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Lesson 8 · February 20, 1892

Jehoiakim's Wickedness.—Jer. 36:19-31

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(Memory Verses, 22, 23.)

Golden Text.—"To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts." .

  1. 1.Who was Jehoiakim and when and how did he come to the throne of Judah? See note.

Notes

Jehoiakim, or Eliakim, his name by birth, was the oldest son of Josiah, king of Judah, who died B. C. 610. The people made Josiah's second son king, which displeased the king of Egypt, under whose yoke they were. He deposed Jehoahaz, after a reign of only three months, and put Eliakim in his place, changing his name to Jehoiakim. This was probably in 609 B. C., the same year of Josiah's death. See .

  1. 2.What was his character? .
  2. 3.Who prophesied against his wickedness? and what did the king do unto him? .
  3. 4.What other prophet faithfully warned Jehoiakim against his coming doom, his overthrow by Nebuchadnezzar? Ans. Jeremiah. He exhorted him to turn from his iniquity, that the Lord might repent him of the evil. He warned Judah that because of their sins God would bring against them the king of Babylon, who would lay waste Jerusalem. Because of this the king sought to slay Jeremiah. See , and elsewhere.
  4. 5.Who saved Jeremiah from death? .
  5. 6.How was Jehoiakim's subjection to Babylon fulfilled? Ans. By the overthrow of Egypt, Judah's support. See ; .
  6. 7.What instruction did God give Jeremiah with reference to a repetition of these solemn warnings? .
  7. 8.For what purpose did the Lord thus warn Judah? .
  8. 9.To whom did Jeremiah dictate all these warnings? and what was done with them? .
  9. 10.How, and under what circumstances, were these warnings again brought before the people? .
  10. 11.Who carried the news of these warnings to the princes? .
  11. 12.State what occurred as the result. .
  12. 13.What did the princes then do? .
  13. 14.What did the king do when he heard of this book? .
  14. 15.As these solemn warnings of God were read, how was contempt of them shown by these rulers? .
  15. 16.Were the hearts of any of them softened or alarmed by these warnings? .
  16. 17.What showed the hardness of the king's heart? .
  17. 18.How was the wrath of man made to glorify God? .
  18. 19.What judgment was pronounced against Jehoiakim because of his rejection of the message of the Lord? ; .
  19. 20.What lesson should we learn from these warnings and judgments? .

Bible texts in this lesson

Hebrews 3:15 · 2 Kings 23:29-36 · 2 Kings 23:37 · Jeremiah 26:20-23 · Jeremiah 22:13-19 · Jeremiah 26:1-15 · Jeremiah 26:24 · Jeremiah 46:2 · Jeremiah 46:13 · 2 Kings 24:1 · Jeremiah 36:1 · Jeremiah 36:2 · Jeremiah 36:3 · Jeremiah 36:4-8 · Jeremiah 36:9 · Jeremiah 36:10 · Jeremiah 36:11-13 · Jeremiah 36:14-19 · Jeremiah 36:20 · Jeremiah 36:21 · Jeremiah 36:22 · Jeremiah 36:23 · Jeremiah 36:24 · Jeremiah 36:25 · Jeremiah 36:26 · Jeremiah 36:28 · Jeremiah 36:32 · Jeremiah 36:29-31 · Jeremiah 22:17-19

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