The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-11-06

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Arranged from Pcionbers NoirSl
'T,r Tt.xT. The Lord IS IN lis
- ,enspla: let ali the eari' Keep Sisi'e'
,ceore him.-iiab ~. ,,,... s.t-cs
- e-i-g. ard the parallel account ="
.,.nronicies chaps. 3. g and T. .s A.
srrNfr-Thc Temple was coiniNs',u :,
,,,,rth Rul lDcfolcr-NoNsrnel' ~.
- ~. IN the eleventh year OF go
-, The dedication took llaSe c.
tss,n Garner. Ia Tthanim CTizrp' 'o.p,
..',.n.r-Octobcr. at the great .s,'n,,s
,'.,,,al ~ the tabcrnaclcs. nrobaoiS aDo"'
ne lst OF October.
LESSON NOTES.
~, Dedication Ceremonies. = Inc
a.dieation was the grandest cerenoii!
- ne, formed under the Mosaic ais
.,sation. and one OF the br.si~tes' Gays
~ Jewish history.
~, only were the - RS Of Israel.
49,. heads OF the tribe the chief OF
~. fathers" summon "al inc
~ Israel asscmb.. -acmselyes
- Kings s:l. ~. 1T IS an enormous
earcourse that & gathered in and about
the holy city.
accompanied by "thc 1900 singers
Ia musicians David had organized ar
r.yed in white linen, and chanting some
~ those splendid odes, the 4'th' ''th
81 io-th Psalms, the Levitcs brought
~ ,la tabernacle. the brazen altar, the
.-i1o ~ shewbrcad, the candlestick. ana
~, brazen serpent from Gideon, ana
,,e arl, from Zion, and put them IN their
,rares in the temple" See description
Il Milman and Stanley.
Then took place the most important
,,ert in the dcdication-the manresla'
,;onof Jehovah liz the new temple ~ tne
s.me symbol by which lie had marked
80 ancient tabernacle as His earthly
swelling place. A shining cloud out
dazzling the morning sun. settled upon
he house. sd that the priests could ho'
s,ondtominister by reason o. the cloud
for the glory of the Lord had hiieu 'n'
house OF God" e Chron- 5:l3, lD.
solomon's Prayer of Dedication
xear the great brazen altar Solomon
had erected platform of bronze
az feet square and Az Zee
high e Chron. GID. where n
could be seen and heard by ali the pc.
nile in the courts of the temple; stano
ing before them In his gorgeous rooe'
he first made a solemn address TO the as
senbled peoples who stood reveren''
before him: then, instead OF the usu'
standing posture in devotion. he khe
down-the first instance ir Scripture
this attifude-and. stretching out
hands towards Heaven. uttered pray'
Of almost unequaled sublimity.
solomor's Benediction. - VS.. $40
After his prayer Solomon stoe
again before the people ana E
pressed his good desires for them.
was n sermon and prayer united
was a high idea. set before the peor
ever TO be remembered as that iowa
which they should strive.
The Answer 10 the Prayer--see
Chronicles 7:1-o2; Kings 9:1-o.
the king concluded. the cloud which u
rested ever the Holy OF Holes gr'
brighter and more dazzling; fire bro
ont and consumed all the sacrifices
Chron. -:l); the priests stood witho
awc-struck by the insupporfaoie spi'
dor: the whole people fell upon tn
faces, and worshiped and praised
Lord. FOR He is good. for His mercy
forever."-NilInan
The Festival.-Vs. 62, 63. Inc re
of Tabernacles was held as usual
seven days; but in this case the fesu
continued for fourteen days-seven
fore the feast, and the seven OF
feast. with two additional days, for
people were net dismissed till
twenty-third day Il King s:o5-ee
Chron. 1910.
A New Vision A dream, like I
which had opened his reign at the
Gent and now deserted sanctuar.
Gideon. closed the eventful cerem'
II conveyed the assurance that the
vine blessing was conditional on
obedience and piety Of the natio
Stanley.