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TIE TABERNACLE BUILT.
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Tho Text Of the Lesson L. to BE Found
In Ex. xxxv, a0-e0-CoIden Text. II
Cor. tx. documentary by Rov. ID. NJ.
StearDs.
iCondensed from Lesson Helper Quarterly. by
permission Of II. S. Hoffman. Philadelphia. pub
Usher.
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
txxxiv, ESQ.,
V 60 "All the congregation departed"
Moses had received command to take from
ell the willing hearted among the children Of
Israel an Offering unto the Lord of the ma
terials named in verses 5 to 10, that with
them he might build sanctuary in which
God might dwell among them txxv,
s.. A 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 xxxvi to xxx The
building ard its significance viii come be-
fore US in our next lessen; today we have the
willing hearted people and their offerings.
81 And they came, 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 It grievous thing to be thus called
upon to contribute toward this building; it
was ian Offering unto the Lordn Tvs 5, q,
%, "a, 80, and they brought it willingly
tvs 5. 81, @, 29, because their hearts wero
stirred up TVS 2l, 26l, and they brought in
such abundance that there was soon suffi-
cient for all the work, and too much, so that
the people had to be restrained from bring
ing txxxvi, 40. There was no enter
tainment on fair or sacred concert by which
to raise the money or bring in the material;
it was all willing offering unto the Lord.
y. And they came, both men and women"
Thank God for the women, willing hearted.
wise hearted, and with hearts stirred up Tvs.
25, 26l 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 its 1903 missionaries at
tho beginning of this year. 55 were married
women and 90 unmarried women Surely Ps.
xviii, II is being fulfilled 1.-The Lord giveth
the word; the women that publish the tidings
are great host tR. VI 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
tdings, who commissioned 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 lis way into an Offering unto the
Lord in these days; pennies or nickels are
apt to predominant, perhaps fair sprinkling
of dimes with few larger silver pieces but
the gold is not abundant There arc 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 stirredl
24 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
it was as acceptable as gold, 'sfor If there be
first willing mind, it is accepted according
to that man hath, and not according to
that he hath not dI Cor. viii 12.l Out
of the silver was made the hundred sockets
for the boards of the tabernacle and the pill
lars of the veil. also the hooks and 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 all the pins of the tabernacle and court,
also the CRATE of the brazcn altar and all its
vessels, and the covering Of tho altar
txxxviii, 273D. The wood was used for the
pillars and boards and bars aud 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 cherlbin, also the golden cam
dlestick; and it was used TO cover tie ark.
the table, the altar of incense and the forty
eight boards of the tabernace. it vas also
beaten into thin plates aud cut into wires and
worked into the High Priests epaod. az well
as to form the settings Of the precious stones
and the crown upon his forehead
p, 26. "The women did spin with their
hands, and for this also they had 10 be
wise hearted and stirred up. The worl, was
for the house Of the Lord, and they must
havo wrought zealously and chccriully It
Is just grand to let Him have our lli:ils to
work with them, and our feet Il ran for
Him, and to say in all things. TJeei. do
this for Thee" When our eyes delight % be-
hold His glory and our cars t. bear Ills
word, 50 that we have eyes and ears for Him
above all others. then shall we know thc joy
of His service
%. The onyx and other precious stones
were for tho shoulder stones and breast Plate
of the High Priests dress, on which were en-
gTayen thu names Of the twelve tribes: on
the shoulder stones according to birth, and
on the breast plate according to the tribes
txxviii 10. 2ll. They tell Us of tho
Garden OF Eden in the past Gen. ii, I2. Ez
xviii. 10, and the New Jerusalem Of the
future Rev xxi, 10. 20, besides many pre-
cious lessons concerning our I.ord's present
work on cur behalf
9. A full account OF the holy amounting
oil and sweet incense, which was compounded
of these spices and the like of which no
one was to make for Lis own use upon pain
of death, is found in Xxx, 22-33
- Every man and woman whose heart
made them willing Nan Iookcth on the
outward appearance, but tho Lord looketF on
the heart -ar1 therefore, we arc to serve Him
with n 4,srfct fsss1e sasl a xyilI,,~ mind fn,,