CHAPTER 46

Joshua and Caleb – the Judges and Samuel    

(S46: 1-8)
"1 Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor of Moses among the prophets, who was great according to his name, 2 Very great for the saving the elect of God, to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them, that he might get the inheritance for Israel. 3 How great glory did he gain when he lifted up his hands, and stretched out swords against the cities? 4 Who before him hath so resisted? for the Lord himself brought the enemies. 5 Was not the sun stopped in his anger, and one day made as two? 6 He called upon the most high Sovereign when the enemies assaulted him on every side, and the great and holy God heard him by hailstones of exceeding great force. 7 He made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies, and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries. 8 That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one."

(1-8) Joshua of Sirach, here, moves to another stage, and starts with another great personality, "Joshua Of-Nun," who was the successor of the prophet Moses. The name Joshua is a Hebrew name meaning (Jehovah my salvation).  

Moreover, tells how he appointed to lead the people as stated in the Book of Deuteronomy "And Josue the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands upon him. And the children of Israel obeyed him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses." (Deuter34: 9).  

Moses, before his death has appointed him officially, then after the death of Moses, Joshua prepared the people to cross the Jordan and achieved a victory, and the heritage of the nations. For the reference to the lifting of his hand, here, is intended to initiate a war, not as Moses raised his hands as a mark of the cross. Also, in his time, the sun lasted all day and night until he triumphed over its enemies. And the incident of the stopping of the sun mentioned also in the Book of Joshua, and this is the Book, which is from the record of a secular man, who loves poetry and literature. In it, he recorded the important events of religious and temporal.  

Herodotus, the famous historian, said that the Egyptian priests informed him that the documents showing a longer day than usual, and that was the day. In addition, when the enemies tightened the grip on him from everywhere, he prayed for God, so God answered his prayer with cold grains, and that is a ball of ice, and he could  defeat the enemies. "10 And the Lord troubled them at the sight of Israel: and he slew them with a great slaughter in Gabaon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent to Beth-horon, and cut them off all the way to Azeca and Maceda. 11 And when they were fleeing from the children of Israel, and were in the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord cast down upon them great stones from heaven as far as Azeca: and many more were killed with the hailstones than were slain by the swords of the children of Israel.  

12 Then Josue spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the just? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down the space of one day. 14 There was not before nor after so long a day, the Lord obeying the voice of a man, and fighting for Israel." (Joshua10: 10-14).  

While the enemy is running away from Israel, in the slope of Horoonhouse, the Lord threw great cold stones from the sky. The dead from the stones was more than the death from the sword. That is for the nations to know, the capacity of Joshua in the fight, because he fights God’s war, and he obeys the Lord, and the Lord is capable of everything.

(S46: 9-12)
"9 And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring. 10 And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey. 11 And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance: 12 That all the children of Israel might see, that it is good to obey the holy God."

During the days of Moses, Joshua and Caleb have demonstrated their honesty. (Caleb is a Hebrew name, means a dog as it has known for his loyalty and honesty). When Joshua and Caleb spy the promised land of the date, "7 And said to all the multitude of the children of Israel: The land which we have gone round is very good: 8 If the Lord be favourable, he will bring us into it, and give us a land flowing with milk and honey. 9 Be not rebellious against the Lord: and fear ye not the people of this land, for we are able to eat them up as bread. All aid is gone from them: the Lord is with us, fear ye not." (Numbers14: 7-9).    

Therefore, the Lord allowed Joshua Of-Nun and Caleb of Yevnaa to enter the land, because the Lord trusted them. As for the rest of the people, they feared and did not listen to the words of God. Therefore, the Lord said, "My servant Caleb, who being full of another spirit hath followed me, I will bring into this land which he hath gone round. and his seed shall possess it." (Num14: 24).

 
The Lord gave Caleb a power helped him through his old age, so he managed to climb the mountain land and owned what given to him and his offspring. Caleb went to Joshua and said to him: "6 Then the children of Juda came to Josue in Galgal, and Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite spoke to him: Thou knowest what the Lord spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Cadesbarne. 7 I was forty Bears old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me m from Cadesbarne, to view the land, and I brought him word again as to me seemed true. 8 But my brethren, that had gone up with me, discouraged the heart of the people: and I nevertheless followed the Lord my God. 9 And Moses swore in that day, saying: The land which thy foot hath trodden upon shall be thy possession, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast followed the Lord my God. 10 The Lord therefore hath granted me life, as he promised until this present day. It is forty and five years since the Lord spoke this word to Moses, when Israel journeyed through the wilderness: this day I am eighty-five years old, 11 As strong as I was at that time when I was sent to view the land : the strength of that time continueth in me until this day, as well to fight as to march. 12 Give me therefore this mountain, which the Lord promised, in thy hearing also, wherein are the Enacims, and cities great and strong: if so be the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to destroy them, as he promised me. 13 And Josue blessed him, and gave him Hebron in possession. 14 And from that time Hebron belonged to Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite, until this present day: because he followed the Lord the God of Israel. 15 The name of Hebron before was called Cariath-Arbe: Adam the greatest among the Enacims was laid there: and the land rested from wars." (Joshua14: 6-15).  

He said that, so everyone must know that the human, who depends on the Lord and do not fear but the Lord, the Lord pleased with him, strengthens him, and fixes him.

(S46: 13-15)
"13 Then all the judges, every one by name, whose heart was not corrupted: who turned not away from the Lord, 14 That their memory might be blessed, and their bones spring up out of their place, 15 And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children."

There is the judge between Israel, one by one and all refused to worship the Western prayers, and did not stay away from the Lord, their God, so let us have their memory blessed. As if God is, the president and they are the compliers to his order. The trusted, attain the people with the message of God. Their names will be renewal of these famous judges and blessed over time.

