The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-03

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sh@ EXPLANATORY
Nehenlah and His Book--Nehe- I
IA e-e5mpassion Of Jehovah~l was
-. - os Haehalilh- ard probably was
N -hs tribe 81 Judah lie was cup
F,.,-pr 10 King Artaxsrxes AZ Susa. the
-.--aL The title -euPhearer" Is mis-
r.rf--r 10 ~ Ii really implied that
N-hernllh WAS u councillor statesman.
,,---rsr and savorire- Bat il was not
-.,r.-r.sl Office He was A man OF great
E.rv. wealth and influence The
NIX Of Nehemiah {. ~ garLed by maEy
~--rs a. fofnad I'd Ezra. - as 10 form
~. bosk. Indeed these two. with the
-- b.s5as Of the Chronicle are re-
--,fsI AZ ore book and probably BY
80 slrne author or compiler The main
49, sf this book was doubtless writ
an bv Nehemiah being IN the first per-
. but portions a-e evidently drawn
s-- the state archives. and part a
wr-rsu i'm the third person. a. If by
.- other historian
I'LL Fad News from Jerusalem--Ns-
IA vi. In the month Chisleu. the
r-n month. November December.
ua-r-r according 10 the moon In
~ -menrFerh YEAR Of Arraxerxes- At
v- -Ir-e OF the year the count begins
W. E.9 HOT know. but the twentieth year
5-r-s-ss autumn and spring (chap- = H.
-.-Ash1n=~ gSee Place W. -Ha-
u-L one Of NV brsrhreE." His Own
t--her Neh- ---l---AGeney- zane:
~ Jerusalem v 2 The remnant
-e escaped Jewsl that are eft Of the
r-ay~ T. e. the Jews IN the land
THEeA As guishefi from those
Babylon aud dispersed in other coun-
-- Are In great affection and re-
t,hs- The affection denotes The
e. r- xhr- within the walls; the re
r-.a-A.s the sc0rufuI attitude % enc
Without tcf- Psa- T9.s-9l- Cam
ne BIBLE The wall of Jerusalem
a broken down The walls had.
-a-Isss been partially rebuilt after
-- 1s--ruc-foz BY Nsbuchadnezzar n
So 1st wears before this time
III Nehemiah's Prayer for Help
" GIL
First The prayer grew ont Of deep
srn- of need and intense earnest
r.s- W -Wep-. and uourned.~ Over
-n. esEs affecting his country and his
rar- and over the sirs which had
E-r rh- ID upon them Certain days.
E.1-- four months elapsed between
3 hearing the news and his interview.
w-h 1-e king CNsh- III. 2-1-l And
s1z-aE-- n natural expression Of deep
--asE And prayed ~ the mourn
NJ 50 the praying lasted four months
second There was plea in the very
---ss applied 10 God v 3 20 Lorrs
Ishcvah- the seIf-e visiting God. the Go-
ssreefaIIv revealed 10 the Jews But
TeA1v1h WIS TIE God OF Heaven tbs
Invisible. spiritual God who dwelt IL
Heaven as GTstin guished from the vis
a btal ro.ls which were OF the earth
- great and terrible G0G- - gr-a
IL ~ inspire reverpntial awe in ever
shipper and unspeakable fear IL III
s-smfes- That keepeth covenant ans
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