The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-11-28
THE TeMPLe DEDICATED.
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December 1, 1850.

LESSON TExT--1 Kings s :5463
GOLDEN TExT-The Lord Is IN His holy
temple: let all the earth keep silence before
m.-Hab. 2:20.
CENTRAL. TRuTn-The temple was type
Of the Christian church, and Of the soul
dedicated to God.
PARALLEL AccoUNTs--The story Of the
temple 10 recorded In Kings, chaps. to 8,
and Q Chron. chaps. 2to7.
TINE-The temple was begun on the I'd OF
Zif, about the arst O. May, B. g. 1912, and
completed after seven and hall years, in
November, B. G. 1905. The dedication was
In the previous month, at the Feast OF Tab
ernacles, about the first of October, 4S0
years after the Exodus q Kings 6:1, 81, 3S;
S:2),
PLAcE-The temple was built upon Mount
Moriah, the eastern hill Of Jerusalem
q Chron. 3:1). David bought 1t Of Araunah
q Sam. A:18 25). Hero Abraham also
brought Isaac for sacrifice (Gen. 22:2).
MATERrALs-The temple was built Of
under the city. The beams and walls were
trccs) ovcrlaid 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 IONS, and Of iron six thou
sand tons.
CounTs--The temple faced the east, and
was situated in O court within court e
Chron. 23:5), each surrounded with wall.
The eastern side Of tie outer court was q
colonnade called Solomon's porch. The area
was then probably 900 feet by 600 feet, con-
tanning about twelve acres. The present
area contains thirty-five acres. The dedi-
cation was one of the grandest ceremonies
ever performed. The leaders and the peo-
plc from all Israel were present Il Kings
Sci, 2). Solomon's prayer was especially
remarkable. The procession is described
IN Kings S:l-0, and 2 Chron. 5:4-13. Ac-
companied by the 1900 singers and musi-
clans David had organized, arrayed in white
linen, and chanting some OF those splendid
odes, the 4Tth, 07th, 9Sth and 107th Psalms,
the Levites brought the old tabernacle, the
brazcn altar, the table of show bread, the
candlestick and the brazen serpent from
Gibeon, and the ark from Zion, and put
them in their places in the temple.
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs-H. Before tho
altar: on br azen platform Eve feet high
and seven feet and half square q Chron.
6:13). SO. Not failed one Of all hts good prom.
ise: see Deut. 1910 10; 2S:l-14; Josh. 1:3-4.
GO. That all the earth may knoW: 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
e Chron. 5:14; 7:1), us token that He ac-
cepted the temple to be His house. 63. T,Do
and tUeRty thousand o1en: these were not
only sacrifices, but were to feed the vast
numbers Of the people during the feast,
which lasted eight days longer, or fifteen
or sixteen days in all Il Kings 8:65-G8;
Chron. z $40
CoMMENTs-In this lesson we may profit
ably talk about temple blessed with Gods
presence. To-day, the temple Of which we
shall speak is the human heart. What was
1t that Solomon prayed for In connection
with the dedication Of the templea (a) He
prayed for pardon Tvs. 80 and 36). II ever
the people sinned, and then, repenting,
turned to God with confession upon their
lips, he asked that they might be pardoned.
Indeed, It was essential that If Gods pres
ence was to bring any blessing, It should
bring pardon with 1t, for he came to dwell
among sinners, and the first thing sinners
need is pardon. SO, II we ask God to come
and dwell in our hearts, the first thing that
He will do is to pardon our past ofIenses.
This He always does on the same conditions (;
viz, confession and conversion Il. O., q
turning about. (b) But the King also
prayed for guidance for Israel Tvs. 81 and
32.. They needed to have the way of JUS
tice and truth made clear for them in all
difficult places. So, too, we need to have
our pathway marked out for US with great
clearness. At times we are In doubt as to
what is right and what wrong. II God be
anl L.
surely guido us Alright. The Holy Spirit in
US will teach US the way we should walk, If
we only pay careful heed to His gentle
voice. The reason so many young Chris
tians 60 astray is because they do not ask
for wisdom; or, II they ask, they do not
listen carefully for an answer; or, IL they
hear the answer, they refuse to obey it
Solomon dedicated the whole temple to
God. No part was withheld. Is there not
here lesson for usi "Present your
bodies q. O., all you are) living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God, which Is your rea-
sonable SERVICE" II we are for God at all,
then we must be all for God "Ye can not
serve God and mammon." Here many
make o mistake. They let "Tobiah" have
part Of the temple to dwell In (Neh. 1871,
g.. II the temple 1--WE ourselves) belong to
God, Tobiah and all that belongs to him
must be cast out, for God will not dwell in
our hearts along with any one else. He
alone, or not at all-that Is the rule. Rev.
A. F. Schauflcr.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
l. The temple is type Of the individual
Christian Il Cor. 3: 1916. ~ Rich and
costly preparations have been made by
others. We are heirs Of all the ages. (2)
The foundation is Jesus Christ. The Rock
that never can be moved. (8) The true Chris
tian character when complete is beautiful
and costly. ~ The Christian is made for
the worship Of God, by the incense of
prayer, by sacrifice, by the commandments,
by praise. (5) His soul is the Holy OF
holies, in which God dwells and mani
tests Himself.
2. The temple is the type of the church.
Q) In the foundations; (2 in the prepara-
tions made for it, all the world is made trib.
utary to its work; (3 in the silent process
of its building; (4) in its beauty and grand
eur as whole; t6 in ITS many harmoni-
GUS parts; () In its affairs of worship; "a
In the chambers around 1t, showing its secu-
lar and business side; (S) in its object, the
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