(S46: 16-23)
"16 Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people. 17 By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet. 18 And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light: 19 And called upon the name of the Lord Almighty, in fighting against the enemies who beset him on every side, when he offered a lamb without blemish. 20 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard. 21 And he crushed the princes of the Tyrians, and all the lords of the Philistines: 22 And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he protested before the Lord, and his anointed: money, or any thing else, even to a shoe, he had not taken of any man, and no mall did accuse him. 23 And after this he slept, and he made known to the king, and shewed him the end of his life, and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation."

Samuel is Hebrew name meaning (God's name). He is the first prophets of the Hebrews after Moses and the other judges. He is the servant of the king shawel, the first King of the Children of Israel. And he is the servant of a prophet David. He used to serve the Lord, since he was a young boy and lived in the temple. He was 12 years of age when the word has spoken to him, and told him what would happen to the high priest. And Samuel grew older, and the Children of Israel knew that the Lord has trusted him to be a prophet, because the Lord announced that in Shiloh  "20 And all Israel from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord. 21 And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel.”  (1Sam3: 20-21).  

Samuel collected of people to admit their sins before God and fast before God, and satisfy him. When the Palestinians heard that, the Children of Israel have met, they have stepped up to fight them, then Samuel prayed God for the people, the Lord has thundered with great voice on the Palestinians and broke them in front of the children of Israel, and they did not return to the barrier of Israel during the life of Samuel, “3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. 4 And there went out a man baseborn from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath, of Geth, whose height was six cubits and a span: 5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a coat of mail with scales, and the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass: 6 And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a buckler of brass covered his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred sicles of iron: and his armourbearer went before him. 8 And standing he cried out to the bands of Israel, and said to them: Why are you come out prepared to fight? am not I a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose out a man of you, and let him come down and fight hand to hand. 9 If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, you shall be servants, and shall serve us. 10 And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: Give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand. 11 And Saul and all the Israelites hearing these words of the Philistine were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Juda before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men. 13 And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab the firstborn, and the second Abinadab, and the third Samma. 14 But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul.” (1Sam17: 3-14).

In addition, he in gathered the people before dying.  

“1 And Samuel said to all Israel: Behold I have hearkened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now the king goeth before you: but I am old and greyheaded: and my sons are with you: having then conversed with you from my youth unto this day, behold here I am. 3 Speak of me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken any man's ox, or ass: If I have wronged any man, if I have oppressed any man, if I have taken a bribe at any man's hand: and I will despise it this day, and will restore it to you. 4 And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man's hand. 5 And he said to them: The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found any thing in my hand. And they said: He is witness. 6 And Samuel said to the people: It is the Lord, who made Moses and Aaron, and brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now therefore stand up, that I may plead in judgment against you before the Lord, concerning all the kindness of the Lord, which he hath shewn to you, and to your fathers: 8 How Jacob went into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the Lord: and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and brought your fathers out of Egypt: and made them dwell in this place.  9 And they forgot the Lord their God, and he delivered them into the hands of Sisara, captain of the army of Hasor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 But afterwards they cried to the Lord, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Astaroth: but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the Lord sent Jerobaal, and Badan, and Jephte, and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies round about, and you dwelt securely. 12 But seeing that Naas king of the children of Ammon was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king. 13 Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king. 14 If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God. 15 But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers. 16 Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight. 17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you." (1Sam12: 1-17).

 
In the end, he told them the famous saying, "And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way." (1Sam12: 23). This verse, used by our father the Archpriest, Beeshawee Kamel, much time in his advises.
Even after his death, Joshua of Sirach, says that Samuel himself appeared in person in order to declare that the Kingdom will split and will be given to David. The appearance of Samuel, here, was not the making of any of the oracles or under the influence of magic or anything. (This is the opinion of Joshua of Sirach) because there is another view, but now it is not the time to be exposed, and this view is in the ecclesiastical college lectures of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of the Sibyl and the spirit of Samuel.

CHAPTER 47

 
Nathan, David, Solomon,              Rahbaam and Weerbaam    
 

(S47: 1-13)
"1 Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David. 2 And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel. 3 He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth. 4 Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people? 5 In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath: 6 For he called upou the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation. 7 So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory: 8 For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever. 9 In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory. 10 With his whole heart he praised the Lord, and loved God that made him: and he gave him power against his enemies: 11 And he set singers before the altar, and by their voices he made sweet melody. 12 And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. 13 The Lord took away his sine, and exalted his horn for ever: and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel."

Nathan Hebrew name means, "God has given," he is a prophet of the city of Judah lived in the days of kings David and Solomon. He was a consultant for them and a messenger to his warnings and advice of the Lord. He is the one who came to David and told him about building a house of God, who will be in the era of his son. Solomon told him: "And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son." (2Sam1: 17).  

He came to David and reprimanded him for inductive with a woman, wife of Orya Elheethy, and told him the story of two men in one city, one of them is rich and the other poor, and told David about his sin, and David confessed of his sin, compare, "1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many sheep and oxen. 3 But the poor man had nothing at all but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and which had grown up in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cup, and sleeping in his bosom: and it was unto him as a daughter. 4 And when a certain stranger was come to the rich man, he spared to take of his own sheep and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, who was come to him, but took the poor man's ewe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 5 And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death. 6 He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity. 7 And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul, 8 And gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee. 9 Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes I and give them to thy neighhour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and in the sight of the sun. 13 And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die. 14 Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die. 15 And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of." (2Sam12: 1-15).    

As the fat separates from the sacrifice of the peace, so David elected from among the Israel and the Lord has chosen him and sent Samuel wipe him with the fat. "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel rose up, and went to Ramatha.." (1Sam16: 13).  

David killed the lion, like the killing of goats, and killed the bear, such as the mutton lamb. And he defended the flock, and kept them away from the grabbing wolves. He killed the mighty Goliath, he is a young man and saved the Children of Israel from the enemy, when raised his hand and with the catapult stone and reduced the force of Goliath. Because he called, the supreme God, God gave him the force, to kill a man with great fighting, and raised the people position. And the Lord gave him the glory of the fight, he was praised with God blessing, because he crushed the enemies from everywhere and demolished the Palestinian resistance, and broke their strength to the present day.  

