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CBy REV p. D. FTTZWATER, d. D.,
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
Copyright, 1919, Western Newspaper Union.
LESSON FOR JUNE a
JEHoiAKIM TRIES TO DESTROY
GODS WORD
LEssoN TExT-Jeremiah g.


PRIMARY ToP1c-The Burning of a
Good Book.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jehoiakim Burns the
Prophets Book,
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
"A King Who seorned Gods Word.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
How to Meet the Forces Antagonistic
to Gods Word.
I. The Book Being Written wv.
1-4).
1. The Time of ". ~. In the
fourth year of Jehoiakm, jeremiah
had been exercising the prophetic min
istry some thirty years.
2. Against Whom Spoken ". p.
They were directed against Israel,
Judah and all the nations.
3. The Purpose of ". 81. The
grand object of the Lord in sending
this message by the prophet was
Judah's repentance.
4. Method Of ". ~. jeremiah die
tated the words of the Lord to Ba-
ruch the Scribe, who wrote them upon
q roll of a book.
u. The Book Being Read wv. 5-2D.
jeremiah was unable to speak the
message of the Lord to the people,
as he was "shut up ". 81. "Shut
up" most likely means a royal ban
against Jeremish's proclamation OF
Gods Word to the people or against
his entering the temple.
Ito the People wv. 6-10). The
occasion which brought the people
together was a day of fasting ". 81,
because of the threatening Of the
Babylonians. jeremiah directed Ba-
ruch to read to the people the words
| of the Lord which he had dictated
to him, with the hope that the people
would present their supplication be-
| fore the Lord and return every one
| from his evil way.
2. To the Princes wv. 11-19). While
the reading of the book unto the peo-
| pie seemingly created no great i'm
preston, yet Mlchaiah was so deeply
moved that he went to the scribe's
chamber where the princes were as
sembled and declared unto them
all the words which he had heard
Baruch read. The princes sent for
| Baruch to come and bring the roll
with them. Baruch came and read to
them with the result that ~ they
were aroused with fear ". 16). (2)
They inquired as to how he had writ
ten the words wv. II, 49,. To this he
replied that he had written in the
book the words which jeremiah had
dictated to him. (3) Their concern
for the safety of Jeremiah and
Baruch ". 19). They were instruct
ed TO hide themselves from mans
sight.
8. 10 the King wv. 20, Ply. The
princes regarded the words of the
Lord to be of such importance that
they should be read in the hearing OF
the king, for he was mainly involved
In the judgments pronounced. Upon
their report of the matter to the king
he had Jehudi bring the roll and read
1t to him In the presence of the
princes.
~. The King Destroying the Roll
wv. 22-26).
Instead of becoming penitent and
afraid he became enraged and cut the
roll leaf by leaf and threw 1t into the
fire until 1t was consumed. This he
did against the intercession of some
of the princes. When the roll was
destroyed he ordered Jeremiah and
Baruch arrested.
~. The Roll Rewritten wv. 1882.
The burnt roll was reproduced by
the command of the Lord, and many
like words were added unto them. We
should learn from this Incident
/. The Indestructibility Of God;
Word. Men may cut il to pieces anC
burn II. but the Word of God shall
stand forever. II comes TO light agair
with woes added to be visited upoI
its wOuld-be destrOyers.
2. The reason men attempt to de
stroy Gods Word. II is because of th'
authoritative rebuke of their sins. Tn,
Bible arraigns man for his pride ant
wickedness and asserts Gods sOver
eign power over man and his demant
for personal surrender unto Hin
and worship Of Him.
3. The Method of Attempted De
struction Of Gods Word. Ii was par
by part. "When Jehudi had rea,
three or four leaves he cut 1t with
penknife." The nationalist today cut
out the biblical conception Of God a
being whose essential nature de
mands punishment OF sin; therefor
he cuts out the Bible doctrine of ma
as created Of God in His likeness an
image. Instead Of that he make
: man a product Of evolution; therefor