The Word Endures
27 Now after the king had burned the scroll with the words that Baruch wrote at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 28 “Take another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned. 29 And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, You have burned this scroll, saying, “Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?” 30 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat by day and the frost by night. 31 And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity. I will bring upon them and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the people of Judah all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, but they would not hear.’”
32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
Jeremiah 36:27-32
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The Word Endures
King Jehoiakim thought he could silence God's Word by cutting up Jeremiah's scroll and throwing it into the fire. Yet the Lord simply commanded Jeremiah to write the words again. Human rulers may reject, mock, or oppose God's message, but His Word endures forever. The king's destruction of the scroll could not thwart the Lord's purposes. God preserved His Word and added further judgment against those who despised it. We often treat God's Word with similar contempt. We ignore its warnings, excuse our sins, and prefer our own wisdom. Yet the Lord does not abandon us. He continues to send His Word to call sinners to repentance and faith. That same enduring Word proclaims Christ crucified. Though wicked men nailed Jesus to the cross, they could not stop God's saving plan. Through Christ's death and resurrection, God speaks forgiveness, life, and salvation to all who trust in Him.
32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
Jeremiah 36:27-32
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The Word Endures
King Jehoiakim thought he could silence God's Word by cutting up Jeremiah's scroll and throwing it into the fire. Yet the Lord simply commanded Jeremiah to write the words again. Human rulers may reject, mock, or oppose God's message, but His Word endures forever. The king's destruction of the scroll could not thwart the Lord's purposes. God preserved His Word and added further judgment against those who despised it. We often treat God's Word with similar contempt. We ignore its warnings, excuse our sins, and prefer our own wisdom. Yet the Lord does not abandon us. He continues to send His Word to call sinners to repentance and faith. That same enduring Word proclaims Christ crucified. Though wicked men nailed Jesus to the cross, they could not stop God's saving plan. Through Christ's death and resurrection, God speaks forgiveness, life, and salvation to all who trust in Him.
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