The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17

permission OF a. s. Barnes Co., III william street,
New York.
GOLDEN TEXT.-And I heard a great
voice ont of heaven saying, Behold, the taber-
nacle of God is with men, and he will dwell
with them, and they shall be his people, and
God himself shall be with them, and be their
Collaboration xxi, 3.
And the Lord spake unto Moses saying, On.the
first day of the first month shalt thou set up the
tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And
thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony ana
cover the ark with the vail And thou shalt bring
III the table and set in order the things that are to
be set in order upon It, and thou shalt bring in the
candlestick, and light the lamps thereof And thou
shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the
ark Of the testimony and put the hanging of the
door to the tabernacle. And thou shalt the altar
of the burnt Offering before the door Of the taber
nacle Of the tent of the congregation. And thou
shalt set the LAYER between the tent Of the congrea
ton and the altar and shalt put water therein
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and
hang up the hanging at the court gate. And thou
shalt take the amounting oil and anoint the taber-
nace, and all that is therein, and shalt halloW It,
and all the vessels thereof and it shalt be holy
And thou shalt anont the altar of the burnt Offering
and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it
shalt be an altar most holy. And thou shalt anoint
the LAYER and his foot, and sanctify it. And thou
shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the
t"DGAIAuNAS Vi tllG WISH luCIIl
with water. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the
holy garments, and anont him and sanctGy him;
that he may minister unto me in the priests Office
And thou shalt bring his sons and clothe them with
coats: and thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst
anoint their father, that they may minister unto me
in the priests Officer for their amounting shall surely
be an everlasting priesthood throughout their gen.
eraions Thus did Moses: according to all that the
Lord commanded him, SO did HEX, xl, 1-lG.
The people having made their free and
abundant offerings, Moses having called out
BeZaleel, Aholiab and other wise-hearted men
to whom the Lord had given special wisdom
and skill for the work having with the wise
hearted women who spun and woye the linen,
aud blue and purple, completed all the parts
Tor the construction and furnishing of the
tabernacle, the time had come to set up the
sacred tent and formally organize the worship
and service of God (Ex. xxxv to xxxix).
Moses, having personally inspected all the
parts OF the work, pronounced them well and
satisfactorily done according to the pattern of
things shown him in the mount, and according
to all the commands which he had given to
the people and the workmen, blessed them
(xxxix, 43).
About nine months had been consumed with
the events previously recorded from the time
the first order for building the tabernacle had
been given, until all was in readiness to set it
up. Just one year had elapsed since the chill
dren OF Israel had left Egypt. Their first
anniversary was to be celebrated by setting up
the tabernacle. Surely this must have been
glad day for them (xii,2 xiii, xxxiv IS; Deut.
xvi, y: A great deal of history had been
enacted in that brief year. Israel's sin is re-
corded and Gods great grace to them is men,
toned at length. Moses loving intercession,
the forgiveness and restoration of the people
to favor, and the coming down of the Lord to
dwell with them. That day and month in the
year which conlmemorated their deliverance
from Egypt and the setting up of the taber-
nacle, was to them, as o nation, far moro than
any national day of any other nation. For God
has not dealt so with any nation, either before
or since, though in the development of his
grace "to all men" in the revelation of his Son
Jesus Christ, he has now shown to all the
world the deep significance of all these things
and taught us to love, honor and worship Him
Of whom the tabernacle and all its service was
but the type and shadow.