In all of his works, he used to praise the Lord and sacred God with the Psalms, sang with all his heart, and loved all what he made. And established a choir before the altar day and night to send their fresh melody. It made the elegance of the Christmas concerts and the Lord forgive his sins. (Sin with Batsheee, the wife of the of Orya Elheethy). The highest position forever and gave him a royal era and the throne of glory in Israel.

(S47: 14-25)
"14 After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies. 15 Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth! 16 And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth. 17 And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace. 18 The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations, 19 And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel. 20 Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead, 21 And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection. 22 Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled, 23 That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule. 24 But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy, nor abolish his own works, neither will he out up by the roots the offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the Lord. 25 Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same stock.”

After David, Solomon came. Solomon is the Hebrew name meaning "man of peace." The lord has granted him the gift of wisdom and the money, when he asked the wisdom from the Lord. The Lord gave him peaceful time, in order to build a house for the name of the Lord. And establish an internal temple. "1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio (the same is the second month), he began to build a house to the Lord." (1Kings6: 1).  

He was the wisest man in that time, and when the women came to him on the child sharing, his wisdom has emerged that spread its echo all over the globe. In his days, prosperity has increased and the economy boomed to the extent that it said that the gold and silver were such as the sea sand.    

Moreover, the Lord gave him the wisdom filled the globe, so he filled it with proverbs and songs (the Book of Songs of Songs), and wisdoms and interpretations, so that the kings came to him to hear his wisdom. Queen Sheba heard of him, so she came to test him with some issues, she came to Jerusalem with a great parade and talked with Solomon with all of what is in her heart, so Solomon told her of all her news, and it was not a hidden issue for him. When she saw his wisdom and the house that he built, and the food on the table, and the position of his slaves and servants and their clothes, she was amazed.  

See "1 And the queen of Saba, having; heard of the fame of Solomon by the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions. 2 And entering into Jerusalem with a great train, and riches, and camels that carried spices, and an immense quantity of gold, and precious stones, she came to king Solomon, and spoke to him all that she had in her heart. 3 And Solomon informed her of all the things she proposed to him: there was not any word the king was ignorant of, and which he could not answer her. 4 And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built, 5 And the meat of his table, and the apartments of his servants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts, which he offered in the house of the Lord: she had no longer any spirit in her, 6 And she said to the king: The report is true, which I heard in my own country, 7 Concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom. And I did not believe them that told me, till I came myself, and saw with my own eyes, and have found that the half hath not been told me: thy wisdom and thy works, exceed the fame which I heard. 8 Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, whom thou hast pleased, and who hath set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord hath loved Israel for ever, and hath appointed thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there was brought no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon. 11 (The navy also of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir great plenty of thyine trees, and precious stones. 12 And the king made of the thyine trees the rails of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and citterns and harps for singers: there were no such thyine trees as these brought, nor seen unto this day.) 13 And king Solomon gave the queen of Saba all that she desired, and asked of him: besides what he offered he himself of his royal bounty. And she returned, and went to her own country with her servants." (1Kings10: 1-13).

 
The greatness of Solomon indispensable wealth was amazing, and his time was the era of great economic success. Ships loaded with gold came to him with 420 gold weight (weight of gold worth ten thousand Egyptian pounds approximately). He had commercial fleets in the Sea of India and the Mediterranean bringing gold, silver, copper, ivory, ebony, bamboo, vehicles, horses, monkeys and peacocks, "For the king's navy, once in three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tharsis, and brought from thence gold, and silver, and elephants' teeth, and apes, and peacocks." (1Kings10: 22). He has about thousands servant, all of them eating with him on his table. Solomon made the silver like stones, and made the cedar wood, like the sycamore. The value of yearly income, for Solomon, is the equivalent of 10 million dollars. He had a big heart, he studied most of the science can be taught in that time, and he succeeded most of the famous scientists of his time. He studied the science of the plants, zoology and ornithology, and wrote books of wisdom and proverbs and poems ...  

See "29 And God gave to Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians, 31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about. 32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five. 33 And he treated about trees from the cedar that is in Libanus, unto the hyssop that cometh out of the wall: and he discoursed of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who heard of his wisdom." (1Kings4: 29-34).  

However, the last years of his ruling were very embarrassing, as it led him away from God. Polygamy had begun, he got married to many wives, and loved many estranged women, with the Pharaoh's daughters, he had 700 wives and three hundred servants, (1Kings11: 1-8). He gave his heart to the western gods, so that he has built structures for worship the idols to satisfy them. God then became angry with him, and threatened to tear the kingdom, and established adversaries for him (1Kings11: 9-25). It is God’s love for David, which kept him. God did not dismember his kingdom in his era, but he destroyed it after his death.

(S47: 26-31)
"26 And Solomon had an end with his fathers. 27 And he left behind him of his seed, the folly of the nation, 28 Even Roboam that had little wisdom, who turned away the people through his counsel: 29 And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin, and their sins were multiplied exceedingly. 30 They removed them far away from their land. 31 And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sine."

Rahbaam is a Hebrew name meaning "the enlarged mind". He is the son of Solomon from the good of Elnoueoomeyah  "31 And Roboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with them in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naama an Ammonitess: and Abiam his son reigned in his stead." (1King14: 31). Although, he was the son of a wise man, he was a slow thinker. When Solomon died about 931 BC., representatives of the twelve of the tribes met for making him a king, and asked him to relief them. As for him, unfortunately, he rejected the advice of the elders, and heard the advice of reckless youths, which raised the spirit of anger and the revolution of the people. And has divided the Kingdom and ten Tribes has left him, and nothing left with him except Judah and Benjamin, and was called the kingdom of Judah (1Kings 12)    

Weerbaam is a Hebrew name means "increases the people" He is the first king in the kingdom in the northern kingdom after the division of the Kingdom of Solomon in the days of Rahabam. He ruled of 22 years, and when he disobeyed the ten tribes, they appointed Weerbaam a king for them. He made Shikma the capital and he feared that people go to Jerusalem for the holidays, and renew their allegiance to the old House of David. Weerhaam raised two gold cows and ordered to be worshiped, unfortunately, he made all the people making the mistake and did not learn the wisdom of Solomon, The punishment has come after that.

