The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-01
wicked reign Of Rehoboam, the woes oi
the Jews, and the 3H92
aH4 g5 Capture Of Jerusalem,

wicked reign OF Rehoboam, the woes
the Jews, and the 3n92a
la l,i Capture Of Jerusaleas,
by Shishack, King Of Egypt. 40t5
Seated on an elevated throne, formed
Of all the vessels Solomon had made fo
the temple, aglittering mass Of gold ant
silver iewelry, studded with precious
stones, Shishak passes with haught,
air; around him are the oflloert
Of his victorious army. From splen
dor to defeat, and therefrom once more
to success, We have now come to iHf.
Elisha's Miracle. fy Euns
Israel is once more warning against
the kingdom, Of Moab. In the midst ol
forest stands the prophet Elisha. by
his side. are the Kings Jehosaphat OF
Judah, Jehoram Of Isarel, and tho King
Of Edom, and the harpist who played
for Elisha when the hand of the Lord
came upon him. The army near by is
suffering from want Of water, which the
Lord has promised. The prophet is in
the act of informing the Kings whore to
dig to obtain the much needed beverage.
WIhYerSIOu " INC ArbWfb.
The Israclites forgetting again their
duties unto Jehovah, who had brought
them out Of Egypt from under the
tyranny Of Pharoah, began once more to
sacrifice to idols and images, and the
Lord in his wrath sends down against
them Shalmaneser, King Of Assyria,
who captures Samaria and carries Israel
into Assyria. The King is in q splendid
chariot, masterpiece OF the arts OF
Ninevah and Babylon; around him are
his officers and soldiers in the rich cos
tunes Of the Babylonian era. Behind
the victorious army the Jews follos.
old and young, men and women, march.
ing into captivity. ..,,. .4i
Prophecy of Isaiah.
Seated on throne, surrounded by
the officers Of his household, Hezekiah,
King OF Judah, next comes. Before
him the prophet Isaiah is reading from
a manuscript, predicting the captivity
OF Babylon, that shall be brought upon
the people by the imprudence Of Heze-
kiah, who showed his treasures to am-
bassadors from Berodach Baladan, King
OF Babylon. .".....s
4 Captivity of the Jews.
Isaiah's prophecy is soon verified.
Jerusalem, taken by storm, is sacked
and destroyed, its army cut to pieces
and its people dispersed. Nebuchad
nezzar, the King Of Babylon, is the con-
queror. Surrounded by his officers, in
splendid dress, he stands between two
broken columns. Amid the plumber of
the temple and palaces Of Jerusalem, in
the back ground are the Jewish captives,
headed by their King, securely chained
and his eyes put out. Following the
Jews into captivity at Babylon, the
prophet Daniel explains to the Assyrian
the handwriting on the wall,
Meme, Meae, TekeI, Uphnrsin. ''t
Seated around the banqueting table, in
the spacious hall Of his palace, amid
the splendors of boundless wealth, Bel
shazzar and his courtiers see the fatal
writing on the wall, and it strikes terror
into their hearts, and Daniels explaDa-
tion leaves them prey to utter dismay
i ut ldtdl IlOIuSut uI6WS neal, IVI
whilst Belshazzar is consuming his time
IN debauchery the victorious Medes are
already masters of the streets of Baby
lon, and ere many instants Belshazzar's
empire shall be no more.
Proclamation Of Cyrus.
Verifying the predictions of the pro-
phet Jeremiah, Cyrus, King OF Persia
md master OF Babylon, Stirred up by
,he Spirit Of the Lord, makes a procla-
nation. wherein he states: "The Lord
ioi Of Heaven hath given me all the
singdoms Of the earth: and he hath
'harged me to build him house at Je-
'llsalem, which is i'm Judah. Enthused
,y the Kings proclamation, the captive
hebrews, restored to liberty and home
lfter seventy years OF bondage, returned
o Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple All
he precious vases Of the Temple are
by the victorious Mede, who Is |
epresented on his throne, surrounded
~ his officers, whilst at his feet, amid
treasures, Methridates, his
reasurer, is numbering to Sheshbazzar
he vessels of the house of the Lord that
had brought forth out |
4 Judah. Five thousand four hun
lred vessels Of gold and silver did Shesh-
,azzar bring out of captivity from Baby
on to Jerusalem. .H5 Isl
Queen Esthcr's Banquet.
Amid the fair virgins. Ahasuerus
hooses a queen to replace Vashti. Es-
her, neice of Mordecai, finds favor in
he Kings eyes, and is chosen as q
ueen. The scene represents Queen |
,sther's banquet room. She has sum-
noned to feast Ahasuerus, her king,
nd Haman. his favorite. The banquet
Iall and furniture are OF the costliest
Having saved Mordecai
nd the Jews by her diplomacy, the
,ageant now passes to the final tableau,
he
Fall Of Jerusalem, II. 4t,'
nd the triumph OF the Romans over
Is downfall. Founded by the High |
'riest Melchisedek, who named it Sa
EN-, its history for centuries was an OBJ
cure one. even after the conquest OF the
land by the Hebrews up to the
eign of David, who fortifies Jerusalem,
nd Solomon who built tho temple and
mbollished the city. Passing through
ario,s fortunes. from prosperity to dis