2. In earlier chapters we have seen how the Hebrew leaders drew
lessons about God from shepherd life (Psalm 23), and from farm life
(Isaiah 5. 1-7). What lesson did a great prophet learn in regard to
God from the experiences of an artisan? (Jeremiah 18. 1-6.)

3. Why was it necessary to build a tower in a Canaanite vineyard, as
suggested in Isaiah 5. 2 and Mark 12. 1?


FOOTNOTES:

[3] Amos 5. 19.




CHAPTER IX

KEEPING HOUSE INSTEAD OF CAMPING OUT


Let us suppose that we have been invited to spend a day or two as
guests in the home of one of these Hebrew families who have just
settled in Canaan and begun to learn the new arts and customs of the
land. It is one of the poorer homes. We have slept through the night
on our mat spread on the dirt floor of the house, with our cloak over
us to keep us warm. Before daylight we are awakened by the older
people moving about in the dim light of the burning wick in the saucer
of oil. Soon everyone is awake. The mats are rolled up and piled in a
corner. In the early dawn one of the older girls takes a jar on her