The Burning Scroll

Evil men have tried to destroy the Word of God since God inspired prophets and apostles to write it down, yet the strategies of these enemies seem to be powerless against the Bible’s eternal words. Voltaire predicted that within a hundred years of his death Christianity would be swept from existence, yet two centuries have come and gone, and today Voltaire’s writings are obscure, while almost every home has a Bible. As Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). In this lesson, Jehoiakim king of Judah attempts to destroy God’s Word with fire, but in the end, his opposition is revealed as a vain, weak gesture against Almighty God.