The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-24
PRAYER OF
NEHEMIAH
ssaday School Lesson for Nov. rs. 1911
Specially Arranged for This Paper
LEssoN TEXT-Nehemiah 1.

TIME-Thirteen years after the Return
81 the Exiles under Ezra lour last les
.ow; Nvn m, , prayer 3D. ~ 80 Is .ru
salem the next spring II. c. ~.
( PLAcE--shushan or susn, one OF the
shree capitals OF the Persian Empire a,
Ans in so,,,hw,s, pnrsla the ancient
sity has NSeon eYcavated. and various in
scriptions and remains OF buildings have
Sc, zen, o ,s,s 70 ngnt ..r.,Y
nus Tor long.handed1' began to reign Il,
c. is5; reigned TIL Dec, II. 4gs. Athens
same under Perieles $40 Military trib-
JEwisH -Nessml,h. who
1ecame governor OF Judea Ezra tho
scribe had returned TO Babylon. Ma'aehi,
- 'ass propneV oh NC ~ i ressi'nen''
Ey-a'a homo waa In Rabvlon. Niche.
niahl IN shushan. $50 miles further
east. with fewer persons OF his own
nationality. and farther away from
news OF what was going on In Jerusa-
km. IL is this separation OF homes
that explnins why there was 80 little
working together OF these two men,
an both had been nj Jerusalem.
Nahomi,t ,va. ,yoi,,,,y ma dav mt.
.,de tho wallis NJ sbnsban 40 Toae.
phus tells us. when rsome strangers,
making for the civ. irayeI.worn as n
Aim diHcoursing In his own language,
tha Hebrew. Nothing touches the
heart IN n strange lnnd more than
ane's mother tongue. He went IN to
Them. therefore. and. Introducing him.
self. found they were from Judah. and
sne was his cwn brother. Hanani
Naturally Nehemiah asked ,hem
about the a,ate1 n, thirga IN. Jrdoa
Ha learned that Ezrn,s reforms IN RI
ht,on 10 MARRIAGES with tho beatben
made the surrounding nations very
bitter. The leaders ON both sides
we're many OF them allied by mar.
Rage. and for the Jews 10 repudiate
their foreign wives. ms II claiming TO
Be- so much better than their neigh.
kors. must have Infatuated them. II
struck the divorced women as n cruel
and insulting outrage. Driven back
10 their paternnl homes with their
Anrning wrongs. these moor women
have aroused the utmost indie.
IN among their people. Thus the
hmer had stirred ND n hornets
ny
Nehemiah WINS . ,r,a na,rto, u.
~aa a deenIv raliyJons man n man a,
nr.yar ma oonsaora,ian cos-,aar,,.
true to his conyictiona. He showed
remarkable wisdom and shrewiness
II any fault is recorded OF Nebe-
Hieh. IL IA one which he himaelf ra.
yeals. n fault that for n long time nre.
vented Alexander Whyte from loving
kim-"and. worst OF all. Thought
MIN n man who VIVA always we'll
pleased with himself"
MAY Muner 4, Mo au,oh,os-anbv
..vs ,hat nc .,o-v =, ran MIR
Hsves o,, bIs fanits "a I,ha ! n,c,nra
seac,en, In shadaws ana faiIs ~
Ar,ng nut mo br,sht noirts a, hi.
.harac,or .syya ~, - 49,, ~.
t.nl,s.tha, O. nrohah,v ,ha NO., e..
Aare.,ing mart n, hIm !" cor,a,nIv o,,er
,stv h.in,,I
char,as peaaa calls h,,,. .ra,,,t,,
,our,ier va, ,,,a natr,o,. chIId' =,
h.urv va, nat,sn, q, bsrdshIn. IN.
,ontiya hnlidar I,ooro,nn,,, aanara,
astute nolItlcian blrb.snlrited yantia'
nan. inspired orator. resolute reform.
or: born leader OF men vet humble he
Sore God"
The Ara, thing tho abso,,,o,v no..
,asarv thing for Nehemiah was N
Ana d,v,na hs,n Walden, ,,,Idanna ,or
Hlmsel, ana ,ha sourca ~ mower Owe,
no king,s mind For ME ha nraved
q tho only beIng who could answer
h,s nraver and be kent an nravInS for
sour ,non,hs viii. ,ha do,hlo answer
80 hsing nronarad--,n himself tbot
~ nv deen ,bon,ht and new rrbt
IA d,y,ra ,,sdor, r,,rht ha a,ted N
,aca,va ,ho answer ond IN ths l,ng
nst no roi.h, 10 i,r;;n.d 70 do Ms
ar, toward tho answer
Tha, a. ,h,oh Nahan,ah nravod
a. ,,ta tha f,rs, netitions IN M
fcrd,s nravar "Tbv kingdom come. y
~ No nrava, xyas no, sor moreIv n
ssr nsonla ana mo c,ty that were in
l.rgn, I'M, ,or ths t,nedon NJ God
~ ear,h Tha condition Of things NJ