Rising Up Early

EARLY RISING CONCERNING THE HOUR OF RISING, one writer has summed up the matter thus: The habit of early rising is all but universal in Israel. The climate makes this a necessity for the greater part of the year, the heat being so great that hard labor is oppressive a few hours after sunrise. At early dawn laborers go to their work and travelers start on their journeys. Many Bible passages indicate that the custom of early rising was practiced in those days. The Genesis account mentions an occasion when "Abraham rose up early in the morning" (Genesis 22:3). The Book of Exodus tells that "Moses rose up early in the morning" (Exodus 34:4). And Scripture says that on a certain day "Job... rose up early in the morning" (Job 1:5). Concerning the people who wished to hear CHRIST's teachings, Luke says, "And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him" (Luke 21:38). And Mark says of JESUS, "And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed" (Mark 1:35). Other such examples of early rising in Scripture times could be added. [Manners And Customs of Bible Lands]

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