The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-11-08
REBUILDING THE WALLS.
International sunday school Lessss
for November ~. IsOO-Test, Nehe-
mish si7-ts-Mcmory We. Is-i~.

Especially Arranged from Peloubets Notes
GOLDEN TEXT.-wstch and pray
| Matt 26. a.
READ Chapter
| T1ME.-The summer and early autumn
OF u. G.. go Nehemiah left susa about tn,
nrst OF April. and II would require three OF
four months to make the journey ezra
Z. %. Nehemiah therefore reached Jeru-
salem about July I. and the walls we're I'm
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 PSI with Ezra 7:9)
!. The Midnight Tour of Inspection.
-2:ll-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.
| III. The Building Of the Wall.-Chap.
,. The wall was parcclcd on, among
~ working parties" (Rawlinson), some
OF whom were women, the daughters
OF the ruler of the half part Of Jerusa-
! lem ". l2), some mobiles. others priests.
Le'ites, merchants, the son Of u gold
smith and Of perfumcr.
| III. Working Amid the Bittcrcst on
position Chap. I. ~. LIZ. \ city was
OF little value in those days without
walls. Enemies on every side col.Id rob
or destroy the Inhabitants. no treasure
was safe. II Jerusalem was 10 become
the power that it once had been and
still wished 10 be, il must be defended.
V. :. "SanbaIlat," who appears to be
the governor of the city of Samaria.
| Adcnc,. "lIe was native of lleronaim.
beyond Jordan (Nch. 2:IOD. and prob
| ably Noabite chief."-Kitto. TO
| biah: \ chief of the little trans-Jor-
DAME tribe of the "Ammonitcs." and
| probably Vizier or chief adviser TO San
baleii "Arabians:" The wandering
Arabs of the desert. "The Arab would
scent prey in the project of warlikc
expedition" "Ashododites:" From
| Ashdod, a Philistine city near the Mcdi-
terranean coast. Thus "all the fiotsam
and jetsam Of humanity. the ragged
edges of society swept up by the broom
OF the war god" were opposed to the re-
building of the walls. and were very
wroth. v :. And conspired all of
them together" Breathed in unison.
as in singing. whispered secretly TO
come and To fight against Jerusalem"
They planned To take Nehemiah and the
city by surprise. capture and slay the
workers, aud thus put stop to the
work. V. 10. And Judah said:" The
Jews from outside the city who had
been in closer contact with the h,athcn
element. and were trained THE
strength Of the bearers of burdens Is
decayed: The work was hard, and
the carriers had become worn. The
novelty of it had passed The higher
the wall rose. the harder il was to carry
materials 10 the top. The more stone
they used, The more difficult il became
to get suitable stone from the rubbish"
Prof. liccchcr. V. IL. The Jews
which dwelt by them" by Sanballat
and the other adversaries They said
unto us ten times" Repeatedly, again
and again. They either gave friendly
notice To Nehemiah of the proposed at
tack. or tried 10 persuade their fellows
from the surrounding towns TO hasten
home in order to escape the threatened
danger.
". Praying, and Watching. and
Working y, 1915. Y. o. Made
our prayer set watch against
them opposite the places where they
were proposing an attack. :hc lower.
less finished places. V. 10. "Therefore
set in the lowest places behind the
wall, and on the higher places" There
is 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, where
they could be seen from n distance, and
50 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. V. II. And | look eds" |
He saw the enemy coming. Rose up:"
Ia take command and give orders. And |
said" lie spoke u few words 10 en-
courage his men, telling them To re-
member whom they fought under
namely, the Lord; and what they had |
10 fight for namely, their homes. ana |
all they held dear.-Prof. Beechcr. V. |
l6. Half of my serNants:" His person
al retainers, trained ,nen, who had |
guarded him ON his journey. "IIaber-
geons:" Old English for coat of mail.
from halo" (neck) and bergen" ito
protecD. THE rulers" rather cap
tains, were behind" with the war
riors, and in the best position 10 direct
the work and lead the soldiers. VII.
They that bear burdens:" The car
riers who could steady their load with
one hand and hold their weapon in the
other. V. Is. THE builders" required
both hands in laying the wall. so that
they carried their swords by their side,
ready 10 be grasped at a moments
The work was completed in
the brief time of 50 days-on the 25th