The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-09-07

REIARY: Jeremiah 80, PRINT
Jeremiah 36: 4-8, 22-26, 80.
MEMORY SELECTION =
Whatsoever we do, do it heart
lily, as to the Lord, and not
unto men. - (Colossians 1929
If all the acts we do and all
the words we say would be
done as before the Lord and
for Him and done as heartily
as if we were doing it for
Him, it would be a restraint
on one hand and conStraint
on the other hand. When we
consider that some day we
must give account to God for
all we do and say it will help
us to do right. He hears and
sees all we say and do. No
man lives to himself We be-
long to God and are account
able to Him. The Lord should
be acknowledged in all we do
and say.
BARUCH WRITES THE
LORDS WORDS TO JUDAH:
"Then Jeremiah called Ba-
ruch the son of Neriah; and
Baruch wrote from the mouth
of Jeremiah all the words of
the Lord, which he had spok-
en- unto him, upon a roll of a
book" We see here a de-
scription of how Baruch faith
fully engaged in the task of
writing Jeremiah's prophetical
words while he was prison
er.
"And Jeremiah commanded
Baruch, saying, | am shut up;
/ cannot go into the house OF
the Lord" Jeremiah was in
the hands of NebuchadneZZer,
king of Babylon. The king and
his Subordinates who had
scorned and criticized Jere-
miah for his warning of sew
enty years captivity, were now
beginning to fear that his
prophecy would soon come
true. Therefore go thou, and
read in the roll, which thou
hast written from my mouth,
the words of the Lord in the
ears of the people in the
Lords house upon the fasting
day: and also thou shalt read
them in the ears of all Judah
that come out of their cities"
In this way the prophet hoped
that his message would reach
large numbers of persons, for
he was not only anxious that
the king and princes hear
what God had to say, but all
the people, inasmuch as all the
people were involved in the
national sins which were de-
stroying the nation. at may
be they will present their sup
plication before the Lord, and
will turn every one from his
evil way: FOR GREAT is THE
ANGER AND THE fury that
the Lord hath pronounced
against this people" Now that
Jeremiah was in prison, his
best hope of getting Gods
word of warning to the people
was to have Baruch the scribe,
TO take the scroll which the
two of them had prepared, and
read it if opportunity present
ed itself.
"And Baruch the son OF
Neriab did according to all
that Jeremiah the prophet
commanded him, reading in
the book the words of the
Lord in the Lords house, We
see the demonstration Of
Baruchs> bravery again and
his unchanged attitude when
he did all that had been com
manded of him, standing firm
~ by Jeremiah in going about
as he had been directed.
JEHOIAKIM ORDERS THE
SCROLL DESTROYED:
Now the king sat in the
winter house in the ninth
month; and there was a fire
OH the hearth burning before
him" When the Scroll had
been read in the Lords house
before the people, the king
mined to destroy it. He sent
a member of the Court, Jehu-
eli by name to take the scroll
from the chamber of Elisha
ma and bring it TO the king.
IT was cold weather and a
fire had been made to keep
the king warm. "And it came
to pass, that when Jehudi had
read three or four leaves, he
cut it with penknife, and cast