| Show HOUSE IN 11 ax AN english traveler and explorer mr flinders petrie has made some inter te resting discoveries la in egypt the london standard reports that in opening the mound in the northeastern corner ot of the mr petrie has found the ruins of a palace described both in biblical BiD lical and greek history it is what jeremiah called phar achs house in and greek eek writers the sise Da darance pance J irwan wad said to have been built by asam me alchas chus 1 about the year OW B C in the neighborhood of which he settled the greek soldiers whom he had bad hired and who helped to gain for bun his bis throne it was occupied by pharoah aroah Hop lirah when those jew wao tied fled to egypt in B C were sheltered and defended from chad nezzar by the hg egyptian king in jeremiad Jere miau vulan S MI and 43 the incidents are relate to this matter the leaders af the peonie who were lef left t in Jeru jerusalem salim would nul hearken to the word ot of the lord through the prophet this was to tue effect that they should yield to ezar the king of babylon and not go into egypt jeremiah was persecuted and thrust into prison because of his warnings to tuela tn cm abdat and at length ip id defiance ot of his word ord they went over into egypt and rc ook ok t the he prophet with them thein then came the hordof word of the loid unto jeremiah in saying take great stones in thine hand band and nide aide them in the clay in the brick kiln which to is at the entry of pharaohs Phara house in tah tab panties aches in the bight of the men of yudah and fay day unto them rhu I baith the lord of hosts the god of israel behold I 1 will send and take the king ot of babylon my servant and will set his throne upon these stones atones that I 1 have hid and he shall spread his bis royal pavilion over them this was all fulfilled tul tilled with the rest of 0 Jeremia jeremiahh hs prophecy palace and castle at were destroyed by the monarch the rho pavement where these stones were placed and where spread his bis royal pavillion papillion pa has baft been uncovered an area of continuous brickwork resting on sand about by 60 feet fac facing till the entrance to the east corner by mr petrie and the modern tel is identified as the be of the book of jeremiah and also the stronghold which chus I 1 erected on the lusian Pe branch of the nile many egyptian relies relics have been beeh found beia beneath eath the debris of the ruins this is very liate interesting resting to tha student of the bible and helps to authenticate the history recorded la in that sacred volume living feet may now walk upon the very got where jere miah stood and prop prophesied hested the developments and discoveries of the latter d days ay corroborate toe the jewish record I 1 and show the fulfillment of many of the sayings of the prophets and help to strengthen the faith of those who believe that not one jot lot or leof inspired predictions win will pass away without a literal verification |
