The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-30
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TINE. The building Of the Icnib ., W.
,eruR on the second day OF ~ W. 49, =,
-. month Of Ly~ers). corT'Spo"e.e -
49, ,,onth OF May. IN the year iti- - -, f
W +,urtn wear OF solomon feisn' an
wv ,.'.srs aft.r the exodus q klnss OIL s''
i. n was completed In seven anu oae-
hall years. r .r.un,. vss
,..ut on Mount Morlah' 'he 'as'' $3.50
jerusalem e Chron S.D
EXPLANATORY.
,arations.-Dayid seems To have
LII, much of his time during the later
rs of his life in gathering materials,
.d workmen. and treasure for the
.',,,,,le which Solomon was to build.
Chronicles is:7-ll we read that
I.,id consecratcd 10 the future temple
~, s,oils Of war and the royal gifts
,o,r+d into his lap by friendly kings.
and Hiram king of Tyre: the
-. commercial and industrial king
I'M the northwest of Israel. sent
81. ssryants unto Solomon" Seeming
=. 9th a message az congratulations on
n. accession. Josephus can't. 2 81
..vs so-Cambridge Bible. Hiram
lover Of David" See Sam. 5:ll;
,cbrou. l4:l: 22:4; Chron. 2:3.-Cook.
.rril occurrent:" "Occurrent' is
go old English form Of the noun for
,,r;rb ~ now use Occurrence"
-Csdar trees cut Of ~ banon. (Sec
r,etel az: 30 The cedar is one Of
~ NOS. majestic trees OF the eastern
forests. and is found in its greatest
reflection on Mt. Lebanon. II grows
- the hcigl-- ~ 20 or so feet. The
nod Is of a red color and bitter taste.
which prcvs Its its injury by insects
II Is tough. hard. fragrant. takes high
roiish which develops a beautiful
erain. and n grows darker and richer
III time. The pay was an annual supply
a. the products Of Palestine. IN which
.hnenicia was deficient. In Chron-
irlcs 2:7 Solomon asks for skilled
workmen as we'll as for cedar. The
sfiiled iaborcrs were largely rhoeni-
clans. supplied by Hiram, King Of Tyre.
There were 5000 officers and overseers
,nd 10000 Israelites levied to do the
work ono month and remain home two
r,oafhs in turn. Besides these there
we're $4,000 laborers. ~ Kings 3: r.
,cl. probably from foreign subject ma
tons a Kings o. p, 81.
The. form and Size.-Tne size OF the
temple i gwen. but there IS TO certain
" as IN its outward form. whether IL
Lad sloping roofs. like those of our
luildings. or a fiat roof finished with
rarapet. Gs is usual with oriental build
inps. II consisted of porch. the
Iiolv Place and the Holy of Holes. with
small chambers Of three stories. on
three sides OF the temple. II cuhit
was Is inches. the temple proper was 30
fcct long. 30 feet wide. and As feet high.
The whole height was 30 cubits. but the
rooms INTO which this space was d.
>.ded-the Holy Place ani the Holy OF
Uolies-werc finished only 20 cubits.
or 30 feet in height Il Kings s: 16-20).
In its dinensions-length. breadth and
heirht--the sanctuary itself was exactly
double those of the abernacle.-Pulpit
Com
Feet Fee. Feet.
Porch .............30 broad. Il deep. $50 higf.
Holy Place ........sn long. ~ wide. ~ high
Holy OF Holes 80 long, 30 wide. % high
The whole WINS situated according 10
the points OF the compass. the front en-
trance icing toward the east Later
there were buildings around the courts,
on three sides, and al least one of these
colonnades or cloisters was built by
Solomon. '.Tle size Of the temple,
compared with that of our cathedrals or
even churches. was insignificant: for.
Ike all sacred edifces of the nations oi
antiquity. il was designed not for the
resembling of the peoplc--the four
courts were for that-hut a- the es.
pecial dwelling place or house Of God.
II was q wonder of the world. from the
splcndor of its materials more than the
grace. bcldr css or majesty of i-s height
md dimensions
The Mcthod Of puildinr.-The whole
structure wns completed in sacred 81.
fence Il Kings 6: ". IT, awful sane
t;v OF the shrine would have been vio-
lated IL its erection had been accom-
lanied BY the harsh and violent noises
which would accompany the ordinary
toll Of rnasons Every stone and beam
therefore. had been carefully prepared
beforehand. and was merely carried e
rs place. so that there was ncithe'
hammer nor AK, nor any tool OF iroT
heard in the house. while IL was in build
ing
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