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LESSON FOR MAY %.
JEREMIAH SPEAKS DoLoLY ron
GOD.

JEREMIAH sPEAks BOLDLY FOR
LESSON TExT.-Jer. g.
GOLDEN TExT.-Amend your ways ana
your doings, and obey the voice Of the
1ord.-Jer. 26:13
| REFERENCE MATERIAL. - II SAM
12:1.14; / Kings n:17.M: Her. T:1.16: Amor
Sis
PRIMARY TOPIC. = The Story Of
| Brave Prophet.
JUNIOR TOPIC. "A Brave Prophets
Message.
1NTERMED1ATEAND SENIOR TOPIC.
jeremiah Speaks Boldly for God.
| YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC,
When and How Should Wrong Be Re-
| buked?
| I. Jersmiah's Solemn Warning to
Judah wv. ~.
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 ". 81. JUS, as
Shiloh was once the dwelling place
Of the Lord and now fallen into decay
and abandoned. so will it be with the
temple. Jeremiah was sent to speak
the words the Lord had told him and
not to diminish word.
u. jeremiah on Trial wv. SLID.
1. Cause of Arrest ". 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 will not stand for such a
| ministry.
2. The Charge wv. 8, 81. 1t was a
: capital crime. They said, ''Thou shalt
surely die" His guilt according ia
their charge was twofold: ~ Pre-
tending to speak for God; (2) Speak.
| ing against the temple and the city
According to their charge he was
guilty Of blasphemy and sacrilege
8. The Princes Sit in Judgment
wv. 10, l1). When the exctemen,
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
I elders, but were partly controlled by
members Of the royal family.
] III. Jersniah's Defense wv. 12-15)
! l. Reiterates His Divine Commits
A sion ". 12). He had nothing to deny
but to repeat what he had said. HI
Il plainly told them that in opposin,
= him they were opposing God. for h
was Gods messenger.
al 2. His ExhOrtatiOn ". 13). II
4 urged them to amend their ways an
obey God, and God would not brin
j upon them judgment. Their threat
4 did not cause him to suppress 0
! soften his message.
i 3. He Gave Himself Up ". 14). H
did not resist the powers of govern
ment (Rom. 13:1). Knowing tina
he was sent Of God he was content t
trust God for deliverance. He did nc
fear what man could 80 unto him.
81 4. Warns Of Fatal Consequence
n ". 15). He frankly told them tbs
= him they would be guilty Of defyin
n God. Resistance to Gods proph.
would be resistance to God. Wo
would not only fall upon them, b,
N the nation and city would suffer.
~. jeremiah Saved wv. 1924
He was acquitted. God is able
raise up friends and advocates fro
the ranks of those who oppose Il
All hearts are in Gods hands.
!. Judgment of the Princes (v.lG
They pronounced him not guilty.
he had spoken in the name of Il
= Lord. JerenAiah's words cOnvinc,
them that he was speaking the trut
2. Speech of the Elders (vv. 1928
= AS the princes probably represent,
/ the king. SO the elders represent,
the people.
4 The elders plead for Jeremiah al
adduced several cases in illustration
~ Micah (vv. Is, 1917. Micah h,
prOphesied against Jerusalem, but I
king Hezekiah instead of putting hi
to death. repented and thus turn
aside the punishment which was il
= pending. (2) Urijah wv. 2O-2:
Il Uriiah prophesied against the city Al
II land and thus incurred the wrath
XX Jehoiakim, who brought him ba
~ from Egypt whence he had fled a
slew him.
III Though all this was done. judgme
Y was not thus tIwarted. Killing Go,
prophets does not prevent Gods JUG
ment. but intensities it. In the ca
Of Hezekiah Gods judgments we
turned aside through needing
Fl words Of the prophet, and in the ca
. Of Jehoiakim judgment fell upon
> nation because Of refusal and NJ
treatment of the prophet.
G 8. Rescued by Ahikam ". ?
G Ahikam must have been n man Of
81 auence such as to be able to interf'
at such q time.
. Friendship That Never Fails.