Views: 3<\/p>
[Note: \u00a0<\/strong>This MS is available in \u00a0<\/strong>larger font on our Brief Articles 1<\/strong> \u00a0page.]<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0At the end of the 7th<\/sup> century BC, Jehoiakim was the king of Judah in the waning days of that nation. On one occasion, Jeremiah\u2019s inspired doom of the king and his nation was read to him, and he was not pleased. In bold arrogance, Jehoiakim casually took his penknife to God\u2019s Word, supposing he could thereby expunge the Divine judgment (Jer. 36:20\u201324).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Men never seem to learn from history or the mistakes of their predecessors. In the conceited mold of Jehoiakim, modern civil and religious leaders have figuratively taken their \u201cpenknives\u201d to God\u2019s Word. Some have cut away all of it, denying that the Bible is God\u2019s Word. Others have selectively excised portions of it they find distasteful, too challenging, too restrictive, or even unnecessary.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 Consider the following examples of the \u201cpen knife\u201d treatment of the Bible:<\/span><\/p>\n The instances are endless in which men, exalting themselves above God, have mutilated His Word by ignoring and\/or altering its message. Jehoiakim learned that He could not destroy the Divine Counsel with his puny little knife. All who follow his example will learn the same\u2014sooner or later.<\/span><\/p>\n [Note:<\/strong> I wrote this article for and it appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, August 17, 2012].<\/span><\/p>\n Attribution:<\/strong> From thescripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, owner and administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 3[Note: \u00a0This MS is available in \u00a0larger font on our Brief Articles 1 \u00a0page.] \u00a0At the end of the 7th century BC, Jehoiakim was the king of Judah in the waning days of that nation. On one occasion, Jeremiah\u2019s inspired doom of the king…<\/p>\n\n