- Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies, and
reading them, see ch. (Jer 36), and was threatened for it by the
king. Young beginners in religion are apt to be discouraged with
little difficulties, which they commonly meet with at first in
the service of God. These complaints and fears came from his
corruptions. Baruch had raised his expectations too high in this
world, and that made the distress and trouble he was in harder
to be borne. The frowns of the world would not disquiet us, if
we did not foolishly flatter ourselves with the hopes of its
smiles, and court and covet them. What a folly is it then to
seek great things for ourselves here, where every thing is
little, and nothing certain! The Lord knows the real cause of
our fretfulness and despondency better than we do, and we should
beg of him to examine our hearts, and to repress every wrong
desire in us.
n encouragement sent to Baruch.