The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-07-21
TIE TABERNACLE BUILT.
LESSON ", THIRD QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 22.

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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
Kxxiv. $3.50.
20 IAN the congregation departed"
Moses had received command to take from
all the willing hearted among the children OF
Israel an Offering unto the Lord of the ma
terals named in verses 8 to 10. that with
them he might build a sanctuary In which
God might dwell among them Uxv,
8. A full account OF this tabernacle, with
all It's vessels and the garments Of tho
priests s found in chapters XIV to xxx, and
repeated in chapters xxxvi To xxx The
building and its significance will coma be-
fore us i'll our next lessen, today we have the
willing hearted people and their offerings.
81. And thoy came, and they
brough: the Lords Offering" They did not
forget to return, they did not object to that
sort OF preaching, nNther did they seem to
consider It n grievous thing to be thus called
upon to contribute toward this building, it
was IAN offering unto the Lord" Tvs 5, 81,
o., "a, 30, and they brought it willingly
Tvs. 5, II, ~ 20, because their hearts were
stirred up Tvs 81, 26, and they brought in
such abundance that there was soon sufii-
cient for all the work, and too much. so that
the people had to be restrained from bring
ing txxxvt, 40. There was no enter
tainment or fair or sacred concert by which
to raise the money or bring in the material;
1t was all n willing Offering unto ths Lord.
% And they came, beth men and women. 4"
Thank God for the women, willing hearted,
wise hearted and with hearts stirred up Tvs.
%, 30 who are found everywhere minis
tering unto Him, not only In Dorcas societies
and in district visiting, in prayer meetings
and as Bible readers, but as actual mission
aries at home and abroad In the China Island
mission alone, out of It's 2o3 missionaries at
the beginning of fnis year, SIS were married
women and 90 unmarried women Surely rs.
xviii IL is being fulfilled "The Lord gveth
the word; the women that publish the tldings
are great host" Or. W He who permit
ted many women to follow Him and minister
unto Him, who hindered not the women Of
Samaria from running TO tell the glad
tidings, who commissioned a woman to bear
the first resurrection message from Himself,
has nowhere that can find forbidden women
either to minister unto Him, or to lovingly
testify of Him either in private or 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 predominate, perhaps 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 10 time and money, but
why are not more hearts thus stirredl
"A. If one had not gold, there was silver
and brass and wood needed, and if brass or
wood was all that person was able to bring
1t was as acceptable as gold, for if there be
first willing mind, it is accepted according
to that man hath, and not according to
that he hath not" I'll Cor viii. l2J Out
of the silver was made the hundred sockets
for the boards of the tabernacle end the pill
lars of the veil also the hooks ami chapters
and fillets for the pillars; out of the brass
was made the sockets of tho court, the sock
cts of the court gate, the sockets Of the door,
and ell the pins Of the tabernacle and court
also the CRATE Of the brazen altar and all its
vessels, and the covering of tho altar
tx11viii, H-SD The wood was used for the
pillars and boards ard bars and also for the
framework of the two affairs the table. and
the ark The gold was used to make the lid
OF the ark and cherubim, also the golden can
dlestick; and it was uoed to cover the ark,
the table, the altar OF incense and the forty
eight boards of the tabernacle, 1t was also
hoafa into ~, Ntn.x. a
worked into the High Priests ephod, rs well
as to form the settings of the precious stones
and the crown upon his forehead
IS, 20. Tho 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 zealously and cheerfuIly. 1t
is just grand to let Him have our hands to
work with them, and Que 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 Joy
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 the breast plato according to the tribes
t1xviii, 10, 2D. They tel! us of the
Garden OF Eden in the past Gen II, l2, En-
xviii, 80, and the New Jerusalem Of the
future (Rev. xxi, 10, 20), besides many pre-
cious lessons concerning our Lords present
work on our behalf.
IS. full account of the holy amounting
oil and sweet incense, which was compounded
of these spices, AID tho like of which no
one was to make for his own use upon pain
of death, is found in Xxx, 32-38
30. Every man and woman whose heart
made them willing" Man looketh on the
outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on
the heart, and, therefore, we are to serve Him
with perfect heart and O willing mind, for
He searcheth all hearts and understandeth
oil the imaginations of the thoughts of the
heart, Il Sam. xvi, II; Chrou. xviii, 81 A
very old but appropriate prayer runs thus:
Wash, Lord, and purify my heart.
And make &c clean In every part;
And when its clean, Lord. keep il too,
For that Is more than S.-n do.
"For all manner of work" heart right
with God is ready for any or every work
that He may appoint, seeking not our own
will nor our own glory, but to be emptied OF
self and filed with the spirit for His houor
and His glory.
The one thing that will make us willing
workers for God is q more intimate acquant-
ance with our Lord Jesus Christ for the
more clearly we see His great love to us the
more we shall love Him and want to serve
Him In any capacity.
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