The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON FOR SUNDAY JANuARYs.
Rebuilding the Temple. Ezra iii. i.i3.
Golden Text; Ezra ill.,, IL.
Commentary.

H0tiqA sNf ~.
Lord, mentioned fiftv times. Tho so,,s,i oui
chapter gives the mum herins OF tbe nc,yin
| OOOJO VINO at this time returned IN Tar,
salem. Verses 6l, G1 tell of soma xbos,
names could not be fouul on the regist,r
anu they had to he cast out. suygestiny Z,
US tne necessity ct having our names in tho
BOOK OF Life tLuke K. %; R,v. VT fE
Verses IS, o. tell OF those wio offered ireeiv
after their ability. and is slrgestive NJ
MAIN. x, ;; Ac.S Xxx. IS: II C)r. viii. IL
l. The people gathered themselves to.
gether as one man to Jerusalem" Whsn in
aIter years the church. whicsi IL the temple
| OF God, began TO be built at psntacost n IA
said, "They were all with one Accord :, ON ,
place" tActs H. n. u" ''''
:. And huilted the altar of tho Lort ..
israel The patrIarchs had no huilIin,
called temple or tabernacle. but thev ha
their altarS and oferngs. symbols of atone.
ment. for without = sacrifice sinful nnn r,,.
| not draw near to Col. See Lev. xvii II.
Heb iS.. -, as proof OF tho nee ,ssity OF ths
: shedding bluo'. As tp the altar SEQ Gar
Nhi., ~; Xii, :, :; xiii. {, Is ~ is svidsnt
| IRON TINS verse that these peooe hal no
doubt as TO wrote Pentateucn. IL will be
well for us Go be like tneu
D. "An1 they oir,rei burnt otreri,,s
| thereon unto the Lord.n This stands tir,t
among ull the offerings in the law. AMI I,
| the oldest KIND rrnt one IN the Wori ~.
! l., 4; Cen. viii. 20: Jon l.. D.. Am,u, IN,
| many offerings of Lrv :. TO wi. this the
nrs'; seems Subjective of th' spcridcs ot
] Of Go Nv
4. They Kept also ths feast OF t,her.
nnrlcs.' Tho hrst vcr,' S1ys that il yy,s i,
| the seventh month that they sot m tho aI,,r
By referring TO Lsv. xSui., IN which is founi
iul account %, all tne fnlst, of the Lori
II will be seen at verse . and onyar, that
IN this month there wert three conyocntipuS
tlumret., ntonement ami tnhernacles. b.
ginning on the Isl, iOta AMI 18Th DAYS OF the
month
, And Of every on, that willingly
offered IA irtcwil Offering unto the LorI0
IN" lmportanc, an the necessity OF a will.
ng Offering is seen IN conn ertiou with tina
building OF the tabernacle aud temple lGx.
XIV, :; xxxv.. ., 81. y! %. | Chron xxx.
! .. y Ia When any ono brought burnt
Offering he was To ofer IL OF his own vDIun.
tary will u.ev. l., b. IL is written of Jesus
hat lie said. "My meet * % do tue will OF
Him that sent Me, aui 20 finish His work
lJohn iv., 80 As to Iii, lifo He said. "l
lay II down OF Myself" tJohn x, lsl. As to
us IL is written, Whoever viii" "tr any
mnn VIII ut'v. xii, Il; John vii, L..
q. IRON tho first dav of the seventh
month began they To oH.r hurnt offerings
unto the Lord.' The outward ani vistois
national history Of Israel began when they
Mcre redeemed from Egypt by tn, mighty
power ot God and the blood Oh the passover
lamb lex. xii, l. -
:. Mason carpenters them OF Eidon
and of Tyre according to the grant of Cyrus.
king of Persia Many month, seem tohlvs
passed by without any attempt % build tho
temple, hut now they begin AMI jew, and
Gonties take part in providing the material
o. 'To set forward the work OF the houSs
II the Lord IL was Tor this they came %
Jerusalem. and now Il is the second month
OF the second year, 6t least seven months
after their arrival. How slow we are IN the
Lords work II would take time 10 get cedar
from Lebanon, but that wa, not needed for
the foundation, Hnd verse q says the fouuda-
ton was not laid. Some OF us are tried Ey
slow people, but think of the patience OF che
mand TO preacn the dIospef 10 every c--ss.;:.: -
and hundreds OF millions still in heathen
darkness uI Thcss. iii., ; margin.
o. "To set forward the workmen in the
house of God " The work will not 90 for.
ward wlthcu the workmen. When God ere.
ated the world do spake and ~ was dOue
but in the redemption Of Israel, and in tho
gathering out OF the church, whllo tho
power is all His, He sees tit to manifest that
power through human instruments. Ito
asks, "Who VIII 60 for us:' aud yet when
we go ut Is COD who worketh' asa. VI, 5;
Phil H., 10.
10. 40 praise the Lord after the ord.
nance OF David. king at Israel This the
priests and Lev.tes were 20 do wlth trumpetl
ana cymbalsas the builders llii tho founda.
tiou OF the temple. When tho foundation, Of
tine earth were lad the morning stars sang
together anu all the sons OF GOD shouted tor
Joy dob xNxvIii., 1, q. When Jesus W..
born IN Bethlehem tue angel, sang, Glory
to God IN the highest" Luxe H., l3, ~,
When the headstonc OF all tn, WORK ~
brought forth II shall Da With shOutlngS
crying Grace, Grace unto ~ lLacu. ~, 81.
II. "And they sang together by course
and all the people ,noutet with great
shout All in order and yet most heartily.
tod is not the author OF confusion, and lie
Will have ali thing, don, deceutly and IN
order Il Cor XIV, jj, ~. Neither IS lie tho !
author OF half hearted WORK or negligent
work. See Jer. H., ~. margin; lisa. XII, u.
Cursed be he that doeth tbs work Ot tho
Lord ncgligeuty. "Cry out aud shout, tuou
Inhabltant OF Zion, Tor great is the Holy
One OF Israel IA the midst OF thee.
~. "hany wept with a loui voice. and !
many shouted aloud Tor iOY.' Those who |
We're old men and mad seen the glory OF the |
former house wept as they thought OF ii and |
now beheld the desOation, while Others
shouted for Joy at the thou sht of a templo
OF the Lord being bullded. Does the inter
est you have in the welfare ot the Loris
house make you either laugh or weep DO
YOU sigh aud cry because OF the abominn-
tions done in the land? Or Is II nothing TO
you? tEzek. ix., 4; Sam. l., H.. Does the
glory 20 be revealed cause you 10 rejoice
even in tribulation because you are par
taker of that glory, and therefore periectly
willing 10 he partaSer ot His sulIerings
Rom. viii. is; Pet iv., 49,,
l3. The people could not discern the noise
of the shout of JOY from the noise OF weep.
ing" There shall be no such mixture in
the now Jerusalem, nor IN the Jerusilem on
earth restnrei. Read lsa. k, 1922; Rev
xxi, IL The best days are yet 20 come,
both for Israel and the church and the
whole creation. The restoration from
Babylon, aud even the great redemption
from Egypt shall be as Dothing compared
with Israers future restoration and glory.
See Jer. xvi. II, Is: xii, 5-S, Then shall
the ends of the earth SEQ the salvation of
the Lord AMI tho whole earth be tillsi with
His glory. Let the question be, "What am
| doing to set forward the work aud the
Helper.
IIonors To our Common Mother.