The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-14


3. who is there among your" The
return was to be a volunteer move
ment, which in all respects was the
best for the purpose Of Cyrus and for
the new Jewish settlement. The God
OF Israel which is in Jerusa-
lem" AS the chief seat Of his wor-
ship.
4. "And whosoever remaineth," R.
w. SIS left" of the captiyes. survives.
Connect lin any place where he so
iourneth," without a comma, with "let
the men of his place" his heather
neighbors, help him with silver" etc.
give him funds for his journey, and
the freewill Offering in aid Of the
temple.
w. The Return.-Vs. 5-11. 5.
Then rose up the chief of the faith,
ers." The Return described in to-
days lesson was under ZerubbabeI
prince of the royal line Of David,
called the Tirshatha, or Pasha ezra
g. 6S), and under Joshua. the heredi-
tary high priest ezra 8: 81. These
were among the "chief of the fathers
and the priests"
g. "And all they that were about
them" Their heather neighbors and
friends, as in Egypt at the time of the
exodus. Precious things" Their
personal property must have amount
ed to considerable, for on their ar
rival at Jerusalem they contributed
s4O0, 900 in gold and silver for the re-
building Of the temple. They had 435
camels, 736 horses, and 6,065 beasts
of burden. These were to carry the
women and children the temple treas
ures, and the property of the return
ing exiles.
7. Cyrus the king brought forth
the vessels of the house Of the Lord"
"Nebuchadnezzar little thought that
he was unconsciously preserving the
sacred vessels Of Israel in safe and
inviolable stronghold, till the day
when Jehovah would bring about their
restoration to his people. Professor
Beecher.
8. by the hand of Mithredath"
(given by, or dedicated to Mithra, the
sun-god). He had these treasures in
his charge "Sheshbazzar" (fire-wor-
shiper). The Persian name Of zerub-
babel (born in Babylon).
H. "All the vessels were
five thousand and four hundred" This
is more than double the sum Of the
preceding numbers-2,4 ,499. 1t is prob
able that only the larger or more cost
ly vessels were numbered in detail,
and the 5, 400 includes a great num-
ber of smaller and less costly ones.
The numbers are given in Ezra 2:
64, 65 as about $4,000, Of whom A..
$50 were householdets, and 1887 we're
servants. Among them was com
pany Of singers Ezra 2: 65, 10Y. 1t
is possible that the figures refer to
heads of families. and the women and
children would greatly add to the
whole number
The Triumphal March Homeward
IF we may trust later traditions, the
setting out of the Captivity for Pal
estine was joyous in the extreme.
(Read Psa. 1861. Forth from the
gates of Babylon they rode, to the
sound of joyous music-a band Of
horsemen playing on flutes and tab
rets, accompanied by their own two
hundred minstrel slaves, and one hun
dred and twenty-eight singers of the
temple ezra 2: Al, 65), responding
to the Prophets voice, as they quilted
the shade of the gigantic walls and
found themselves in the open desert
beyond. Go We out of Babylon. Flee
from the Chaldeans, with voice Of
singing declare We, tell this, utter it
even to the end Of the earth; say ye,
The Eternal hath redeemed his eerv-
ant Jacob Elsa. 4S: 90 21. "The
burst of Joy was such as has no par
allel in the sacred volume; it is, in
deed. the Revival the Second Birth,
the Second Exodus of the nation
Stanley.
The Heart of the Lesson.
Since the captivity was the result
and the reformatory punishment OF
sin, of forsaking the true God and his
righteousness, with the purpose OF
saving the religious life Of the nation
from utter destruction, as the sur
geon cuts off a limb in order to save
the life--therefore, it was necessary
that the captivity should continue till
there was such turning away from
sin to love and obedience toward
, God, that there was reasonable hope
of the patients recovery through a
long convalescence.
This is a picture Of Gods discipline
I of his people. He does not love to at
} flict his children. He gives bitter med
icines in order to bring back health.
His afflictions are to purify the heart,
{ to ennoble the character. to break
the power of sin, to lead into a high
er and better life They must con
tinue till the lessons are learned mot
till the person is perfect, but till he is
convalescent. till his heart is turned
toward righteousness.
When the set time comes then
there is a joyous return, revival Of
neEs life, a revival Of loving study Of
, the Scriptures. a coming home to God,