Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-26
LESSON FOR MAY %.
JEREMIAH SPEAKS BOLDLY FOR
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LESSON TEXT.-Jer. 26.
GOLDEN TExT.-Amend your ways and
your doings, and obey the voice OF the
Lord.--Jer. 26:13.
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PRIMARY TOPIC. : The story Of
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JUNIOR TOPIC. a Brave Prophets
Message.
INTERMEDIATEANDs SENIOR TOPIC.
Jeremiah Speaks Boldly for God
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC.
When and How Should Wrong Be Re-
buked?
I. Jeremiah's Solemn Warning 10
Judah wv. 1-7). sss
The Lord commanded him to stand
In conspicuous place In the temple
and proclaim the judgment which was
about to fall upon them because Of
their sins The object was to provoke
them to repentance ". 81. Ii they
would not repent, God would make
the temple as Shiloh w. 81. Just as
Shiloh was once the dwelling place
of the Lord and now fallen into decay
and abandoned. so Will 1t be wlths the.
temple. Jeremiah was sent to speak
the words the Lord had told him and
not to diminish a word.
u. Jeremiah on Trial (vv. S-11).
1. Cause OF Arrest (v. 81 1t was
for faithfully speaking all that the
Lord had commanded. The one who
speaks boldly what God commands
shall be opposed The time-server and
self-seeker win not stand FOR such 4
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2. The Charge (vv. 8. 81. It wasa
capital crime. They said. "Thou shalt
surely die" His guilt accordIpg to
their charge WIS twofold: a. Pro-
tending 70 speak TOR God (z) Speak
Ing against the temple and the CRY.
According to their charge he was
guilty Of blasphemy and sacrilege.
3. The Princes Sit In Judgment
(vv- 10, 11). When the excitement
reached the ears Of the princes they
came TO judge Of the merits Of the
case. Matters OF state were not en-
tirely In the hands Of the priests and
elders, but were partly. controlled By
members Of the royal family.
III. Jeremiah's Defense wv. 12-15).
l. Reiterates His Divine Commits
sion ". 12). He had nothing to deny,
but to repeat what he had said. He
plainly told them that In opposing
him they were opposing God, for he
was Gods messenger.
2. His Exhortation ". 13). He
urged them to amend their ways and
obey God, and God would not bring
upon them judgment. Their threats
did not cause him to suppress or
soften his message.
3. He Gave Himself Up ". 14). He
did not resist the powers OF govern
ment (Rom. 13:1). knowing that
he was sent of God he was content to
trust God for deliverance He did not
fear what man could 30 unto him. -.
4. Warns Of Fatal Consequence
". 15). He frankly told them that
God had sent him and If they killed
him they would be guilty OF defying
God. Resistance to Gods prophet
would be resistance to God. Woe
would not only fall upon them, but
the nation and city would suffer.
~. jeremiah Saved wv. 1920.
He was acquitted. God is able to
raise up friends and advocates from z
the ranks of those who oppose U.S.
All hearts are in Gods hands.
1. Judgment of the Princes (v.16).
They pronounced him not guilty, as
he had spoken in the name or the
Lord. Jeremiah's words convinced
them that he was speaking the truth.
2 Speech of the Elders (vx. 1920
AS the princes probably represented
the king, so the elders represented
the people.
The elders plead for Jeremiah and
adduced several cases in illustration:
(1) Micah (vv. 1S, 19). Micah had
prophesied against Jerusalem. but the
king Hezeklah instead of putting him
TO death. repented and thus turned
aside the punishment which was I'm
pending. (2) Urijah (vv. 2023).
Urijah prophesied against the city and.
land and thus incurred the wrath Of
Jehoiakim. who brought him back
from Egypt whence he had fed ana
slew him. sss
Though all this was done. Judgment
was not thus thwarted. Killing Gods $
prophets does not prevent Gods judg-
ment. but intensifies 1t. In the case
of Hezekiah Gods judgments were
turned aside through needing the
words of the prophet. and insthe case
of Jehoiakim judgment fell upon The
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