Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
THE, SUNDAY SCHOOL.

international Lesson for November 3.
1s96-The Temple Dedicated-1 Kings
s:5x-6S.
ARRANGED from Peloubet's Notes.l
GOLDEN TEXT.The Lord is in His
holy temple; let all the earth keep silence
before him.-Hab. 2:20
THE SECTION includes 1 Kings s:1-6s
and e:1-9: and the parallel account in
Chronicles chaps 5. 6 and 4
TIME.-The Temple was completed in
the month Bull (October-Novemberl B.
zoos. in the eleventh year of solomon's
reign The dedication took place one
month earlier. in Tthanin (TizrD, tSep-
tember-October), at the great national
festival of the tabernacles. probably about
the 1st of October
LESSON NOTES.
The Dedication Ceremonies. = The
dedication was the grandest ceremony
ever performed under the Mosaic dis
pensation, and one of the brightest days
of Jewish history.
Not only were the "elders of Israel,
the heads of the tribes, and the chief OF
the fathers" summoned, but 'an the
men of Israel assembled themselves"
Il Kings ST., p. 1T is an enormous
concourse that is gathered in and about
the holy city"
Accompanied by 1.-The 1000 singers
and musicians David had organized, ar
rave d in white linen. and chanting some
Of those splendid odes, the 47th, 9th
and forth Psalms, the Levites brought
the old tabernacle, the hraZen altar, the
table of shewbread, the candlestick, and
the brazen serpent from Gideon, and
the ark from Zion, and put them in their
places in the temple" See description
in MilmaD and Stanley.
Then took place the most important
event in the dedication-the manifesto
ton of Jehovah iii the new temple by the
same symbol by which He had marked
the ancient tabernacle as His earthly
dwelling place. A shining cloud, out
dazzling the morning sun, settled upon
the house, $50 that the priests could not
stand to minister by reason of the cloud;
for the glory of the Lord had filled the
house of God' e Chron. 5:13, 11.
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication
Near the great brazen altar Solomon
had erected a platform of bronze,
7H feet square and Az feet
high e Chron. 6:13), where he
could be seen and heard by all the peo-
pie in the courts of the temple; stand
ing before them in his gorgeous robes,
he first made solemn address to the as
sembled peoples who stood reverently
before him; then, instead of the usual
standing posture in devotion, he knelt
down-the first instance in Scripture of
this attitude-and, stretching out his
hands towards Heaven, uttered prayer
of almost unequaled sublimity.
Solomor's Benediction. VS.. 54-61.
After his prayer Solomon stood
| again before the people and eX-
pressed his good desires for them. It
| was sermon and a prayer united. 1t
was high idea, set before the people
ever TO be remembered as that toward
which they should strive.
The Answer to the Prayer-See 9
Chronicles 7:1-22; Kings 9:1-9. AS
the king concluded, the cloud which had
rested ever the Holy of Holes grew
brighter and more dazzling; fire broke
out and consumed all the sacrifices G.
| Chron. 7:D; the priests stood without,
awe-struck by the insupportable splen-
dor; the whole people fell upon their
faces, and worshiped and praised the
Lord, For He is good, for His mercy is
forever"-Milman
The Festival-Vs GO, 63. The Feast
| of Tabernacles was held as usual for
seven days; but in this case the festival
| continued for fourteen days-seven be-
fore the feast, and the seven of the
| feast, with two additional days, for the
! people were net dismissed till the
twenty-third day q King s:65-66; 2
| Chron. 1910.
A New Vision "A dream, like that
which had opened his reign at the an
| cient and now deserted sanctuary Of
| Gideon, closed the eventful ceremony
| IT conveyed the assurance that the Di.
vine blessing was conditional on the
obedience and piety of the nation
t Stanley.
Loves Sweet Work.
| london manor tells this fouchiu e