The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-09-02
TIE SABBA1H.SCHOOL LESSON.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER q.
Lesson Text; "David's Love for Gods
House," I Chron. xiii, @, t8--
Golden Text Psalm lSxxlv,
A Commentary.

@: "Then he called for Solomon, his son.
| and charged him to build house for ths
Lord God OF Israel" II Is written of David
| that the Lord preserved him whithersoever
| he went, and that he reigned over all Israel,
executing judgment and justice among all
his people U Chron. xviii, IL. 1D. His
later years were given 10 making prepara-
| ton for tho temple which he desired to build
for the Lord and which was built by Solo
mon on Mount Moriah. where Abraham Of
Tered up Isaac. and which David afterward
bought from Arannnh or Ornan the Jebusite
| T. And David said TO Solomon. my son. az
for me, 1t was in my mind TO build house
unto the name Of the Lord. my God" In
chapter xviii, 2. he calls it, "An house OF
| rest for the ark OF the covenant OF tho Lord"
| The ark was the symbol OF the presence OF
God, for He told Moses that He would meet
| with him and commune with him from
| above the mercy sent, from between the
cherubim, and that there He would dwell
among them (lGx. xxv.. 8. 22). Nathan tho
| prophet thought so well OF David's plan that
he said. "Do NIL that is in thine heart, for
God is with thee" (chapter xviii, %.
g. Thou shalt not build nm house unto
| My name, because thou has shed much blood
upon the earth in My sight" This was the
Lords message TO David through Nathan.
| Compare chapter xviii, 3. There was n
ceremonial uncleanness connected with tho
shedding OF bloo1 (Num. XXI, 10. 20), but
1 Il
| Kings ", 3, II would also seem that the
hindtance TO Davids building the temple
| was the wars that were about him on every
| side, and the temple must wait for n time of
| rest. The tabernacle of Moses aud lis Lessons
are very applicable to the times In which we
| live, while the temple OF Solomon rather
| points TO TIE next nge, the time OF earth's
| rest, when the true Solomon shall reign.
.. his name shall be Solomon (penceablo),
anu l VIII give peace and quietness unto
| Israel In bis days Thus said the Lord OF
him who should build the temple. calling
| him man OF rest, and saying that he should
have rest from all his enemies The other
name OF solomon. jedediah Cjeoved of tho
| Lord) Oh Sam. Kill. 20, and margin) Is also
very suggestive OF Him who Ia the true be-
| loved and also the Prince Of Peace. "He
| shall build the temple of the LORD. and he
shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule
| upon his throne, and he shall be n priest up-
| on his throne" Behold the man whose name
Is The Branch Czech. vi, 10, 13). Compare
Jer. xiii, 8. 6.
10. "He shall build nm house for My name.
and will establish the throne OF
his kingdom over Israel forever" While
Solomon Is surely referred to in these words
| and in this lesson, and also the temple which
he builded, we may well say In the words of
| our LORD, "a greater than Solomon is here"
| CLuke XII, 3D. A throne established forever
| could not be for any mortal man, but David.
being prophet. knew that God had sworn
| with an oath to him that of the fruit of his
loins, according to the flesh, He would raise
| up Christ to sit on His throne (Acts H., 800,
| II. Now, my son, the Lord be with thee
and prosper thou and build the house of the
| Lord thy God as He hath said of thee" We
| come back from the prophetic and Messianic
| outlook to the temple then about TO be
| builded at Jerusalem. The whole story OF
the temple and kingdom of Israel had both
| near and far off fulfllment the near be-
1 m m nj htttl tl.a ta- hi.
and abiding. To the latter we are now in
| this year 1896 drawing nigh, but how nigh
| God alone knoweth. "The Lord be with
thee (see also verse 16) is what we all need
| as we live to complete the present building,
the church, or body, OF Christ, built OF stones
from gu Nations CActs xv., l4i Rev. ", 0, 10;
Eph. H., 1929.
~. "Only the Lord give thee wisdom and
| understanding, and give thee charge con-
cerning Israel" The plans OF everything
| concerning the temple were given to David
by the Spirit Of the Lord (chapter xviii,
| 12-l0. All that Solomon needed was wis
dom to carry out the plan, and the same
| Spirit who gave the pattern would give the
| wisdom to complete the work. IL only Solo
mon would rely upon Him. God has plan
and purpose concerning the completion OF
the church, and the Spirit will carry out tho
plan through us II only we are willing and
obedient. See Eph. H., 10; Heb. xiii, 20, 2l;
isa. XIV, "a; Kill, IS.
%. "Then shalt thou prosper. 80 Be
| strong and OF good courage. Dread not nor
be dismayed." The secret OF prosperity is
| found in taking heed TO the word of God.
meditating therein day and night that We
may observe TO do all that is written therein,
| according to JOSH L., 8, 8. Thus the Lord
Himself will be our strength, and fearing
Him-that is, fearing to grieve Him--we
need have no other fear. The comfort OF
| lisa. Kill, 10. and Jer. xxx, IL, will then be
| ours, See also Dent. xxi &
| 4. snow behold. in my trouble have
| prepared for the house of the Lord an hum
nred thousand talents of gold and "a thou
sand thousand talents OF silver" This be-
sides brass ana iron without weight and
abundance OF timber and stone. valuing a
talent of gold at 200 and talent OF sill
| yer at $500, which is very low valuation,
we have here gold and silver to the value OF
"a ,000, ,000,000. Then from David's private
purse we have s75,ooo0OO in gold and &c.
the ruler gave sl25, ,OO0, 900 in gold and sI5,-
600 900 in silver Thus We have a total in
| gold and silver alone of more than 81, z25,-
OO0. 900 Oour billions two hundred and twen-
| ty-hve millions) for this temple OF the Lord.
Where is the giving OF to-day?
| %. This verse speaks OF workmen In abun-
dance for every manner OF work, or. rs in
chapter xviii, 2l, willing, slsilliul men for
| all the manner o. workmanship, for any
manner OF service, wholly at thy command
| ment. All seemed inspired with the great
fact that the palacs was not for man, but for
the Lord God. therefore David prepared
with all his might and the people with per-
feet heart offered willingly 10 the Lord
| (chapter xxx, ]. 2. 81.
| l6. "Arise and be doing, and the Lord be
with thee" 1t is written in Dan. XII, 32,
1.-THE people that do know their God shall
be strong and do" Can il be- that our great
| difficulty is that We do not know our God?
Are we ignorant OF His love. His purposes,
His power, and, while bearing His name,
| yet not in sympathy with Him? He is with
us. He has given us all things. He has all
| power. Let us set our heart and soul TO
seek the Lord our God (verse 49, that we
| may know HIN and yield to Him for His
| nlensnra --Iassn Halnar