The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-09
]. Jeremiah's Call (1:1-1O).

Before Jeremiah was born, God or
dained him a prophet.
2. His diffidence ". g..
This seems to have grown out of his
youth and ineXperience.
3. His hesitancy overcome wv.
Z. 81.
God graciously appeared unto him
and made clear that he should %
Go where sent. (2) Speak as COM
manded. 90 Be unafraid of their
faces. The servant of God is called
upon to face strong enemies. (4 Be
assured of the divine presence.
4. The divine message given ". 81.
Not merely the thoughts, but the
proper words to express the thoughts,
were put into the prophets mouth.
5. Nature of his ministry ". 10).
1t was to be wider than that of
prophesying. Six words are given
as descriptive thereof. The first four
are destructive in their implication
"root out" "pull down." destroy" and
throw down.; two constructive,
Dullu, anu pldill
II. Jeremiah's Grief COL, CT. 6:1O).
The unbelief of the people made
him feel that his efforts were fruit
less. Seeing so clearly the awful
doom which awaited his people and
nation, and their willful opposition,
he wept sorely.
III. Jeremah's Prophecy In the
Temple Court (26:1-24).
1. Jeremiah's solemn warning to
Judah wv. ID.
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 move
them to repentance ". 81. If they
would not repent, God would make the
temple as Shiloh (v.6). Just as Shiloh
was once the dwelling place of the
Lord and now fallen into decay and
abandoned, so would it be with the
temple.
2. jeremiah on trial wv. SID.
~ Cause of arrest ". 81. 1t was
for faithfully speaking all that the
Lord had commanded.
(2) The charge wv. 8, 81. Thou
shalt surely die. They charged him
with a capital crime. According to
this charge his guilt was twofold: a.
Pretending to speak for God. b.
Speaking against the temple and the
nj Nv 70 nhor
guilty of blasphemy and sacrilege.
The one who prophesied without Gods
command was to be punished by death
(Deut S:20). Blasphemy was also
punishable by death. Uev. 4:16).
90 The princes sit in judgment
wv. TO- ~. Matters of state were
not entirely in the hands of the priests
and elders, but were in part controlled
by members of the royal family.
8. Jeremiah's defense wv. 12-15).
Threats of death did not deter him
from preaching, but only made him re-
peat his message with clearness.
1) Reterates his divine commits
sion ". 12). He plainly told them
that he was Gods messenger and in
opposing him they were opposing God.
(2) His exhortation ". 13). He
urged them to amend their ways and
obey God and thus turn aside the
divine judgment.
(3) He gave himself up ". 14).
He did not resist the powers of gov
eminent Rom. 13:D.
az Warns of fatal consequences
". 15). He told them that God had
sent him and that If they killed him
they would be guilty of defying God.
4. jeremiah saved wv. 1924.
ID The judgment of the princes
". 16). They found him mot guilty."
(2) The speech Of the elders wv.
1929.
The elders pied for jeremiah and
adduced two cases in illustration: a.
Micah wv. IS, 19). Micah had proph-
esied against Jerusalem. but King
Hezekiah instead of putting him to
death, repented, and thus turned aside
the punishment which was impending.
b. Uriiah wv. 20-23). Urijah
prophesied against the city and the
land and thus incurred the wrath Of
Jehoiakim, who even brought him
back from Egypt and slew him.
g. Rescued by Ahikam ". PAY.
Ahikam must have been man of in.
f1uence, to be able to interfere.