The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON FOR SUNDAY. FEB. s
"Dedicsting the Temple" Ezra vi, IL
az Golden Text; Psalm cxxii.,
/. Commentary.

II. "And the elders OF the Jews buildet,
and they prospered through tue prophesv-
ing OF Hagga the prophet aud Zsch srial,
the son OF lido" Our last lesson In this
took was in the thir chapter. where we
read OF the laying OF the foundation of tho
Lords house and Of the joy ot the people.
Then follows an account of how the adver-
sariss hnderet the work and caused 1t ~
cease dv., T. .. 2N. In chapter ", |, we are
introduced to the two prophets nlmed in
this first verse Of our lesson, and in the
rest OF chapter v. ami the next chapter
down TO this verse we are told OF the suc.
cess OF the work Observe the secret of
their success in chapter ", ). "fhe eye ot
their God was upon the elders Of the jew"
Compare this with the encouraging word,
strong and work, for | am with you saith
the Lord of Hosts. NV Spirit rsmaiucth
among you. Fear yc not b"
To- And this house was finished Tho
God OF Israel hal commanded il and lad
moved upon the hearts Of these kings to
assist His people in the work. prevou,
verse. last clauseJ "Hs dorth according C
His will in the array Vt heaven AMI among
the inhabitants OF the eartn, AMI noue can
stay Ms hand or say unto Hin, What
doesth Thou tDnn. iv., By ANY servant
OF such "A Master had 10 occasion ever to
fear or be discouraged, Tor Che WORK * Ills.
and lie cannot fail Usa. xiii. 4. Math XVI
| ls). Our place OF rest is to remember that
I'VE are labOrers together with God" u Cor.
iii, ~, but lie is tue employer
10. And the children ot Israel ths
priests and the Levite,. AMI the rest of the
children ot the captivity. kept the dedica.
| tion of this houss OF COL with iby" Thu
temple finished meant the presence ., Col IN
their midst, AMI consequently peic5 ami
/ prosperity ana v.c,ury over ali enemies
LET them make Me- ,nnctunrv, that may
dwell among them lex. XIV, s.. wero God,
words to Moses when he was commanded to
build the tabernacle. 81 havs hallowsI this
house which thou hast built % nut My nlus
there forever, and Mine eyes an Mine .art
shall be there perpetuaily" Il Kings * -.
were Gods woruls TO Solomon on tho da1icn.
ton OF the temple, AMI had Israel only
walked with God IN humility AMI obalicnrs
she woull have continue head among all
Nations, because oi the presence Of the Lord
until this DAY. The building ot this tempie
of Ieiubbabel indicates another opportunity
TO have II so, and they are tull OF 10y.
/ IL. And 10. u sin Offering for all Israel,
twelve he goats, according to the numuer of
the triles of Israel" Bullocks, rams aud
lambs were the burnt Offering, which also
| included an accompanying meat Offering
but the goat was the sin Offering. Sss ths
iull statement repeated at lea.t eight times
I IN Num-. xxx. The sin Offering typfyins
. Christ bearing our sins In his own % ~ oi
the tree, was To be offered first Tor b.iors
we can worship God or do anything pleasing
IN His sight We must Obtain the for sivenss,
of slns through tue merits o, His one great
sacrlhce LEV. xviii, II. Heb. iX., II, H.
| Acts XII, 3S, 30. Tue burnt otTsrint also
| typihes tue same great sacrifice -. Clri,t.
but rather that aspect of IL in which we see
ilm as AN Offering AMI SaCribc, 10 Goi for
sweet smeiing SAVIOR tEpn ", -. The
meat Offering Is suggestive ot HI, holy AMI
spoiless life Being forgiven by His blopJ
We are TO present our bodies a living sacri.
nee, that Hemay live Ills lite IN u. On tbs
phrase ''All lsraei" sea IL Chron. XXX,
HON. ri, 20; El,s. xxxvii., -.
Is. And they set the priests In their a.
visions ami the L.vites in their courses for
the service ot Co which IL at Jerusalem A,
II Is written In the booS of Moses" The lie.
Vltes wee gift for the Lord To do the ser.
vice Tor tho tabernacle and temple. They
Nt.r,' ii1'sir J9 Iy.gY9 1c,,,t5 at,.l-lo s,h-..
Him, 10 minister unto dim and offer sacri.
nee tNum. xviii, 5; IL Chron. XXX. III.
lhe priests lips snould keep knowledge, aud
I the people should sock the law at his month
lor no Is the messen ger OF tho Lord of Host,
, (Mnl. IL. u.
| ~. And the children OF the c,ntivitv
Kept the passover upon tho fourteenth day
VI 'no hrst month. "By faith Moses kept
the passover AMI the sprinklIng of blood
! lest lie that destroyed the tir,tborn shouli
touch Them Heb. xl., 2SD These "slns OF
the transportation" Verse H. margin did
wen 10 remember the delIyerauc, from
Egypt but there Is now drawing ni.n "A de-
nVeIancn from Russla and tron all Nations
that shall lar Guido tho dclIycrmc, ut tns
institution Of the passover der, xiii. j.S,.
ineh shail We Understand the words Of the
ioIu Jesus IN reiorence 10 His last passover
II VIII not any more eat thereof until il be-
tulhlled in the king iom OF Col luke xii.
10. ''
/ ~ For the priests and tn, Lsyit,. ,yars
tDuRthRr Af han. -
lhere was "A ceremonial puritcttion necs,.
sary 70 the Keeping OF the passover. ami IN
Tue uhyS ot hcAakiah we read that they kepL
u ON tue second instead ot the first nonLn
because the priests were not sufficiently
Mhcuhed ul Chron. XXX, >, 3; compare
NUN. TX, 10, III. II we would en- JOY Christ,
our PASSOVER, VINO has Ueen sacrificed tCrus.
we smust cleanse ourselves from all ilthiness
ot tue nesh and sp.rit pertecttug holmes, in
me lear OF God Il Cor. ", :. II Cor. VII. u.
El' "All such as had separated themselves
nnto them froln the illthness OF tho heuthon
! Of the land to seek the Lord Col OF Israel
lid eat.' IL would solm that many Of those
"ho bad been living in the land when they
saw the temple builhei and the worship OF
the true God established joinoi themselves
/ 20 Israel. so shall IL be in the days that are
/ coming, when men ot all languages shall say
20 the Jews, We will go with YOU. for God
is with you tIech. viii, 90. So 1t Is now,
whom Christ is seen in Us aud not SELF people
will be drawn away from tho follics aud
hlthlness of this present evil world t. the re-
ilities of life OF Iaith in the Son of God,
and God will be glorihei in us Gal. l., 2D.
=! And kept the feast OF unleavenei
Dread seven days with joy for the Lord had
made theui joyful AMI turned tho heart OF
the king of Assyrla unto them" When He
civeth quietness, who then can make trou.
BILE dob xINlv., !0y II Goo be with u.s. who
can De against Us Rom viii, 3us The
kings heart Is in the hands of the Lord, as
/ the rivers Of water; He turneth IL whittier.
soever He will prov. XXI, Il. II, as His
people, we nre only willing and obeiient lie
will make u, eat the gooi OF the land and
drink of the river Of His pleasures lisa. l.,
10; rs. xKxvi, 81. II is the pleasure OF the
Lord to haveuS tull Ot joy Jonn xvi, Is;
xvii, 49,, but IL III :l5 be His joy. and that
was to do the Will OF God Lesson Helper.
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