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The Escape Over a Wall in a Basket. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. 2 Timothy 4:7-8. The Facts, Please!.
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The Escape Over a Wall in a Basket I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. 2 Timothy 4:7-8
The Facts, Please! • Walls – many cities in ancient times were surrounded by walls for protection from enemies and even from dangerous wild animals. A city without a wall was considered defenseless. Walls were thick, high structures. They were usually made of earth or clay bricks that were mixed with reeds and hardened in the sun. Archaeologists have discovered remains of huge walls. Nineveh’s wall was so wide that three chariots could ride on it side by side.
Nineveh http://www.atlastours.net/iraq/nineveh.html http://www.livius.org/ne-nn/nineveh/nineveh02.html
The Facts, Please! • The wall of Babylon was 87 feet wide – enough for six chariots riding side-by-side! Sometimes houses were built on top of a wall or into its sides, with windows of the houses looking out through the wall. The people who lived inside a wall felt safe and secure.
http://mullings.com/Iraq-01-05-04.htm Babylon http://www.zyworld.com/Assyrian/Babylon_Wrecked_by_U._S_War.htm
The Facts, Please! • Baskets – These were containers of various sizes, shapes, and constructions. Perhaps most often they were woven of fiber from leaves of palm or willow trees, from palm-tree twigs, or from rushes. Sometimes they were made of a mixture of clay and straw. http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/baskets7_details.htm http://www.directiques.com/InvDetail.asp?id=4180
The Facts, Please! • Baskets were used to hold bread or carry fruits. Stronger, larger baskets carried grains or clay for making bricks. Some were even large enough to hold a man! http://antiquesandarts.net/catalog/2143_zulu_coil_woven_lidded_basket_circa_1930_1.htm
Bible Story: Paul Over the Wall Acts 9:17-25; 2 Corinthians 11:26-33
Unscramble the Letters:What Dangers was Paul in? He was in danger in (STAWER), with (BBERRSO) , from his own (LEPPOE) and from the Gentiles, in the (TICIES), in the (TRESDE), and in the (ASE). He was (AWYER) and in (NIPA) from his labors and toils, he watched through nights when he had no (EPSEL). He was (GURNYH), (TRTYISH), and didn’t have enough (LSCOEHT) to keep him warm. NEXT PAGE
Answer: • He was in danger in (WATERS), with (ROBBERS) , from his own (PEOPLE) and from the Gentiles, in the (CITIES), in the (DESERT), and in the (SEA). He was (WEARY) and in (PAIN) from his labors and toils, he watched through nights when he had no (SLEEP). He was (HUNGRY), (THIRSTY), and didn’t have enough (CLOTHES) to keep him warm.