CHAPTER 48

 
Eelia, Elisha, Hezekiah and Eshaia  

(S48: 1-12)
"1 And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch. 2 He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord. 3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down fire from heaven thrice. 4 Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee? 5 Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by the word of the Lord God. 6 Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed. 7 Who heardest judgment in Sina, and in Horeb the judgments of vengeance. 8 Who anointedst kings to penance, and madest prophets successors after thee. 9 Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot of fiery horses. 10 Who art registered in the judgments of times to appease the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. 11 Blessed are they that saw thee, and were honoured with thy friendship. 12 For we live only in our life, but after death our name shall not be such."

Elia is a Hebrew name meaning "God, Jehovah" and Elia is the fiery prophet, he was not afraid of any human. He usually wore a robe of hair and an area of the skin,  

"But they said: A hairy man with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said: It is Elias the Thesbite." (2 ml 1: 8). He spent much of his time in the wilderness. After Isabel directed her husband and the people of the Children of Israel to worship the livestock, Elia prayed for the Lord, so God prevented the rain on from the Children of Israel. The prophet retired to the river Crete, and the crows supported him. With the prayers of Elia, to his word, the sky shut down for three years and six months. After the river Crete has dried, he went to Sidon and the remained in a widow’s house. According to Elia promise to her, he did not empty her flour and oil for the duration of the drought. When the son of the widow died, Elia prayed, so the Lord returned the life to the boy. (1ml p. 17).  

The kings felt to disaster. Reference to the death of Okhozia, who sent and consulted Zoboob’s husband, hopping to cured. Elia, then, has condemned him and told him that the only way you will get down the bed, you have climbed, is when you are dead. "2 And Ochozias fell through the lattices of his upper chamber which he had in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, saying to them: Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my illness. 3 And an angel of the Lord spoke to Elias the Thesbite, saying: Arise, and go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them: Is there not a God in Israel, that ye go to consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron? 4 Wherefore thus saith the Lord: From the bed, on which thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down, but thou shalt surely die. And Elias went away. 5 And the messengers turned back to Ochozias. And he said to them: Why are you come back? 6 But they answered him: A man met us, and said to us: Go, and return to the king, that sent you, and you shall say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Is it because there was no God in Israel that thou sendest to Beelzebub the god of Accaron? Therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed, on which thou art gone up, but then shalt surely die." (2Kings1: 2-6).  

Then God sent Elia to appoint Yahoo Ben Nemsha a king of Israel. To erase the evil of the house of Akhaab and the worship of the livestock, and appoints Hezekiah king of Aram and appoints Elisha prophet as his successor (1 ml p. 19). God has sent down the fire on his hands three times. The first time, when he sent Okhozia an officer with fifty men to get Elia, so he prayed to God, the fire came down from the sky and consumed the officer and fifty men with him. The second time, it happened with another officer and another fifty men. And the third time, when Elia has prayed to God, the fire came down and consumed the sacrifice, the water and the land which surrounding the sacrifice and said his famous saying "And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word." (1Kings18: 21).  

At the end, Elia went to Jordan with Elisha and hit the Jordan with his robe, the water split and the two prophets walked on dry land. It then came the fiery horse coach and carried the fiery Elia to the sky, and he left his robe to Olisha. “1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elias into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elias and Eliseus were going from Galgal. 2 And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay thou here, because the Lord hath sent me as far as Bethel. And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come down to Bethel, 3 The sons of the prophets, that were at Bethel, came forth to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that this day the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he answered: I also know it: hold your peace. 4 And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay here because the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come to Jericho, 5 The sons of the prophets that were at Jericho, came to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that this day the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he said: I also know it: hold your peace. 6 And Elias said to him: Stay here, because the Lord hath sent me as far as the Jordan. And he said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee; and they two went on together, 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets followed them, and stood in sight at a distance: but they two stood by the Jordan. 8 And Elias took his mantle and folded it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and they both passed over on dry ground. 9 And when they were gone over, Elias said to Eliseus: Ask what thou wilt have me to do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Eliseus said: I beseech thee that in me may be thy double spirit. 10 And he answered: Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless if thou see me when I am taken from thee, thou shalt have what thou hast asked: but if thou see me not, thou shalt not have it. 11 And as they went on, walking and talking together, behold a fiery chariot, and fiery horses parted them both asunder: and Elias went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Eliseus saw him, and cried: My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the driver thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own garments, and rent them in two pieces. 13 And he took up the mantle of Elias, that fell from him: and going back, he stood upon the bank of the Jordan, 14 And he struck the waters with the mantle of Elias, that had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said: Where is now the God of Elias? And he struck the waters, and they were divided, hither and thither, and Eliseus passed over. 15 And the sons of the prophets at Jericho, who were over against him, seeing it said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, they worshipped him, falling to the ground, 16 And they said to him: Behold, there are with thy servants fifty strong men, that can go, and seek thy master, lest perhaps the spirit of the Lord hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley. And he said: Do not send. 17 But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days but found him not. 18 And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send?”  (2Kings2: 1-18).  

Reference made to Elia, in the Old Testament, in the Book of Malachi, which says that the Lord will send Elia the Prophet before the Lord’s great and imminent danger day. Then, the heart of father’s replies to their children, and the heart of the children reply to their parents, so as not to come and strike the earth curse. "5 Behold I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers: lest I come, and strike the earth with anathema." (Malachi4: 5-6).  

