Jeremiah 36 • Written. Read. Burned. Written again.
The Roll and the Fire Lab
Mark why the Lord had His words written, tag what scripture does, follow the roll to the king’s fire, and shape what you would say.
Begin with Jeremiah 36:3. Before anyone hears the roll, the Lord says what it is for.
Mark the verse
Why did the Lord have it written?
Read Jeremiah 36:1–3. The Lord tells Jeremiah to write His words on a roll, and then says why. Here is verse 3 in four phrases. Mark the two that show what the Lord wanted for the people of Judah.
Tap a phrase to mark it, and tap it again to unmark it. Mark the two that say what the Lord wanted.
Tag the passage
What else does scripture do?
The lesson gives three more passages about the purpose of scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16, Alma 37:8 and Helaman 15:7. Read them, then decide which passage each phrase comes from.
Which passage says the scriptures lead “to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart”?
Which passage says scripture “is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness”?
Which passage says the records “enlarged the memory of this people, yea, and convinced many of the error of their ways”?
Which passage says the records “brought them to the knowledge of their God unto the salvation of their souls”?
First complete activity 1, then tag each passage.
Follow the roll
What did each person do with the words?
The first roll was burned. Each right answer writes a line on the new one.
Baruch wrote the Lord’s words from Jeremiah’s mouth and read them at the temple. Read Jeremiah 36:14–16, 20–25, 27–28, 32 and choose the words the chapter uses for each person.
When the princes heard Baruch read the roll, they …
When Jehudi had read three or four leaves to King Jehoiakim, the king …
Elnathan, Delaiah and Gemariah …
After the king had burned the roll, the Lord said to Jeremiah …
First complete activity 2, then follow the roll.
Take it to the journal
What would you say to the king?
Lesson 135 asks you to imagine being one of the princes in Jeremiah 36:25 and to help the king understand how the scriptures could bless his life. Choose one from each row to shape a page for your own journal.
A truth about scripture I would share:
I am writing to:
Complete activities 1 to 3, then choose one option from each row.
