The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-10
BIBLE STUDIES.
International Sabbath School
Lessons for 1888.
lesson xxx for July 22-Free Gifts for the
Tabernacle = Exodus, Thirty-fifth
Chapter, 1929 Verses.

These Sunday-school lessons are taken from
nBibe Studies for 1885," by Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost
d, D., and republished by THE CONSTITUTION by
permission OF A. s Barnes s. Co., Ill William street.
New York;
GOLDEN TEXT-Every man according as
he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not
grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loyeth q
cheerful giver-II. Cor. tx,
And all the congree alton of the children OF Israel
departed from the presence of Moses. And they
came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and
every one whom his spirit made willing and they
brought the Lords offering to the work OF the taber.
nacle of the congregation, and for all his service
and for the holy garments. And they came, both
men and women, as many as were willing hearted
and brought bracelets, and earrings and rings and
tablets all jewels of gold: and every man that
offered, offered an Offering of gold unto the Lord
And every man, with whom was found blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen and goats hair
and red skins of rams and badgers skins brought
them. Every one that did offer an offering of silver
and brass brought the Lords Offering: and every
man, with whom was found shittim wood for any
work of the service, brought it, And ali the women
that were wise hearted did spin with their hands
snd brought that which they had spun both of blue
and OF purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen
And all the women whose heart stirred them up in
wisdom spun goats hair And the rulers brought
onyx stones and stones to be set for the ephod and
for the breaspate; and spice, and oil for the light
and for the amounting OIL and for the sweet incense
The children Of Israel brought willing Offering
unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart
made them willing to bring for all manner of work
which the Lord had commanded to be made by the
hand of Moses.-Ex. xxxv 2'-29.
God had shown to Moses as much of his
glory as it was possible for Moses to bear. The
law had been given second time, written
upon tables of stone which Moses had hewn
out Qike unto the first), and taken up with him
into the Mount where God descended unto
him the second time. The covenant was re-
newed a second time under somewhat altered
circumstances. The children of Israel were
now to proceed on their way to the promised
land, under the guidance Of Moses as mediator
rather than lawgiyer. This is q fact that is
worthy of close study, though it does not.
strictly speaking, belong to our assignment
After Moses came down with his shining face
(xxXiv, 2935), he called them together, and
communicating to them the substance of what
he had heard from the Lord in the Mount con-
corning the covenant which had been ratified
there under the altered circumstances he then
reminded them OF the work to be done in con-
nection with the building of tho tabernacle.
the directions and specifications for which he
had already received (xxv, xvii. He now
calls upon them to bring their offerings, in
order that that important work may be inme-
diately carried forward and completed (xxxy,
4-19). We are to consider that section of this
chapter which tells us how they responded to
this call for offerings. 1t is most interesting
and suggestive.