The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-09-08

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Comment and Suggestive Thou ~.
vi "He." The visionary being who
was conducting EzeKiel around rn
temple Unto the door," He haa
been examining the court Of the ten
pc. and now turned back 20 the door
of tho cl.fce Waters ISSUED
eastward" The waters issued froo
under the right eide OF the house
which faced eastward. flowed around
ihe south side Ok the brazen altar OF
sacrifice. which stood before the Hoy
Place. then onward toward the east
In reality a fountain upon the hill Of
jerusalem where the temple was built
sent forth a small stream which
flowed eastward BY this natura
rcam God typihed the spiritua
stream OF blessing and OF influence
about which lie wished to teach His
people.
v Gate northwari:" The cas-,
ern gate was close. C46.1). hence
may passed out OF the northern gate
around the outer wall. untii they came
~ ire outer side 81 The eastern gate
from which the waters flowed
v g THE lire The line with
vilrh he measured. Went forth east
ward." Followed the stream IS Il
flowed eastward "a thou and
sats" A culIt Is about IS inches
laaee lie distance vas nearly one
r ~ MILE
81 {. 3 ST the frt trial the water
f tn only ankle deem. next * Vas
h enough 10 reach bis knees. then
hips. anu at last heca ne a river
that one must swim II order 20 cross
cs.r The rapid increase ~ tt
without any streams flowing
afa e from either ie shows s. was
natural river llt symbolic
enfaiion OF tha truth that Goa
Es ever-incra sing blessings upon
into whose hear He 81 admit
dwell
" s. "son OF MAN.. A title BY
this prophet often desi=natas
hmse.f Hast thou seen Have YOU
rtood what you have thus Far
seon?
Z Very many trees" Where a
team OF water flows through a bar
r land vegetation quickly springs
along IFS course. Where the river
9. salvation flows there springs up, in
tle Individual heart. or in the com
unity or the nation, all that IS
beautiful ana frritfl' I've learn
marp 81 those trees in Y ~
" S Toward the cast country
To tie Jordan river Into the
desert The lower part Of the Jor-
3an valley ana the country surround
jig re Dead sea was very barrea
-sg.on known as the Arabah Into
seas" The Dead sea. whose va
t-t are so salt that no fish can live
ir tham "Shal BE healed" sAa.
stored 90 freshness like water Of
aa~.ng streams
"EyerythinE that iiveih which
tth All animal and vegetable
Mans physical life, as wcil a.
spiritual nature. IS invigorated by
Christianity "Tae rivers" Literally
thc .wc rivers. perhaps referring 4
the juncture with the Jordan
v TO- From En- gedi 20 En- eglaim
From the western to the no-therr
shore OF the Dead sea The meanini
probably Is that + hcrmen's boats an
no's will be seen on all sides Of III
sea- for wholesome. edible fish will b
abundant as they are in the gTea
sea'-the Mediterranean
y IL "Miry places. marshes. no
hoaiel" See Rev. Yer The rock
which surround the Dead sea hay
become reservoirs az salt. and in IN
vision they remain So. Any spot iha
fhe stream does not touch Will renal
IS Its former condition so when n
1rer 81 salvation slows through
church or com munity. individua
hearts that will not yield 70 God r.
main as hard and barren as ewes
v 10. The prophet now returns
sfeak again OF tie trees growing upo
he hank He says they are fruitful
nn hieht destroys their fruit. thrI
fruit Is wholesome and they boa
now fruit each month. They are eve
green and their leaves have medicine
properties: and ali this not becau:
q, any peculiar properties in then
selves. but because the waters whic
Cow from the temple feed their root
John pictures a very similar tire
which he styles 'the tree Of life
growing upon the banks OF the riyl
Of life (Rev. 22.1. p.
Practical Points.