The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-07-20
THE TABERNACLE BUILT.
LESSON w, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 90.

NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 90.
The Text of the Lesson Is to Be Found
in lx. XIV, 2O-29-Golden Text, II
Stearns.
CONDENSED from Lesson Helper Quarterly, by
permission of H. S. Hoffman, Philadelphia, pub
lisher.l
Moses had returned from his seventh visit
to God in the mount; for the second time
had he spent forty days and nights there,
and did neither eat bread nor drink water,
and when he came down from the mount
the skin Of his face shone, but he wist it not
(xxMv, 2S-SO).
v. 20. Cali the congregation departed"
Moses had received command to take from
oil the willing hearted among the children of
Israel an Offering unto the Lord of the ma
terials named in verses s to 10, that with
them he might build sanctuary in which
God might dwell among them txxv,
3. full account Of this tabernacle, with
all its vessels and the garments of the
priests, is found in chapters XIV to Xxx, and
repeated in chapters xxxv to xxx The
building and its significance will coms be-
willing hearted people and their offerings.
81. "And they came, = y and they
brought the Lords Offering" They did not
forget to return, they did not object to that
sort of preaching, neither did they seem to
consider 1t a grievous thing to be thus called
upon to contribute toward this building; it
was "en offering unto the Lord" Tvs. 5, 81,
22, "a, 2g, and they brought it willingly
Tvs. s, 81, 90, 29), because their hearts were
stirred up Tvs. 81, 26), and they brought in
such abundance that there was soon suifi-
cient for all the work, and too much, so that
the people had to be restrained from bring
ing tN0vi, 40. There was no enter
tainment or fair or sacred concert by which
to raise the money or bring in the material;
it was all a willing offering unto the Lord.
% "And they came, both men aud women" !"
Thank God for the women, willing hearted,
wise hearted, and with hearts stirred up Tvs.
20, 26 who arc found everywhere minis
terlng unto Him, not only III Dorcas societies
and in district visiting, in prayer meetings
and as Bible readers, but as actual mission-
aries athome and abroad. Inthe China Island
mission alone, out of its 293 missionaries at
tho beginning Of this year, SIS were married
women and SO unmarried women. Surely Ps.
xvii, II is being fulfilled "The Lord .,ivesh
the word; the women that publish the tidiugs
are great host" R. VI He who permit
ted many women to follow Him and minister
! unto Eim, who hinciersd not the women of
Samaria from running to tell the glad
tldlngs, Who commissioned a woman to bear
the hrst resurrection message from Himself,
has nowhere that can find forbidden women
either to minister unto Him, or 10 lovingly
testify OF Him either in private OF. in public
every man an Offering of gold unto the
Lord" Their hearts must have been wonder-
fully stirred when every man brought an
offering of gold. 1t is seldom that such
metal finds its way into an Offering unto the
Lord in these days; pennies or nickels are
apt to predominant, perhapsa fair sprinkling
OF dimes with few larger silver pieces. but
the gold Is not abundant. There are those
whose hearts are really set upon the Lords
work, and who give their best and give
abundantly both as to time and money, but
why are not more hearts thus stirred.
| "a. Ii one had not gold, there was silver
and brass and wood needed, and il brass or
wood was all that q person was able to bring
it was as acceptable as gold, "for if there be
first willing mind, it is accepted according
to that q man hath, and not according to
that he hath not" QI Cor viii, l2y Out
OF the silver was made the hundred sockets
lars Of the veil, also the hooks and chapiters
and'fllets for the pillars; out of the brass
| was made the sockets of the court. the SOCK
cts of the court gate, the sockets of the door.
and ell tho pins of the tabernacle and court.
also the CRATE of the brazen altar and all it's
vessels, and the covering of the altar
{x1xviii, S7-S1l. The wood was used for the
pillars and boards and bars and also for the
framework OF tho two altars the table. and
the ark. The gold was used to mako the lid
OF the ark and cherubim, also the golden cam
dlestick; and it was used to cover tho ark.
the table, the altar of incense and the forty
eight boards Of the tabernacle; it was also
beaten into thin plates and cut into wires and
worked into the High Priests ephod, as well
as to form the settings Of the precious stones
and the crown upon his forehead.
25, 26. "The women did spin with their
hands," and for this also they had to be
wise hearted and stirred up. The work was
for the house Of the Lord, and they must
have wrought zealorsly and cheerfully 1t
is just grand to let Him have our hands to
work with them, and our feet to run for
Him. and to say in all things, ''Jesus, do
this for Thee" When our eyes delight to be-
hold His glory and our ears to hear His
word, so that we have eyes and ears for Him
above all others, then shall we know the ioy
of His service.
81. The onyx and other precious stones
were for the shoulder stones and breast plate
of the High Priests dress, on which were en-
craven the names Of tho twelve tribes: on
the shoulder stones according to birth, and
on tho breast plate according to the tribes
xviii, 10, 2D. They tell us of the
Garden of Eden in the past tGen. ii, IL; Ez.
xviii, 13,, and the New Jerusalem Of the
future Rev. xxi, 10, 2o), besides many pro-
cious lessons concerning our Lords present
work on our behalf.
| %. full account Of tho holy anointine
oil and sweet incense, which was compounded
Of these spices, and the like of which no
one was to make for his own use upon pain
Of death, is found in Xxx, a-:s % :Sss
20. Every man and woman whose heart
made them willing' Man looketh on tha
outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on
the heart, and, therefore, we are to serve Him
with 3 perfect heart and a willing mind, for
lie searcheth all hearts and understarLeth
all the imaginations of the thoughts OF the
heart, 4 Sam. xvi, II; Chron. xviii, 81 A
very old but appropriate prayer runs thus:
And make axe It Clean % plley IN eyery ay nprt: nsat''
And when tits clean, Lord, Keep it too,
For that1s more than can do.
"For al manner of work." A heart right
with God is ready for any or every work
khnt He may appoint, seeking not our own
will nor our own glory, but to be empticd of
self and filled with the spirit for Ills honor
Gnd His glory.
The one thing that will n,.s.s.a Us y w..!,t,.,
workers fer God is moro intimate &c .l,...itt'
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