The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-06-01
LESSON FOR JUNE 4
JEHolAkiM TRIES TO DESTROY
COOS WORD
LESSON TEXT-Jeremiah u.

JEHOtAkIM VHlES 10 OESTHOV
GODS WORD
LESSON TEXT-yeremiah D.
GOLDEN TENT-The Word OF our God
shall stand forever lisa eos
REFERENCE MATERiAL-fsa 8:s-ii.
PRiMARY rorIc-Tne Burning OF .
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jeholakim Burns the
Prophets Book
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC
"A Klng who Scorned Gods Word
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
How TO Meet the Forces antagonists
TO Gods Word.
!. The Book Being Written wv.
lI).
I. The Time Of ". ~. In the
fourth year II Jchoiakim, Jeremiah
had been exercising the prophetic min
is,ry some thirty years
.. Against Whom spoken ". -.
They were directed against Israel.
Judah and all the nations.
3. The Purpose Of ". -. The
grand object Of the Lord Ia sending
this message by the prophet was
Judah's repentance.
T. Method Of ". ~. Jeremiah die
tated the words Of the Lord 10 Ia
ruch the Scribe. who wrote them upon
q roll Of book.
~. The Book Being Read wv. 5-2D.
Jeremiah was unable TO speak the
message Of the Lord TO the people.
ns he was shut up" ". 81. shut
up" most likely means royal ban
against Jeremishs proclamation u
Gods Word to the people or against
his entering the temple.
|. To the People wv. 6lOD. The
occasion which brought the people
together was u day OF fasting ". 81,
because OF the. threatening Of the
Babyioninns. 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 suppllcation be-
fore the Lord and return every one
from his evil way.
2. To the Princes wv. HID. while
the reading OF the book unto the peo-
pie seemingly created no great i'm
precision, yet Michaiah was 80 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 u) they
were aroused with fear ". i8). t2)
They inquired ms to how he had writ
ten the words tvv. II. 49,. To this he
replied that he had written In the
book the words which Jeremiah had
dictated 10 him. (3) Their concern
for the safety 81 jeremiah and
Baruch ". l9). They were instruct.
ed to hide themselves from mans
sight.
g. To the King tvv. -. 2i). The
princes regarded the words OF the
Lord TO he 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 rend
Il 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 Il into the
fire until II was consumed This he
did against the intercession Of some
nf h.a nrtn o.
destroyed he ordered jeremiah and
Baruch arrested.
w. The Roll Rewritten wv. 27-32).
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
I. The Indestructlbllity OF Gods
Word. Men may cut II to pieces and
burn H. but the Word Of God shall
stand forever. II comes to light again
with woes added to be visited upon
Its would-be destroyers.
=. The reason men attempt TO de-
stroy Gods Word II il because of the
authoritative rebuke OF their sins. The
Bible arraigns man for his pride and
wickedness and asserts Gods soyer.
eign power over man and his demand
for personal surrender unto Him
and worship Of Him.
3. The Method OF Attempted De
struction Of Gods Word. II was part
by part. "When Jehudi had read
three or -four leaves he cut II with a
penknife." The nationalist today cuts
out the biblical conception Of God as
being whose essential nature de
mands punishment Of sin: therefore
he cuts out the Bible doctrine OF man
as created Of God In His likeness and
image. Instead q that he makes
man a product Of evolution tharafora