Jeremiah 36

Jeremiah 36:1

God told Jeremiah to record all His words in a book; so Jeremiah dictated all of God’s words to Baruch who wrote them down for him. Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch to take the roll into the house of the Lord and read it in the hearing of all the people. When the princes heard what had taken place, they sent for Baruch and had him read the roll in their presence.

Jeremiah 36:19

That shows you what Jehoiakim thought of the Word of God: he took it and just flung it into the fire! He didn’t care for it. He didn’t accept it. He didn’t believe it. I am not impressed that the Bible is still the best seller of all books. Who is actually reading the Bible today? Ignoring the Bible is really no different from throwing it into the fire as Jehoiakim did. Here is a sad little jingle that someone sent to me that illustrates the condition in our country today: “Maw, I found an old, dusty thing high upon the shelf. Just look!” “Why, that’s a Bible. Tommy dear, be careful. That’s God’s Book.” “God’s Book?” the young one said, “Then, Maw, before we lose it We’d better send it back to God, ‘cause you know we never use it.”

Jeremiah 36:24

There was no fear or remorse because of what they had done. If you think God is going to stop here because Jehoiakim has destroyed His Word, you are wrong.

Jeremiah 36:28

God tells Jeremiah to write it all over again and to send a message to Jehoiakim:

Jeremiah 36:30

This is exactly what happened to Jehoiakim. He has no one to sit upon the throne of David today. The Lord Jesus who does have claim to that throne did not come in his line. Mary was born in the line of Nathan, another son of David, and it is through her that the Lord Jesus has blood title to the throne of David. No one in the line of Jehoiakim will ever sit on that throne.