At the end of the talk about Elia, says Joshua of Sirach "Blessed are the one who helped you". For those who have followed your methods in the true, we also live in this life, and we can behave like him, and take what Elia took from the blessings. Because, "Elias was a man passible like unto us: and with prayer he prayed that it might not rain upon the earth, and it rained not for three years and six months." (James5: 17)

(S48: 13-15)
"13 Elias was indeed covered with the whirlwind, and his spirit was filled up in Eliseus: in his days he feared not the prince, and no man was more powerful than he. 14 No word could overcome him, and after death his body prophesied. 15 In his life he did great wonders, and is death he wrought miracles."

Elisha is a Hebrew name meaning, "God is salvation". He is the successor to Elia in the Prophet works. He was braved as his teacher. When Elia went to the suburbs of Jordan, Elisha asked him to have a share of the praise on him from his soul. After the fiery horse coach carried Elia to the sky, Elisha took the robe, and hit the Jordon, it broke up and split to two parts, then Elisha crossed to the west side.  See (2Kings2: 1-18). He has done many miracles in his life. He purified the water by adding salt to it, "19 And the men of the city said to Eliseus: Behold the situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord, seest: but the waters are very bad, and the ground barren. 20 And he said: Bring me a new vessel, and put salt into it. And when they had brought it, 21 He went out to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt into it, and said: Thus saith the Lord: I have healed these waters, and there shall be no more in them death or barrenness. 22 And the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Eliseus, which he spoke." (2Kings2: 19-22). He spoke with God's curse on the young people, who taunted him, "23 And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as he was going up, by the way, little boys came out of the city and mocked him, saying: Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And looking back, he saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord: and there came forth two bears out of the forest, and tore of them two and forty boys. 25 And from thence he went to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria." (2Kings2: 23-25). He predicted the success of the campaign over Moeaab (2Kings3: 11-27). Widow's oil, has increased on his hands (2Kings4: 1-7). With his prayers, the son of the Elshoonmyah woman, returned to life. (2Kings4: 8-37).  

He was a courageous and stood strong to stop Yahouraam the King of Israel and the king of Syria, and another king of Israel. Upon his death, they brought a dead body and placed it in the same tomb with Elisha. Life returned to that Dead body when touched by the bones of the Prophet Elisha (2Kings13: 20-21).

(S48: 16-18)
"16 For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth. 17 And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David. 18 Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sine."

God sent many prophets to the people and worked at miracles with them, did not abandon them, but workers sent to them, so they do not use any excuses for being away from them. Despite all that, they did not repent their sins, but they worshiped western gods, and abandoned the Lord. Therefore, the Lord sent them to exile, in order for them to repent. They left their Land, but small number remained in Jerusalem, and few in the house of David. Some of them repent and did what pleased the Lord, and some made more sins. This is what happens to us when we leave the Lord ... Our lives become a mess, and has no link, but the Lord does not leave his children at all. The Lord has engraved us in his palm, but unfortunately, we are the ones, who left him, and relay on ourselves in everything, and we try to solve our problems ourselves. We do not want anyone to be responsible for us. The Lord says rely on yourselves, what will you do? However, unfortunately, we are the losers; we get dirty from the world garbage then fall. But when we regret and go back to Him, we find him with an open arm and hug for us, and give us a ring and shoes, and slaughtered the fattening calf and says to us, that my son was dead, then he lived, and he was lost than was found.

(S48: 19-24)
"19 Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water. 20 In his days Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against them, and he stretched out his hand against Sion, and became proud through his power. 21 Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they were in pain as women in travail. 22 And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord God quickly heard their voice. 23 He was not mindful of their sins, neither did he deliver them up to their enemies, but he purified them by the hand of Isaias, the holy prophet. 24 He overthrew the army of the Assyrians, and the angel of the Lord destroyed them."

Hezekiah is a Hebrew name meaning, "God is strength." One of the most important work that he did, was the drilling of the lake and canal for the water, and established a basement, and the restoration of the structure, purifying  it and the re-organization of the spiritual service, and he celebrated the great Easter holyday, and invited the twelve tribes. (2Dhronicales29: 1-30).

 
He smashed statues and broke the copper snake, the one was mad by Moses, because it became the subject of pagan worship. During his days, Sennacheribhas risen, and sent up Rbashaki head of the army and told them to tell King Hezekiah Thus says the great king of Assyrians. What is that god you are talking about, and if you say to me, the Lord is our God, we agreed. Is it, him, who removed Hezekiah and his mountains and his massacres and even Rbashaki said to him, we will give you a thousand horses, but know how to ride it. He used to talk to them in an arrogant way, and said to the people; Hezekiah does not trick you, because he cannot save you. And Hezekiah does not deceive you and says the Lore saves us, they shut up and did not answer. Hezekiah tore his clothes and cover himself and enter the house of God, and the Lord sent Eshiah to him, which said to him, do not be afraid, and left the angels of the Lord and strike of the Army of Ashoor, 185,000, And in the morning, they were all dead bodies.

(S48: 25-28)
"25 For Ezechias did that which pleased God, and walked valiantly in the way of David his father, which Isaias, the great prophet, and faithful in the sight of God, had commanded him. 26 In his days the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king's life. 27 With a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion. 28 He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things before they came."

Eshaiah is a Hebrew name meaning, "Lord saves" Hezekiah has made what is satisfactory to the Lord; he destroyed the statues of fetishes, and walked the ways of his father David. Such ways, which were advised to him by the Prophet Isaiah, the sincere, in his vision, (Isaiah 6), when God sent him and the angel took the cup and touched it with his lips to purify it.  

During his days, Hezekiah predicted an increase of his age by 15 years, and there was a mark, that the sun moved back 10 degrees and Hezekiah recovered from the illness of death after that. (Isaiah38: 4-8).  

He predicted the Babylonian captivity and the return of captured (Isaiah39: 5-7). Isaiah said to Hezekiah, listen to the words of the Lord of the soldiers, come a day where everything in your home is carried and in your father’s safe this day to Babylon and his prophecy of the return "1 Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins." (Isaiah40: 1-2).  

