Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-07-27
THE TABERNACLE BUILT.
LESSON ~, THIRD QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 90.

The Text of the Lesson 10 to BE Found
in Ex. xxxv. 2O-29-Golden Text, II
Cor. tx, documentary by Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearps.
CONDENSED from Lesson Helper Quarterly. BY
permission Of H. 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 be came down from the mount
the skin Of his face shone, but he wist it not
txxxiv, 2s-3O,.
V. 90 "Ah the congregation departed"
Moses had received a command to take from
all the willing hearted among the children of
Israel an offering unto tho Lord of the ma-
terials named in verses S to 10. that with
them he might b1ild sanctuary in which
God might dwell among them xxv,
s.. full account Of this tabernacle, with
all It's vessels and the garments of the
priests, is found in chapters XIV to xxx, and
repeated in chapters uxvi to xxnx Tho
building and its significance will come be-
fore us in our next lessen; today we have the
willing hearted people and their offerings.
q "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 Lord" Tvs 5, u,
~, "a, 29), and they brought it willingly
tvs. s, 81, u, 20, because their hearts were
stirred up iva 81, 26,, 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 (xxxvi, -. There was no enter
tainment or fair or sacred concert by which
to raise the money or bring in the material;
it was all willing Offering unto the Lord.
"a And they came, both men and women"
Thank God for the women, willing hearted,
wise hearted, and with hearts stirred up Tvs,
Is, 90 who are found everywhere minis
terlng 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 293 missionaries at
the beginning of this year, IS were married
women and 96 unmarried women Surely Pa.
xviii, II is beng fulfilled 1.-THE Lord giveth
the word; the women that publish the tidings
are great host" R. 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
tidings, who commissioned woman to bear
the AEse 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. It is seldom that such
metal finds its way into an Offering unto the
Lord in these days; pennies or nickels are
apt to predominate, perhapsa fair sprinkline
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 stirred2
~ II 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, 'for if there be-
hrst willing mind, it is accepted according
to that man hath, and not according to
that he hath not" III Cor viii, L., Out
OF the silver was made the hundred sockets
for the boards of the tabernacle and the pil-
lars OF the veil, also the hooks and chapters
and fllets for the pillars; out of the brass
was made the sockets Of the court, the SOCK
cts or the court gate, the sockets Of the door.
and all the pins Of the tabernacle and court.
also the CRATE of the brazen altar and all ita
vessels, and the covering of the altar
Hnvli, 27-SD. The wood was used for the
pillars and boards and 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
dlestlck: and it was used to cover the 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 Priest's ephod, as well
as to form the settings Of the precious stones
and the crown upon his forehead.
Is, 10 1.-THE women did spin with their
hands" and for this also they had to ha
wise hearted and stirred up The work was
for the house Of the Lord, and they must
nave wrought zealously and cheerfully. It
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, l do
this for Thee" When our eyes delight to be-
mold dis 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 iov
of His service.
e. The onyx and other precious stones
were for the shoulder stones and breast plate
OF the High Priests dress, on which were an
craven the names Of the twelve tribes. on
the shoulder stones according to birth. and
on the breast plate according to the tribes
txxviii, 10, 2p. They tell US Of the
Garden of Eden in the past tGen. ii, 12: Ex.
xviii, -, and the New Jerusalem of the
future Rev. xd, 70, 20, besides many pro
odous lessons concerning our Lords prcsent
work ON our behalf.
g A full account Of the holy amounting
ODD and sweet inesnse, which was compounded
OF these spices, and the like of which no
one was to make for his own use upon pain
OF death, il found in xx, 22-8
%. 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 willing mind. for
he searcheth all hearts and understandeth
all tho imaginations Of the thoughts Of the
heart, q Sam. xvi, II; Chron. xviii, O., A
very old but anpForrfoka nravar ,.,,ro +l,,..