The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-10-10
/. Jeremiah's Call (1:1-1o).

|. Jeremah's Call Q:1-10).
1. 1t was prenatal wv. 4, 81. Be-
fore Jeremiah was born God ordained
him prophet to the nations.
2 His diffidence ". g.. This seems
to have grown out Of his youth and
inexperience. ,
3. His hesltancy overcome wv. T.,
81. God graciously appeared to him
and made clear that he should go
where sent, speak as commanded, and
to be not afraid of the faces Of his
enemies. This was accompanied by
the assurance of the divine pres
ence. 1t matters little as to the
strength of the foe II the presence Of
God is with the messenger.
4. The divine message given " 81.
The very words were put into the
prophets mouth, not merely the
thoughts but the proper words to ex-
press the thoughts.
5. The nature of his ministry ".
10Y. 1t was to be wider than that Of
prophesying. Six words were given
as descriptive thereof. The first four
are destructive in their implication;
root out" pull down." destroy" and
Throw down." The last two are con-
structive; build" and plant" The
destructive precedes the constructive.
II. Jeremiah's Grief (9:1).
The unbelief of the people made him
feel that his efforts were fruitless.
Seeing so clearly the awful doom
which awaited this people, he wept
sorely. The true prophet Of God
takes to heart the seriousness of his
ministry and sorely grieves over the
wicked unbelief of the people.
III. Jeremiah's Prophecy in the
Temple Court (26:1-2N.
l. Jeremiah'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.
The object was to provoke them to re-
pentance. If they did not repent, God
would make the Temple as Shiloh.
Shiloh was once the dwelling place Of
God; now it had fallen into decay.
So will it be with the Temple. Jere-
mah was sent to speak the words
which his Lord had told him and not
TO diminish word.
2. jeremiah on trial wv. 9-1D.
a. Cause Of arrest. He was ar
rested for speaking all that the Lord
had commanded.
b. The charge wv. s. 81. They
charged him with a capital crime,
which involved pretending to speak for
God and speaking against the Temple
and the city. This would make him
to be guilty Of blasphemy and sacri-
lege, both of which were to be pun
ished by death (Deut. 1920; Lev.
24:16).
C. The princes sit In judgment wv.
10. 1D. We thus see that matters
of state were not entirely In the
hands of priests, but In part were
controlled by members of the royal
family.
8. Jeremiahs defense wv. 12-15).
Threats of death did not deter him
from preaching. but only inspired him
to repeat his message with clearness
and tenderness.
a. Reiterated the divine commits
sion.
b. He urged them to amend their
ways and to obey God and thus avert
the divine judgment ". 49,.
c. He gave himself up ". AZ. He
did not resist the powers Of govern
ment. Knowing that God had sent
him, he was content to trust God for
deliverance.
d. Warns of fatal consequences.
He frankly told them that God had
sent him and If they killed him they
would be guilty Of defying God.
4. Jeremiah saved wv. 1920.
a. The princes pronounce him not
guilty ". 16). They were convinced
that jeremiah was speaking the truth.
b. The elders plead for jeremiah
wv. 1928. They cited two cases;
Micah wv. Is. 19) and Urljah wv.
20-23). They argued that killing Gods
prophets did not turn aside his judg-
ment but intensified it. The only way
to avert the judgment is to turn from
their sins.
C. jeremiah rescued by Ahikam ".
24). He was a man of such influence
that he was able to interfere at such
a critical time.