Reading for August 31st

 Read Jeremiah 20-32. In verses 20-26: In a dramatic scene, the scroll is read to the king, who cuts it up and burns it as it is being read. The kings action is a symbolic attempt to destroy the uncontrollable power of the word by making it disappear. In verses 27-32: But the prophetic word cannot be erased; Jeremiah dictates another version and adds more words to it. Jehoiakim, therefore, is responsible for the fall of the nation, for he would not listen. Comments or Questions..