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Jeremiah 36:11-19 - Thoughts on Jeremiah's scroll - Day 220

Dear Friends,

I am writing this just prior to our trip to Wisconsin to see our son and his family.  I finished my "work for pay" career last week.  Now I am moving on to the "work for no pay" as we help take care of our grandsons.  I hope to keep up on the devotions and avoid falling further behind, but time will tell.

Blessngns,

Jeff

Observations:

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! 2 Timothy 2:8-9

I see Jeremiah and his scroll as an OT example of this NT statement.  Although Jeremiah was prohibited from the temple, God directed him to dictate everything God had said to him to his assistant Baruch.  He would then take it to the temple and read to the people.


You can see the response to the secretary and then the officials.  The officials know they have to report these words to the king and that he is not going to like it.  Points to faithful author, faithful recorder and faithful reading to the intended audience.  Each one is responsible for his role, not what the audience does with the message.


Many of the books of the Bible were written at a later time.  For example, Moses did not have first hand knowledge of events from Adam to his own birth.  But Jeremiah is written down in his lifetime.


The use of name of the secretary and the officials.  As Jonathan has pointed out in several sermons, this is a "footnote".  The audience would know that these men really existed and may even still be alive.  

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