DAIL TEXT, Today's Sunday June 20, 2021, Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have said against Israel and Judah (Jer. 36: 2).

DAIL TEXT, Today's Sunday, June 20, 2021

Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2021

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah (Jer. 36: 2).

When it came time to reveal the contents of the scroll, Jeremiah entrusted this task to his friend Baruch (Jer. 36: 5, 6). This was brave and fulfilled the dangerous mission.

Can we imagine how proud Jeremiah must have been when his friend went to the temple courtyard and read the scroll before the people? (Jer. 36: 8-10). When the princes of Judah learned what Baruch had done, they ordered him to read the scroll to them (Jer. 36:14, 15). So they decided to tell King Jehoiakim what Jeremiah had said.

When the king heard what Jeremiah had written, he was so enraged that he burned the scroll and had the prophet and his secretary arrested. But Jeremiah took another scroll, gave it to Baruch, and dictated Jehovah's message to him. So Baruch wrote "all the words of the scroll that King Jehoiakim of Judah had burned in fire" (Jer. 36: 26-28, 32). w19.11 3, 4 pars. 4-6

What could have caused Jeremiah to isolate himself? b) What did Jeremiah entrust to his secretary, and what was the result?

For at least 40 years, Jeremiah lived surrounded by disloyal people, including his neighbors and perhaps some relatives from his hometown of Anathoth (Jer. 11:21; 12: 6). 

But it was not isolated. In fact, he confided to his loyal secretary, Baruch, his feelings, which have been recorded and have come down to us (Jer. 8:21; 9: 1; 20: 14-18; 45: 1).

Surely the moments they spent together while Baruch wrote down everything that had happened to Jeremías made them feel great affection and respect for each other. 

(Jer. 20: 1, 2; 26: 7-11).

What did Jehovah tell Jeremiah to do, and why did this mission strengthen the friendship between Jeremiah and Baruch?

Jeremiah had boldly warned the Israelites of what would happen to Jerusalem (Jer. 25: 3). In a further attempt to motivate the people to repent, Jehovah told Jeremiah to write his warnings on a scroll (Jer. 36: 1-4). He and Baruch collaborated shoulder to shoulder probably for several months to carry out this task that God had entrusted to them. No doubt they had conversations during that time that strengthened their faith.

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