The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-31
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 3
NEHEMIAH REBUtLDS THE
WALLS OF JERUSALEM

us.Nch. APO
REFERENCE ArATERlAL1-Neh 2.o-ao.
Cor. 3:a-l7
PRIMARY TOplC-Iiow God helped Ne
hemah Build Il Wall.
JUNIOR TOplC-IIow a CIV Wall was
Rebuilt
iNTEltMEDlATFI AND SENIOR TOPIC
-l'raEinE Watching, Working
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Success Through Leadership and Co.
Operation.
Having secured Il leave of absence
from the Persian court. and crcdc1..
tails from the king, Nehemiah Jour
neycd to Jerusalem. After resting
three days without disclosing his pur-
pose 10 any one, he made q survey
OF the walls by night. Having thus OBJ
famed firSt-hand information he called
the representatives of the Jews to-
gclher and said, LET us build the
walls Of JcruSalem." He then made
known the hand OF providence in
bringing him to Jerusalem with the
authority to rebuild it's walls. He thus
showed great wisdom in finding out
for himself the real conditions and
what work would be required to re-
store the walls. The one who is q,lal-
iiied to lead in great undertaking
is the one who has mastered the stu
alton and is thus able to remove Oh
Jectlons ana show how the work can
be done.
A-Preparation for the Buiidina
(ch. 81.
The division of labor in this proieca
shows Nehemah's administrative nbil-
| ity. wise distribution of labor makes
| difficult tasks easy.
Note some outstanding features of
this great work.
L. stress Laid Upon Indifference
| (3:0 In. administrative tasks it Is
Just that unfaithfulncss should he
pointed out. Such action will be
warning to some and an encourage.
tcgrity Of the director.
= Help Rendered by the Women
3:l2). Perhaps Shallum had no sons
to Wd him. 1t is Il fine thing for
women to be able to take hold even
III building wall when there are no
men to do il. Gods word carefully
notes such extraordinary acts.
3. Stress Laid Upon Earncstness of
Some C':2O). If one knows that his
faithfulncSs will be recognized he will
earnestly pursue his tasSs.
i. Every One Built Ovnr Against
Ills Own House (3:10, %, 2S). Mans
chief concern is for his family No in.
centlre to cNcrtion is quite 50 strong
rs that which concerns his own fam.
| lily.
n ~ I'm G,,if flc. 1fS
| Certain Work (ch. 3:S, 81, 32). Wise
administration sometimes calls for
such alignment Of efforts. Men Of the
| same class and craft will usually work
better together
II. Hindrances Encountered (4:1Gx
1D.
]. Scotling Of Sanballot and Tobinh
H:1-G; cf. 2:10-20) The opposcrs of
E0d'S servants usually begin by hur-
ing at them shafts Of ridiculc. They
called the Jews but Il feeble folk and
asserted that the tread of a prowling
fox would break down their stone wall.
=. Conspiracy of Sudden Attack
(4:7-W. When the enemy saw that
the work was actually succeeding they
changed from ridiculc to an attempt
to throw the workmen into Il panic
and thus hinder the work. When the
enemy cannot succeed by scoffng then
he resorts to intimidation.
B. Conspiracy With the Jews a:
1929. They sought by means of the
Jews from the outsidc to discourage
their brethren by showing that the
task was hopeless and that at any
time they were subject TO n sub1nn
and secret attack
4. Greed and Oppression of the
Rulers (5:1-1O. The Jews Of that
day, like the prolitccrs in the recent
World war, took advantage Of tile
poor and oppressed them so that they
mortgagcd their land and sold their
daughters into slavery. Nehemiah
boldly rcbulicd them for their crimes
and ordered Il restoration to he made,
eXhcting an oath ,' them that they
would fulfil their promises.
D. Scheme to Take Nrhrmiah'S Life
W:1-1D. When Sanballat and Tohiah
failed in every other way they sought
by craft to get Nehemiah away that
they might kill him
III. The Wall Completed (G:l5.7 -.
SO encrgctically did they pursue
their tasks that in ffty-two days the
wall was completed. When the en-
emics heard that In spite of all their
schemes the work was actually com.
pletrd, they were cast down, for they
perceived that the work was of God.
Find the Rock Beneath.