The Dolores star., 1922-05-19

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Message.
INTERMEDIATEAND SENIOR TOPIC.
jeremiah Speaks Boldly for God
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC.
When and How Should Wrong Be Re-
buked7
I. Jeremah's Solemn Warning to
Judah wv. I'd.
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 ms Shiloh ". 60. Just as
Shiloh was once the dwelling place
of the Lord and now fallen into decay
and abandoned, so will II be with the
temple. jeremiah was sent to speak
the words the Lord had told him and
not TO diminish n word
| II. jeremiah on Trial wv. SID.
l. Cause Of Arrest ". 81. II was
for faithfully speaking all that the
Lord had commanded The one who
speaks boldly what God commands
shall be opposed The tlmeserver and
| self.Seeker will not stand for such
ministry.
=. The Charge wv. s. %. 1t was a
capital crime. They said, "Thou shalt
| surely die" His guilt according to
their charge was twofold: "a Pre-.
tending to speak for God; (2) Speak
ing against the temple and the city.
! Inn I..f al. I.
guilty Of blasphemy and sacrilcge.
3. The Princes Sit in Judgment
! (vv. TO- IL. When the excitement
reached the ears of the princes they
came 10 judge of the merits of the
case. Matters of state were not en-.
tirely in the hands of the priests and
elders, but We're partly controlled by
members of the royal family.
III. Jeremiah's Defense wv. 1215).
|. 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 We're opposing God, for he
was Gods messenger.
.. His Elaboration ". 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:D. Knowing that
he was sent of God he was content to
trust God for deliyerance. 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 defyinl
God. Resistance to Gods prophet
would be resistance to God. Woe
would not only fall upon them, bu,
the nation and city would suffer.
~. jeremiah Saved wv. 1920
He was acquitted. God is able Il
raise up friends and advocates from
the ranks of those who oppose us
All hearts are in Gods hands.
l. Judgment of the Princes (v.16)
They pronounced him not guilty, as
he had spoken in the name of the
Lord. Jeremiah's words convinced
them that he was speaking tie truth
>. Speech of the Elders wv. 1928
AS the princes probably represented
the king, so the elders represented
the people.
The elders plead for Jeremiah and
adduced several cases in Illustration
"a Micah wv. Is, 19). Micah had
prophesied against Jerusalem, but the
king iIezekiah instead of putting hin
to death, repented and thus turned
aside the punishment which was i'm
pending. (2) Urijah wv. 2O-23)
Urijah prophesied against the city ant
land and thus incurred the wrath OF
Jehoiakim, who brought him bach
from Egypt whence he had fled ant
slew him.
Though all this was done, judgment
was not thus thwarted. Killing Gods
prophets does not prevent Gods judg
ment, but intensifies it. In the cas-,
of Hezekiah Gods judgments were
turned aside through needing th,
words OF the prophet, and in the cas-,
of Jehoiakim judgment fell upon tn,
nation because of refusal and NAL
treatment of the prophet.
3. Rescued by Ahikam ", 2D
Ahikam must have been man of In
iluence such us to be able to interfer,
at such time.