The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-09
REBUILDING THE WALLS.
International sunday School Lesson
for November IL, 1SO0-Text, Nehe-
miah 4,7-IS-Mcmory VS.. 15-IN.

| Especially Arranged from Peloubet's Notes.
GOLDEN TEXT.-watch and pray
Matt. %: Al
READ Chapter 4.
TIME.-The summer and early autumn
| OF b. c. IA Nehemiah left Susa about the
| first of April. and It would require three or
| four months to make the journey ezra
| Z: g. Nehemiah therefore reached Jeru-
salem about July l. and the walls were fin
ished in September.
PLACE.-Jerusalem and vicinity.
EXPLANATORY.
Introductory: Nehemiah went up to
Jerusalem, starting about the first of
April, and reaching the city after three
or four months travel, some time in
July. Compare 2:l with Ezra 7:9.)
/. The Midnight Tour of Inspection.
-2:1l-lS. Three days after his arrival
Nehemiah went out alone with few
servants in the night to investigate the
truth of the reports that had reached
him. He had not told to anyone his pur-
pose in coming to Jerusalem. When he
had ridden around the city, and taken
in the situation, he summoned the lead
ers of the Jews, told them his plans, and
they all agreed heartily to enter upon
| the work.
II. The Building of the Wall.-Chap.
3. "The wall was parcelcd out among
Il working parties Uawlinson), some
Of whom were women, the daughters
Of the ruler of the half part OF Jcrusa-
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WORKERS, ana mus put stop 10 nhe
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ucca!eu' Inc Work WIS haru' anu
'he curriers' hau become worm lie
no'e''y Vi II ii"o Passeu' Inc h'gher
'he wall rose' .he harder IL was 10 carry
materials 10 'he Top. Inc more STONE
'hey useu, the more diiicui' II became
10 get sul'aple stone from the rupplsh.
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"hich u"eiI py 'helh: ny nahoaiia.
ana 'he o'her ad'ersarles. lhey saiu
unto us Ten times: hepea'euly' again
ana again. Inc! ei'ner gave lrieiuiF
ho,lce 10 Neheiiilah Oh 'ie proposed at
tacN' OF lrieu 10 Persuaue 'ieir leiio"s
from the surrounding towns 10 has'en
nome III order 10 escape 'he threatened
uahger.
| ~. iraylng, ana Natchlhs' ana
"orkihg'-\s. y 1918. ~ MADE
our prayer seta "a'ch against
'hem' opposite the places Where 'hey
were proposing an attack the lower
less iinished places. " ID. therefore
set III the lowest places pehlnd 'he
wall, ana on the hlSher places: Ihere
Is no and IN the Original. Nehemlaf'
means that IN the less eleVated places
where the wall was least strong py ma
ture, he mad MS men posted on con-
splcuous spots within the walls, Wnere