The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-06
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

a. "Then he called for Solomon, his son,
and charged him TO build house for tho
Lord God OF Israel" II is written Of Dn.
yid that the Lord preserved him whittier
soaver he went. and that he rcigncd over
all Israel, executing Judgment and justice
among all his people Il Chron. Xviii, IL,
40. His later years were given 10 making
proparati ion for tho temple which he de
sired TO build for the Lord and which WAS
built 10y Solomon IN Mount Moriah, where
Abraham offered up Isaac, aud which Da.
yid afterwnrvi bought from Arannah or
Ornan the Jobusitc.
And David said to Solomon, my
son, ms for me, Is was In my mind to build
house unto tho name Of the Lord my
God. In chapter xviii, ., he calls It, AN
house OF rest for the nrk OF the covenant
of tho Lord" Tho ark was the symbol OF
the presence of God for He told Moses
that He would meet with him and com
mune with him from above the mercy sent.
from between the cborubim, and that
there He would dwell among them (Ex.
XIV, s, 22). Nathan the prophet thought No
well Of David's plan that hS said, do nil
that Is In thine heart, for God Is with thee"
(ohapter xvii, ~.
my namo because thou hast shed much
blood upon the earth In my sight ~ This
was the Lords message to David through
Nathan Compare chapter xviii g. There
was ceremonial unclcnpncss connected
with the shedding Of blood (Num. XXI 10,
p0), but from the words OF Solomon to HI.
| ram in Kings v, 3, it would also seem that
| the hindrance to David's building the
temple was the wars that were about him
| on every side, and the temple must walt
for time Of rest. The tabernacle Of Moses
and Its lessons nV very applicable to the
J times In which we live. while the temple
OF Solomon rather points to the next age,
| the time OF earth rest, when the true Sol
| onion shall reign.
v "His name shall DO Solomon (pcace
able), and will give peace and quiotnoss
| unto Israel In his days Thus said the
| Lord Of him who should build the temple,
| calling him q man of rest and saying that
he should have rest from all his enemies
| The other name of solomon, lcdcdinh (ho-
| loved al tho Lordl III sam. xii, rs, and
mnrgiul is also very suggestive " Him
I who is the truo beloved and also tho Prince
OF Pence, lie shall build the temple OF
the Lord, and no shall bear the glory and
shall sit and rule upon his throne, and he
shall be II priest upon his throne. ~ De
hold the man whose name IL The Branch
(2cch. VI. l2, l3). Compare .lcr xiii, 3, u.
10 He shall build an house for My
name, and will establish the throne
OF his Kingdom over Israel forever " While
Solomon is surely referred to In those
words and in this lesson and also the tom
Pile which he buildod W. may well say In
the words Of our Lord, "a greater than
Solomon is here duke Al, 80. A
throne established forever could not bc for
any mortal man, but David. being proph-
Ct knew that God had sworn with nm oath
to him that Of the fruit ut his loins, accord
ing to the flesh, Ho would raise up Christ
to sit on his throne tActs ii, 8o).
II. Now, my son, tho Lord be with
thee, md prosper thou and build the
house OF the Lord thy God as He hath
said al thes" We oome back from tho
prophetic and Mossianio outlook TO the
tomple then about to I've builded at Jeru-
salem. The whole story of the temple and
kingdom Of Israel had both ncar and n
far oil nlnllmept, this near being partial.
but tho far of being complete and abiding.
To tho latter we are now IN this year SOC
drawing nigh, but how nigh God alone
knuwoth, The Lord bo with thee Use,
also verso ldl IL what VIC all need rs W.
live TO complete the present building, tn,
1 church, or body, Of Christ, built Of stones
from all nations (Aots 1v "a; Rev. Y, g.
10; Eph II, ~ 22)
la "Ouly the Lord give thee wisdom
and understanding, and give thee charge
concerning Israel Tho plnns OF every
thing concerning the temple were given to
David Ivy the Spirit Of tho Lord (chapter
xviii. IL i9). All that Solomon needed war
wisdom to carry out tho plan, and the same
Spirit who gave the pattern would give the
wisdom to complete tho work, II only Sol
ONION would rely upon him. God has d
plan and parposc concerning tho compile
tion Of the church, and the Spirit will car
ry out the plan through us II only We ore
willing and obedient. See Eph. II. TO-
Heb. Xii, 20, ri lsa. xiv, "a; Kill, 49,
10. Then shalt thou prosper. BE
strong and Of good courage. Dread not,
nor be dismayod " The sccrs, OF prosperity
Is found in taking heed to the word Of
God, noditnting therein day aud might
that VIC may observe 10 do all that Is writ
ion therein, according to Josh. /, s, o.
Thus tho Lord himself will be our strength
and fearing ilin--that Is, fearing to grieys
Him-wc need have no other fear. The
comfort OF lisa. Iii, TO- md Jer. XIX, / il
will then bc ours. see MISC Deut. xxi, &
a. "Now behold, IN my trouble hay,
prepared for the house OF the Lord an hun
dred thousand talents q gold and a thou
sand thousand talents of silver This, be
sides brass aud iron without weight and
abundance Of timber and stone Vniuinp
n talent OF gold at SIS 900 and talent o
silver at q, 500, which is u very low val
uation, wo have here gold and silver u
the value OF q, 900, oo0 900. Then from