. The training of the Chosen people. me the work andpush it on with vigor, and the protest of the Samari-tans resulted in the discovery of the old edict of Cyrus,which convinced Darius that it was good policv to per-mit the Jews to build their temple, and to assist themsubstantial^ in their undertaking. Thus it came about that, by reason of the nobleresolution of the Hebrews, matched and assisted by of events in which the providence of God isclearly seen, the temple was completed (516 ),without Samaritan help, and in spite of Samaritan hos-tility, and unencumbered with any explici
. The training of the Chosen people. me the work andpush it on with vigor, and the protest of the Samari-tans resulted in the discovery of the old edict of Cyrus,which convinced Darius that it was good policv to per-mit the Jews to build their temple, and to assist themsubstantial^ in their undertaking. Thus it came about that, by reason of the nobleresolution of the Hebrews, matched and assisted by of events in which the providence of God isclearly seen, the temple was completed (516 ),without Samaritan help, and in spite of Samaritan hos-tility, and unencumbered with any explicit or iniP«citrecognition of any worship but tnat of Jehovah, Godof Israel. The experience of the Hebrews in building Chapter 46. Conscientious Dez/otion Rewarded 175 this temple is a striking illustration of the fact thatGod honors the efforts of those who honor Him. Theauthor of the sixteenth psalm gave this truth sublimespiritual expression: I have set Jehovah always before me:Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be Impression of a Seal of Darius. The trilingual inscription reads, I am Danus, the great king. 176 Old Testament History CHAPTER XLVII. HUMAN ABILITY CONSECRATED TO GOD. Neh. chs. 1-6; 12 : 31-43. It is a unique feature of the ancient Hebrew recordsthat they represent the nation as being delivered inthe crises of its history through the agency of somestrong personality, whose work and influence were de-cisive. Can any other people furnish such a portraitgallery of able, masterful men as the countenances thatlook out upon us from the pages of the Old Testament ?Sargents representation of the prophets only utilizes apart of the suggestions of Hebrew history. Among these men of force and character Nehemiahholds an honorable place. Several features of his ca-reer are outstanding. One is that he represents that considerable group ofHebrews scattered throughout Western Asia, whothough they rose to high place in the Babylonian andPersian empires, never los
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