The book called the Evangelical Prophet, so that it described as one of the most Books, where there are predictions on the birth of Jesus Christ and the crucifixion and resurrection and agonies.

CHAPTER 49

 
Yoshia, Zrpabl, Joshua, and Nehemiah    

(S49: 1-4)
"1 The memory of Josias is like the composition of a sweet smell made by the art of a perfumer: 2 His remembrance shall be sweet as honey in every mouth, and as music at a banquet of wine. 3 He was directed by God unto the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of wickedness. 4 And he directed his heart towards the Lord, and in the days of sinners, he strengthened godliness."

Yoshia is a Hebrew name means "Jehovah heals." This name is a prophecy that Yoshia will heal people from worshiping the fetishes, and this has happened, because since the twelfth year of his ruling, he resisted the worship of pagan unabated, not only in the Kingdom of Judah, but also the Kingdom of the North .. "1 Josias was eight years old when he began to reign: he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Idida, the daughter of Hadaia, of Besecath. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of David his father: he turned not aside to the right hand, or to the left." (2Kings22: 1-2).  

Moreover, when you hear the name Yoshia, is like if you smell the aromatic smells, which especially made by the aroma people hands. It is a sweet name in every mouth such as honey, and his name is refreshing, such as music in the wine gathering. He was the reason for the repentance of the people with the removal of the worshiping of fetishes, and the restoration of the structure. And he directed his heart to the Lord, and his ownership did not prevent him from the growth of spiritual life and his attachment to his Lord. Such as Onasimon, which she was the Queen, but her ownerships did not keep her away from the Lord even at the end of her life, she left everything to God. The wealth and the ownership do not prevent human from attached to the Lord, such as the children of the kings Domadeus and Maximus.

(S49: 5-12)
"5 Except David, and Ezechias, and Josias, all committed sin. 6 For the kings of Juda forsook the law of the most High, and despised the fear of God. 7 So they gave their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange nation. 8 They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias. 9 For they treated him evil, who was consecrated a prophet from his mother's womb, to overthrow, and pluck up, and destroy, and to build again, and renew. 10 It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims. 11 For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain, and of doing good to them that shewed right ways. 12 And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up out of their place: for they strengthened Jacob, and re- deemed themselves by strong faith."

(5-7) Joshua of Sirach, speaking here, of the prophets and kings who have left the law of the Lord and left their God, and relied on the strange gods and relied on an alliance with strange nations. Captivity was the punishment for their sins because they surrendered their power to others and their glory to a strange nation.    

(8-9) The enemies burned the holy city, and left the chosen city destroyed and deserted. When Jeremiah predicted that the city would surrender to the enemies, they jail him and put him in the pit to die. “So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days." (Jeremiah 37: 15). And compare, "Then they took Jeremias and cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the son of Amelech, which was in the entry of the prison: and they let down Jeremias by ropes into the dungeon, wherein there was no water, but mire. And Jeremias sunk into the mire." (Jeremiah 38: 6). The fact is the Lord had appointed him while he still in his mother's womb. Compare, "4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 5 Before I formed thee in the bowels of. thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations." (Jeremiah1: 4-5).  

So the Lord saved and protected him, because he was carrying messages from God to kings and presidents. It has carried the word of the Lord, and merged among others. The name Jeremiah means, "the Lord establishes" or "The Lord fixes". The name refers to his message as the prophet.    

(10-11) Ezekiel is a Hebrew name meaning, "God strengthens." It is one of the old prophets. He had known of his beautiful revelation. He saw the sky splitting. "4 And I saw, and behold a whirlwind came out of the north: and a great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness was about it: and out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it were the resemblance of amber: 5 And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them. 6 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings. 7 Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf's foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass. 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they bad faces, and wings on the four sides, 9 And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward. 10 And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four. 11 And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies." (Ezekiel 1: 4-11). He has seen the Caroubeem coach and its wings, and some of its faces fronting the others. The Lord has remembered his enemies and sent storm that destroyed them. As for the well-behaved ones, the Lord rewarded them good.    

(12) As for the twelve prophets, they are the young ones, who mentioned in the Jewish Bible after the three old Hebrew prophets. About the Books of the prophets, the Holy Bible was complete in the days of Joshua of Sirach, and he praises them in their graves and sends respect to them, because all of them predicted the end of the devastation and the end of captivity.

(S49: 13-14)
"13 How shall we magnify Zorobabel? for he was as a signet on the right hand; 14 In like manner Jesus the son of Josedec? who in their days built the house, and set up a holy temple to the Lord, prepared for everlasting glory."

Zrpabl, is a Okadi name, and means, "plant of Babel." The Jews returned from Babel to Judaism in the first group under his leadership, and Zrpable prated with Joshua of Sadaq and his brothers the priests in building the slaughterhouse to increase the holocausts and the organization of worship. "1 And now the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in their cities: and the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 And Josue the son of Josedec rose up, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Israel that they might offer holocausts upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses the mall of God. 3 And they set the altar of God upon its bases, while the people of the lands round about put them in fear, and they offered upon it a holocaust to the Lord morning and evening. 4 And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the holocaust every day orderly according to the commandment, the duty of the day in its day. 5 And afterwards the continual holocaust, both on the new moons, and on all the solemnities of the Lord, that were consecrated, and on all in which a freewill offering was made to the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer holocausts to the Lord: but the temple of God was not yet founded. 7 And they gave money to hewers of stones and to masons: and meat and drink, and oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppe, according to the orders which Cyrus king of the Persians had given them. 8 And in the second year of their coming to the temple of God in Jerusalem, the second month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and the rest of their brethren the priests, and the Levites, and all that were come from the captivity to Jerusalem began, and they appointed Levites from twenty years old and upward, to hasten forward the work of the Lord. 9 Then Josue and his sons and his brethren, Cedmihel, and his sons, and the children of Juda, as one man, stood to hasten them that did the work in the temple of God: the sons of Henadad, and their sons, and their brethren the Levites." (Ezra3: 1-9).  

