The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-27
THE TEMPLE DEDICATED.


International Sunday school Lesson fOi
December 1, 1889.
Especially arranged from 8. 8. QuartsrIy.1
LESSON TEXT Kings S:H-&
GOLDEN TExT-The Lord is IN His holy
temple: let all tho earth keep silence before
Him.-Hab. $50.
CENTRAL TRurH-The temple was type
of the Christian church, and Of the soul
dedicated to God. ..tIlH
PARALLEL Accountable story Of the
temple is recorded in l Kings, chaps. to 8,
and Chron. chaps. 2 tot. ..I,..as
TME-The temple was begun on the % OF
Zif, about the first Of May, B. c. 1912, and
completed after seven and half years, in
November, B. c. 1905. The dedication was
in the previous month, at the Feast Of Tab
ernacles, about the first Of October, $50
years after the Exodus u Kings 81, 81, IS;
S:2). set 81 t.Huf1lH TatH
PLACE-The temple was built upon Mount
Moriah, the eastern hill OF Jerusalem
q Chron. 3:D. David bought it Of Arsunah
q Sam. A:1625). Hero Abraham also
brought Isaac for sacrifice Gen 22:2).
MATERIAIs-The temple was built Of
white limestone, chiefly from quarries
under the city. The beams and walls were
of cedar, fir and red sandal-wo0d (almug
trees) overlaid with gold, and adorned with
carvings Of palm trees, cherubim and flow
ers, and garnished with precious stones.
The weight Of gold was about five hundred
tons, Of silver one thousand tons, Of brass
eleven hundred ons, and OF iron six thou
sand tons. .s .....
CoURrs-The temple faced the east, and
Sxoo ait,,ofat In d r,rtv within 10
Chron. 33 :5), each surrounded with wall.
The eastern side of TIE outer court was
colonnade called Solomon's porch. The area
was then probably 800 feet by 600 feet, con-
tanning about twelve heres. The present
area contains thirty-five acres. The dedi-
cation was one Of the grandest ceremonies
ever performed. The leaders and the peo-
pie from all Israel were present Il Kings
| 81, 2).' Solomon's prayer was especially
remarkable. The procession is described
| in1 Kings 8:1-9, and Q Chron. Sab. Ac.
coliipanied by the 1900 singers and must
clans David had organized, arrayed in white
linen, and chanting some Of those splendid
odes, the 47th, 9th, 9Sth and 107th Psalms,
| the Levftes brought the old tabernacle, the
| brazen altar, the table of show bread, the
| candlestick and the brazen serpent from
! Gideon, and the ark from Zion, and put
them In their places in the temple. !Os,f
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-A. Before hs
altar: on b brazei platform Ave feet high
and seven, feet and o half square q Chron
6:19. S.. Not failed one Of all his good prom.
tse: see Deut. 1910; 28:1-14; Josh. :3-4
60. That all the earth may kmop: the Israel
ties religion was not for themselves alone
\ They were to be missionary nation to all
the world 81. At this point God filled the
temple anew with cloud of splendid glory
q Chron. 514; 7:D, as token that He &C
i cepted the temple to be His house. 63. Ttct
b. and ttDenty thousand 0Den: these were MOI
only sacrifices, but were to feed the vas
numbers Of the people during the feast
which lasted eight days longer, or ffteer
or sixteen days in all Il Kings 8:6566;
Chron. 1910
'COMMENTs-In this lesson we may profit
ably talk about a temple blessed with God'l
presence. To-day, the temple Of which VI
shall speak is the human heart. What wa
it that Solomon prayed for in connection
with the dedication of the templel (a) HI
prayed for pardon Tvs. 80 and 36). II eve
the people sinned, and then, repenting
turned to God with confession upon thei
lips, he asked that they might be pardoned
Indeed, it was essential that If Gods pres
ence was to bring any blessing, it shoul'
bring pardon with it, for he came to dwel
among sinners, and the first thing sinner
! need is pardon. So, II we ask God to com
| and dwell in our hearts, the first thing tha
, He will do is to pardon our past offenses
This He always does on the same conditions
, viz, confession and conversion Il. e.,
. turning about. (b) But the King ais
prayed for guidance for Israel Tvs. 81 an
32). They needed to have the way Of jul
tlce and truth made clear for them In q
difficult places. So, too, we need to hav
+. our pathway marked out for US with gres
, clearness At times we are in doubt as I
I what is right and what wrong. II God
, with US, we need only ask Him, and He wi
. surely guide US Alright. The Holy Spirit l
US will teach US the way we should walk,
we only pay careful heed to His gent
voice. The reason so many young Chri
0 tians go astray is because they do not as
for wisdom or, if they ask, they do nj
listen carefully for an answer; or, If the
hear the answer, they refuse to obey it
Solomon dedicated the whole temple
| 0Ou. NO p6Tb WAS WlIuuclu. 40 tuCHOf ~
= here lesson for usl present YOU
bodies Il. e., all you sre) living sacriac
holy, acceptable unto God, which il your re-
sonable service" II we are for God at al
D then we must be all for God. Eye can nj
: serve God and mammon." Here man
8 make mistake. They let ''Tobiah" HAY
8 Q part Of the temple to dwell IN (Neh. Is:
Q 8. II the temple 1--WE ourselves) belong
Z God, Tobiah and all that belongs to hi
= must be cast out, for God will not dwell
: our hearts along with any one else. 3
alone, or not at all-that is the rule. Re
A. r. Schauffler. -.
i PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
1. The temple is q type Of the individu
9 Christian q Cor. 3:10-16). ~ Rich ar
9 costly preparations have been made |
g others. We are heirs Of all the ages.
4 The foundation ID Jesus Christ. The Roc
! that never con be moved. (3) The true Chri
I tian character, when complete is beautif
2 and costly. ~ The Christian is made f
e the worship Of God, by the incense
n prayer, by sacrifice, by the commandment
J. by praise. t5) His soul is the Holy
b holies, in which God dwells and maj
h tests Himself. y -
o 2. The temple is the type Of the churc
g a. In the foundations; (2 in the prepar
tons made for It, all the world Is made tri
70 utarv to its work: (Sl in the silent proce