they
may return every man from his evil
way. that l may forgive their iniquity
and their sin" (verse 81.
We know from chapter XXI, l. 2,
that jeremiah was a prisoner during
part Of Zedekiah's reign, but we also
find him a 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 (verses 1. 81. He suffered
much because of the Lords message.
which he so faithfully delivered. so
much that he said at one time. IL was
Ike lamb or an OK that is brought
to the slaughter" and at another time
he said: Il am In deriSion daily; every
one mocketh me; 90 will not make
mention OF Him nor speak any more
in His name" chapters xl. 10: Xxx. 7-9l.
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 I'm Acts Nv. 10.
20. May we all have the same fire
in US.
Baruch was evidently Jeremiahs
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" IL was a message from the
Lord to him through Jeremiah Let us
Ike 1t too.
Notice IN verses At. IT. 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 be might put
them into words. but He gave him the
ing the psalms which be wrote. THE
Spirit Of the Lord spake by me. and
His word was In my tongue" Oh Sam.
xiii. p This is In perfect accord
with II Pet 1. 81.
AS jeremiah was shut up. Baruch
was to take the book and read from 1t
TO all the people the words OF the Lord
In the Lords house This be did In
the ninth month OF the fifth year of
Jehoiakim as the people were gath
cred on the fasting day oversees 6. 81.
Then went one and told the princes
what he had heard. and the princes
cent for Baruch. that he might come
aud 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
Barcch 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. 26I The Lord
so hid Elijah that no one could find
him q Kings xvii. 8; xviii 1O). and all
true believers should greatly rejoice in
Col. i'll. 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 all princes as he sat in the
winter house with a fire burning on
the hearth before him oversees 20-22).
AS the king heard 1t he deliberately
cut 1t with his penknife. portion by
portion. and cast 1t into the fire until
he had burned up the whole book. AL
though several pleaded with him not
to burn it, 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 be did,
Besides. king who would send into
Egypt for a prophet In order to kill
him might not hesitate to kill some OF
them If they stood against him.
If we live In the fear Of the Lore
we will not fear the face OF man mol
what man may do unto US. but the
devil has said. "All that a man haiti
will he give up for his life" Dob ii. ~
and that is true of many Of the deviri
people. but should not be true Of an,
child Of God.
One would think that the messag,
of verses 20-31 to Jehoiakim woul,
make any ordinary man to trembie
but we read that they hearkene,
not" So blind and deaf does the devi
make his followers to all but his sue
RestiOna A SERVANT of the Lord OF