He attributed to the return of the sacrament's ritual again, and to establish the sacred building again. The building has known with the name Zrpabl, construction completed in 55 BC. Remained standing in place until the year 20 BC. M. .. Compare "In that day, saith the Lord of hosts will take you my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel says the Lord, and make you as the last, for I have chosen you "says the Lord of hosts." (Haji2: 23). The Lord directed his talk to Zrpabl the faithful, who is the offspring of David, declaring that He was blessing him by the destruction of pagan resistance, and appointed him the servant to the Lord as chosen by him.

 
Joshua is Hebrew name means "salvation of Jehovah." He is the son of Ihossadaq, who was captive in Babylon, and returned with Zrpabl, and he used to appoint him to the building of the structure and the reform of religious matters.

(S49: 15)
"15 And let Nehemias be a long time remembered, who raised up for us our walls that were cast down, and set up the gates and the bars, who rebuilt our houses."

Nehemiahis a Hebrew name meaning "Jehovah's rouge." And Nehemiah, asked the king and endangering his life in order to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. The first thing he did after the return, he walked around the collapsed fences, and the people said, "Let us build the walls to not to be disgraced after." And invited them to work and make everyone to build part of the wall next to his home. He faced many of the problems from inside and outside, even they told him to flee, but they failed, and the workers were at work to carry weapons to respond to any enemy wants them to stop the work. The workers finished the restoration of the wall in the miraculous mythical figure of only 52 days. He left after that to bring about a spiritual revival in the people and the charter of recognition of the Lord, and pledged to heed his behest to achieve his commandments (Chapter Nehemiah 9, 10) and he ruled of the Jewish 12 years.

(S49: 16-19)
"16 No man was born upon earth like Henoch: for he also was taken up from the earth. 17 Nor as Joseph, who was a man born prince of his brethren, the support of his family, the ruler of his brethren, the stay of the people: 18 And his bones were visited, and after death they prophesied. 19 Seth and Sem obtained glory among men: and above every soul Adam in the beginning."

(16) Joshua of Sirach is here talking about Akhnokh again, who was walking with God and was not found because the Lord took him. The meaning of his name is "a dedicated or experienced". He is the seventh from Adam, and lived 365 years on Earth.    

(17-18) And also talked about Joseph, the greatest human being on earth until the time of famine, he was the only one responsible for the supplies for seven years of the lean years. He has full control on all the land of Egypt, Egypt was at that time, the greatest country on earth, because it owned the wheat and the whole world is hungry. And he was the leader of his brothers too, and he was the one, who predicted about his bones, and they will return and take his bones with them, "Then, putting the sons of Israel under oath, he continued, "When God thus takes care of you, you must bring my bones up with you from this place." Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. He was embalmed and laid to rest in a coffin in Egypt." (Tech50: 25-26).    

And indeed, his bones moved to the land of Canaan "By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the going out of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones." (Hebrews11: 22). His will carry out, and finally buried near Shakeem "And Moses took Joseph's bones with him: because he had adjured the children of Israel, saying: God shall visit you, carry out my bones from hence with you." (Exodus13: 19).    

(19) Sam is the father of the Semitism people. And Haam is the father of the African peoples. And Yafeth is the father of the European. As for Chatheeth, he represents the righteous side of humanity before the flood. Above All is Adam, the father of all creations, who directly created by God and blessed to speak with God and take the nomination blessing for all created animals.

CHAPTER 50

 
Simeon, the Great Priest  

(S50: 1-23)
"1 Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple. 2 By him also the height of the temple was founded, the double building and the high walls of the temple. 3 In his days the wells of water flowed out, and they were filled as the sea above measure. 4 He took care of his nation, and delivered it from destruction. 5 He prevailed to enlarge the city, and obtained glory in his conversation with the people: and enlarged the entrance of the house and the court. 6 He shone in his days as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full. 7 And as the sun when it shineth, so did he shine in the temple of God. 8 And as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds, and as the flower of roses in the days of the spring, and as the lilies that are on the brink of the water, and as the sweet smelling frankincense in the time of summer. 9 As a bright Are, and frankincense burning in the fire. 10 As a massy vessel of gold, adorned with every precious stone. 11 As an olive tree budding forth, and a cypress tree rearing itself on high, when he put on the robe of glory, and was clothed with the perfection of power. 12 When he went up to the holy altar, he honoured the vesture of holiness.  

13 And when he took the portions out of the hands of the priests, he himself stood by the altar. And about him was the ring of his brethren: and as the cedar planted in mount Libanus, 14 And as branches of palm trees, they stood round about him, and all the sons of Aaron in their glory. 15 And the oblation of the Lord was in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel: and finishing his service, on the altar, to honour the offering of the most high Ring, 16 He stretched forth his hand to make a libation, and offered of the blood of the grape. 17 He poured out at the foot of the altar a divine odour to the most high Prince. 18 Then the sons of Aaron shouted, they sounded with beaten trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before God. 19 Then all the people together made haste, and fell down to the earth upon their faces, to adore the Lord their God, and to pray to the Almighty God the most High. 20 And the singers lifted up their voices. and in the great house the sound of sweet melody was increased. 21 And the people in prayer besought the Lord the most High, until the worship of the Lord was perfected, and they had finished their office. 22 Then coming down, he lifted up his hands over all the congregation of the children of Israel, to give glory to God with his lips, and to glory in his name: 23 And he repeated his prayer, willing to shew the power of God."

(1) Simeon, is a Hebraic name meaning, "listener" It is intended here, Simeon the second, the son of Odnia the second, the priest from the descendants of the last Sadouk "And the king appointed Banaias the son of Joiada in his room over the army, and Sadoc the priest he put in the place of Abiathar." (1Kings2: 35). He died the year 195 BC.  He was concerned with the restoration of the house in his life, and renewing of the structure as well.  

