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Br REV. P. B. FITZWATKR. D. D..
Teacher of Kngllsh Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute or Chicago.)
Copyright, 1 1 7. Wntrrn Nivvsjiftp" t nlon t
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 14.
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TWO I) A lit sHT I JUS IMll UT
RETURNING FROM CAPTIVITY.
LESSON TEXT Eira 1.
GOLDEN TEXT The Lord liath done
jrreat thlnirB for ua; whereof we are glad.
Psalms 126 A
Israel went Into captivity because of
Iter sins. The time of her disciplinary
lirocess was about to entl, as Its pur
iwse was now accomplished : namely,
the cure of Israel's Idolatry. Kvt r
since the Babylonian captivity the He
brew people have been worshipers of
i he one Ood. Monotheism hna stood
forth as a vital characteristic. The
main reason for the Jews' maintenance
of racial Identity in spite of their na
tional dislocation and the breaking up
of their social ties, is the unity of their
faith, nround the one God.
I. The Proclamation of Cyrus (vv.
14).
(1) The Time of (v. 1). The first
year of Cyrus ; that Is the first year
sifter bis conquest of Babylon.
(2) How It Was Brought About (v.
1). The Lord stirred up his spirit.
The Lord often uses very unlikely
agents in the accomplishment of his
purposes. There Is nothing too hard
for him. He can readily use a heathen
king to accomplish his purpose. He
-an find a way of approach to any
heart. Likely Daniel was the agent
ised to bring the matter to the king's
attention. Daniel was still the influ
ential prime minister of Babylon.
From his study of the prophecies of
Jeremiah (Jer. 25:12; Isa. 45:1; eom
pure Daniel 0:2), he knew that the
time was near for the return of the
people to their own land, so he likely
brought the matter to the attention of
fhe king and persuaded him to thus
tsfvor his people.
(3) Its Contents (vv. 2-4).
(a) A confession of the true Ood
(vv. 2. 3).
He acknowledges him to be the God
of heaven, the Most High, the Supreme
Ood, a God of goodness. He declared,
"He has given me all the kingdoms of
the earth," and that God had with au
thority laid upon him the charge of
building him u house at Jerusalem.
(b) A Generous Permission to Israel
(v. 3). All who desired to go up to
Jerusalem and build the Lord's house
were permitted to go. He even com
manded the blessing of the Lord to be
upon them.
(c) A Positive Co-Operntlon (v. 4).
None were obliged to go up, but a pos
itive obligation was laid upon those
who did not go up to render assistance
to those who did. They were to aid
In the building of the house of God by
giving money, beasts and goods. It
was more than a free-will offering, an
obligation In addition thereto. The ob
ligation was even wider than the peo
ple of Israel. The heather were asked
to render aid.
II. Response to the Proclamation of
Cyrus (vv. 5, 6).
(1) By Israel (v. 5). Strange to say
the decree of Cyrus was not met with
-t- -: i t enthusiasm. Only a smiili num
ber, chiefly from Judah and Benjamin,
returned (v. 5). For most of them It
meant giving up business interests, for
they had settled down to the regular
callings of life. Besides the sacri
fice of business Interests it involved
great risks us to the future. The en
lire company, including servants, was
about fifty thousand (2:04). Of this
company we note the following divi
sions; first, chiefs of the fathers of
Judah and Benjamin, that is magis
trates; second, priests and Levltes,
leaders in religion; third, skillful ar
tificers, head workmen.
(2) By Their Neighbors (v. 6). This
response was apparently more hearty
than that of the Jews themselves.
Their neighbors gave freely of gold, sil
ver, beasts and goods. God had not
my igiiiiiounij uiiotii u.r urari ui
Cyrus toward his people, but they
found peculiar favor from their neigh
bors, so that their wants were abund
antly supplied.
III. Restoration of the Sacred Ves
sels (vv. 7-11). These vessels had been
carried away to Babylon many years
before. Little did Nebuchadnezzar re
alize that he would put Into safe keep
ing the vessels which would be needed
at this time. They were carefully num
bered and turned over to the proper
officers. Except for their desecration
in Belshazzar's feast, they were none
the worst for having been carried away.
These were brought up to Jerusalem
Tom Babylon.
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This church was the scene of sev
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'Love's secret Is to be always doing
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