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JEREMIAH 36

God’s Word written (1–4). Unlike any other book, the Bible is God’s Word, inspired by the Spirit of God (2 Tim. 3:13–17; 2 Pet. 1:19–21). Therefore, it can be trusted, and it must be obeyed.

God’s Word announced (5–10). God uses human instruments to declare His divine Word to men: “And how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Rom. 10:14).

God’s Word destroyed (11–26). The king should have been copying the Law for himself (Deut. 17:18–20) and heeding its message. Instead, he destroyed what Jeremiah had spoken and Baruch had written. You can try to destroy the Bible, but you will fail.

God’s Word preserved (27–32). The king and his family are gone and would be forgotten were it not for the Book he tried to destroy! God’s Word will endure: “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven” (Ps. 119:89); “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away” (Matt. 24:35).

“The deathless Book has survived three great dangers: the negligence of its friends; the false systems built upon it; the warfare of those who have hated it.”

Isaac Taylor

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