(2-4) And he done the rehabilitation of the wall around the city and around it, laying the foundation of the high, double wall, and during his days, he dug a basin for the water as large as the sea, and he gave his people all the attention to avoid their destruction. And provided the city with impunity in order to stop any stranger from entering.  

(5-11) Joshua of Sirach, moved here to his paint of the day of Expiation, how glory; people surrounded him as he got out from the sanctum. He describes it as the characteristics of such a wonderful planet. The full moon, the sun or the glittering arc between the gorgeous clouds and of such beautiful flowers on the water or plants of Lebanon in summer days, or the incense and the gum on the hearth, or A fortune that is beaten and ornate with every blessing cameo, as a fruitful olive or tall cypress.  

All the qualities of a beautiful smell and spiritual qualities to the beautiful scenery of offering excellent deals with parts of a butchered animal. And he puts it on the altar wearing his magnificent priesthood robe and ascends to the holy altar, the sacred structure was more meaningful. His brothers the priests share the parts of the sacrifice, with their hands while standing on the hearth, was the altar of the priests around him, such as a wreath of flowers and cedar branches in Lebanon and the Palm Islands. All children of Aaron were in their glory, and the blessing of the Lord in their hands in front of each group of the Children of Israel. Then extend his the sacrifice before setting it on fire, where blood poured from the grapes on the altar before God the king of everyone.  

Then the priests chanting and blowing the trumpets to mark the start of the service, and all the people praying for their Lord. Lord God Almighty. They were reciting hymns in fresh, cheers voices, and great lyrics. The people prayed to the Lord Almighty, for continuing his help. Then come and raise his hands on all the Children of Israel and bless the Lord with his lips, and was proud of his name, because Festival of Atonement was the only time that the name of God is coming to the people, who are waiting for the blessing from God (Jehovah).  

However, in the ordinary days, the name of Odonai called rather than Jehovah, with the exception of the Festival of Atonement only, which the name Yahoo mentioned to attract the blessing from the Almighty. Everyone was repeated the prostrate to receive the blessings of God. Like us, we are now in the Good Friday at the time of prostrate 500 screaming prostates, Kyryalysson, Lord is more merciful, and Lord is merciful.

(S50: 24-26)
"24 And now pray ye to the God of all, who hath done great things in all the earth, who hath increased our days from our mother's womb, and hath done with us according to his mercy. 25 May he grant us joyfulness of heart, and that there be peace in our days in Israel for ever: 26 That Israel may believe that the mercy of God is with us, to deliver us in his days."

Joshua of Sirach here, in his beautiful sermon, calls upon all peoples to bless the Lord, who makes the greats people everywhere. He lifts the positions of our parents since the beginning. God, who treats us as great mercy of the Lord to give us peace of heart and the peace, which exceeds all the mind of today and over the coming days, and remains in the mercy and His promise to us, salvation in all the days of our lives.

(S50: 27-28)
"27 There are two nations which my soul abhorreth: and the third is no nation, which I hate: 28 They that sit on mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Sichem."

I detest two nations and the third did not deserve to claim to be a nation. These nations are the residents of the children of Adom, who are the descendants of Esau and Adom, who harassed lot of children of Israel, they are the ones, who gloated in them in the ruins of Jerusalem.  

The Palestinians, there were always problems between them and the Children of Israel since the days of Samson and the problems continued until the days of Saul and David were among them many brawls.

Samaritans: means, (residents of Shakeem). Some used to go in the Temple in Jerusalem to worship, or visit. When the Almessabbeyoun returned, Zrpabl asked to participate with them in building the structure, saying that we were praying for the Lord of Israel since the days of Osarhdon, but Zrpable refused. "And they came to Zorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said to them: Let us build with you, for we seek your God as ye do: behold we have sacrificed to him, since the days of Asor Haddan king of Assyria, who brought us hither." (Ezra 4: 2).  

The people of Samaria did not participate in the construction once again, but worked to fight the Jews, and joined the enemies of the Jews in the disruption of construction. Then they worked to block the construction of the fence. See (Nehemiah 4: 1-23).  

The hostility of the Samaritans to the Jews continued. When Ontyuhsprofaned the Temple in Jerusalem by providing a sow on the altar, the Samaritans announced that they are not belonging to the Jewish origin. Hostility has reached beyond the borders; See an interview with the Samaritan woman with Jesus Christ (Jn 4: 6-29).

(S50: 29-31)
"29 Jesus the son of Sirach, of Jerusalem, hath written in this book the doctrine of wisdom and instruction, who renewed wisdom from his heart. 30 Blessed is he that is conversant in these good things: and he that layeth them up in his heart, shall be wise always. 31 For if he do them, he shall be strong to do all things: because the light of God guideth his steps."
 
As for Joshua of Sirach, he is one of the Wise men. Here, he says, I am Joshua of Sirach the Orchillimi, which I wrote in this Book, words in ethics, knowledge and wisdom, from my heart. And encourages the preservation and working with it. Because whoever it preserves this wisdom in his heart and uses it will be wise. And the one, who works with it, nothing will be impossible for him, because the light of God illuminated his way.  

Indeed, whoever reads such Book, focuses on it, and works with it, he will find answers to many questions as possible that comes to mind. The book is saturated and full of divine wisdom. It covers many subjects. Including: The wisdom of raising children, talk about the wisdom and responsibility towards the parents, sympathy with the poor and the rich and the Pride, warnings from the work of evil, loyal friends, blessings of wisdom and the punishment of sinners, gifts of God to the people, the greatness of God and the weakness of humans, silence and speak, the warnings of sins, a variety of tips, the wisdom and peace among the people, the wife, the reward, a dispute and revenge, capital and non-greed, discipline the children, money and the lunch and wine, medicine and disease, the wise and the wisdom to seek, the misery of life, our money duties of us, death imperative, and many of the subjects, which show the wisdom of Joshua of Sirach and the divine revelation to him.