The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-10
REBUILDING THE WALLS.
International sunday seh""i lesson
for November ~. i~.;'-Ie-i. NehT-
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lspeciai,y Arranged from Peloubs Is Notes,
GOLDEN TEAT.-watch AID pray :
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TIME The summer ara early autumn
OF ~ a. 90 Nehemiah itft susa about the
rrst ~ Aurii. and Il would require three 20
-FOUR months 10 make The journey lf-xra
:: D. Nehemiah therefore reached Jfru-
sairn about July /. and the walls were mn
isAed Ia Septic mber-
PLAcE--Jerusaiem ard vicinity.
EXPLANATORY.
Introductory: Nehemiah went up 10
Jerusalem. starting about the first of
April. and reaching the city after three
or four months travel. some time in
July. Compare 81 with Ezra 7;9)
|. The Midnight Tour of Inspection.
-e.ll-ls. Three days after his arrival
Nehemiah went out alone with few
ser~ants in the night 10 investigate the
ruth az the reports that had reached
him. lie had not told 10 any one his pur-
pose in coming TO Jerusalem. When be
had ridden around the city, and taken
ia the situaii On. he summoned the lead
err 81 the Jews. told them his plans and
they all agreed heartily 70 enter upon
the work.
H. The Building OF the Nah.-G hap.
;. ~The wall was parceled cut among
~ working parties" dRawlinsonl. some
OF whom were women. the daughters
Of the ruler OF the half part 81 .ierusa-
lem tv. ~. some mobiles. others priests.
Lcsiies. merchants. tie son az gold
smith and OF perfumer.
III Working Amid the Bit;ereSt Op-
position.-Ch hap. =. " LIZ. \ city was
Of little value in those days without
walls. Enemies on every side could rob
Dr. destroy the inhabitants, no treasure
was safe. III Jerusalem was 20 become
the power that IL once had been and
still wished 10 be. il must be defended.
v :. ''Sanballat." who appears 10 be
the governor of the city of Samaria.-
Adensv He was native of Heronaim.
beyond Jordan tNeh. 2:1Ol. and prob
ably a Moabite clief."-Kitto. TO
biah." \ chief OF the little trans-Jor-
danic tribe OF the "Ammonites." and
probably yizicr OF chief adviser to San
ballat "Arabians: The wandering
Arabs Of the desert. The Arab would
scent prey in the project Of a warlike
expedition" "AshOdOdiies: From
Ashdod. a Philistine city near the Medi-
terranean coast. Thus ''all the iiotsam
and jetsam Of humanity. the ragged
edges Of society swept up by the broom
81 the war god" were opposed 10 the re
building OF the walls. and were very
wroth." Y. :. And conspired all Of
them together Breathed in unison
As in singing. whispered secretly ito
come and 10 fight against Jerusalem"
They planned 10 take Nehemiah and the
city 10y surprise. capture and Stay the
workers. and thus put a stop 10 the
work. Y. 10. And Judah said" The
Jews from outside she city who lad
been in closer contact with the hsafher
element. and were trained. 'lh.
strength 81 the bearers Of burdens j.
lecaycd:" 'The work was hard. and
the carriers had become worn. The
novelty Of il had passed. The hirhc,
the wall rose. the harder IL was 10 carry
materials TO the top The more stone
( they used. the more difficult il became
! 10 get suitable stone from the rubbish"
Prof. Beecher. v. ~. THE Jews
which dwelt hy thcm:" BY Sanballat
and the other anniversaries. They said
unto us ten times" Repeatedly again
and again They either gave friendly
notice 80 Nehemiah 81 the proposed At
tack. or tried 10 persuade their fcilow-
4 from the surrounding towns 10 hasten
home in order TO escape the threatened
( danger.
\ ~ Praying. and Watching. and
+ Working .. 1918. Y. 2. Made
our prayer set watch against
them" opposite the places where they
were proposing an attack. he lower.
less finished places. Y. Is. Therefore
set | in the lowest places behind the
wall. and on the higher places" There
il no "and" in the original Nehemiah
means that in the less elevated places.
where the wall was least strong by ma
( ture. he had his men posted on con
spicuouS spots within the walls. wher,
they could be seen from a distance. and
so deferred the enemy from advancing
lie drew them after their families.
that each man might feel that he was
/ fighting for his brethren. sons. ETC.
Pulpit Com. Y. IA And / looked:
He saw the enemy coming. Rose ups
20 take command and give orders. And
said:" lie spoke a few words TO en-
courage his men. telling them 10 re
member whom they fought under
namely. the Lord: and what they had
a. fight FOR namely. their homes. ano
all they held dear Prof. Beecher. "
IL. ''IIalf Of my servants" His person
al rctaincrs. trained rnen. who had
guarded him on his journey. "fIaber-
geons:" Old English for coat OF mail
from halo" (neclsD and bergen" Ito
protect). The rulers" rather cap
fains. were behind" with the war
riors. and in the best position 70 direct
the work and lead the soldiers Y. ~.
"Thcy that bear burdens" The ear
r.,~s who could steady their load with
one hand and hold their weapon il the
other v II. The builders" required
both hands IN laying the wall. so that
they carried their swords by their side.
ready 20 bc graspcd AZ moments