The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11

lte prophet Jeremiah, VINO Tor TWEEN
ty-three years had striven In vain to
persuade the nation TO repent and
turn To Jehovah. and who was now
practically restrained by the authori-
ties from preaching. wrote his prophe-
cies in a book, and persuaded Baruch
a Young prince. 10 read them in the
temple. This was reported to a com =
pan3 of young princes at the palace
who AT once sent for Baruch and re-
quested him To read it to them The
book made such deep impression
upon the young men that they decided
to tell the king about il. after per
suading Baruoh to hide himself and
jeremiah, les; the kings anger should
lie aroused. This brings us to tho
lesson text.
Golden Text The word or our God
SHAH stand forever lisa ~ 8.
Historical Setting Time-About B.
6. Goa tthe fourth Year Of the yeigu
iof Jehoiakiml Jerusalem
The lesson Text in Everyday Dress
When the princes had told the king
about the RON which Barueh had been
reading IN the temple, and which had
been left secreted IN the chamber Of
EHshsma the Kings secretary. Je-
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officers. 10 20 and get the ron and
bring il 70 him that he might hear 1t
read for himself Jehuda 0beyed and
on returning began to read the pro-
pheeies In the hearing Of the king
and the princes who stood beside the
throne.
1t was winter aud there was Il
/ bra1ier Of Goals burning before the
king. AS Jehudi read Of the terrible
calamitks that We're about 10 come
] upon the nation, especially Of how
NebuchaducZzar would soon return to
! destroy the land, the king became be-
side himself with anger, and snatchiug
tho srribes knife from the glrtile or
Jenudi, siashed al the roll and cat Oft
/ the part which had been read, and
threw X into the TIRE before him Je-
/ hudi resumed the reading. but pres
entity the King again became angry
and again slashed al the roll his
was done repeatedly until, in spite Of
the earnest prayers OF the princes
the entire roll was consumed in the
fire. Then the king issued orders for
the arrest OF Baruch and Jeremiah
put the officers could not find them
ior tred, probably through some nm
known servant. had hidden them
When the book of the law was read
before Josiah the good. king was fill-
81 with horror ana grief hut the
iea'lhs q the proine'y ~ jeremiah
tla4 no ehrct upon JehoiaNiin nut 70
make him angry Neither the King
nor the Erlnces Nho stood about hinl
tramhled at the awful words that told
OF the impending calamity.
Sometime afterward. We know not
just when, the Spirit Of the Lord came
To Jeremiah and told him TO rewrite
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had been burned AND there were
added besides them many IKE words :,
The, Heart Of the I..sson
4 Jehoiaktm the king tries to DESTROY
the Word OF God with a penknifa /,
is both amusing and pttifuI The
idea of n MAJ irving to destroy the
Word OF God bv DESTROYING lis yehi.
rIt That is amusing A If Goa
was deuendent upon the manu3rript
AS II having once delivered himself
ne straiphtwa,, forgot n All ana tbo
preservation Of his Word denenana
n1pon the preservation or the narnb :
noanf ,,non when n was u,ry,ta,. a.
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