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REBUILDING THE TEMPLE
for septe rnber q. IsD0-Text. Ezra
asIO-ts5- Memory Verses, IO,Al.

holy. which temple We are.-i Cor. 3l7
READ Chapters andt
LIGHT FROM 9TH ER SCRIPTURES
The Temple OF Solomon.-I Kings, Chaps.
g. T. $. The Temple Repaired.-2 Kings o.
The Spiritual Temple Cor. S:i6 IL: cas-;
SCor. 6l6 Eph. 2:2l Thes. ga: Rev. 3l2
PSALMS 81. LOG. l07. us. lis and 1856. ac-
cording TO Geikie. were composed for this
occasion.
TIM E.-Journey OF return. spring. b. c.
6s6; foundations Of temple begun. May. 535:
building ceased. II years work on temple
renewed. $40, temple completed. ZIG.
ILACE.-Jerusaem.
RULERS-cyrus, kins OF Babylonia and
the east till 529. Darius Hystaspe t522-sSJ).
at completion Of temple Tarquin the
Proud. king OF Rome.
PROPHETS. Daniel. an old man. at
time OF return dan. lOD. in Babylon.
Haggai and Zecharia h were both living In
Jerusalem. but did not begin 10 prophecy
EXPLANATORY.
lntroductory.-lf the 10000 return
ing exiles left Babylonia in March (B.
{. 500. they could not well reach Jeru.
salem, after "A journey of 500 to 200
miles, before some time i'm July. 1t
took Ezra four months to make the
journey Ezra 100. They found the
city in ruins, as it had lain for 90 years
since its complete destruction by Nebu-
chadnezzar. "Thc list of towns" saws
Geikie, named by Ezra and Nehemiah
ezra 1923, 2s, "a; Neh. 1880 as the
first homes of their brethren includes
only Bethlehem on the south, while on
the north their territory did not extend
beyond the narrow limits of Ben ia
mn." In October, two or three months
after their arrival, they proceeded TO re-
new the worship of God by rebuilding
the altar on its old foundation.
/. The Foundations Of the Temple
Laid.-Ns. l0-l3. W.. TO- 1.-The build
ers, i. e., Joshua and Zerubbabel, who
were at the head of affairs. (See Ezra
3:2) Priests in their apparel" The
elegant and beautiful official robes used
by the priests in their celebrations, es-
pecially the blue and scarlet purple
robes. with gold and gems. (See Tx.
1910. 1927, ctc.) with trumpets:"
Not for music; but. like our church
bells. fer summoning assemblies and
joyful announcements. The sons OF
Asaph:' One of the great choir lead
crs Of David's time. These were his de-
cendants or their successors in this
choir, ms those in training i'm the schools
of the prophets were called sons of the
prophets. "Cymbals: These were mu-
steal instruments very much like those
which are in use among us under the |
same name. After the ordinance (or-
der) OF David" (Sce Chron. 1916, !
2l) David first organized choirs and /
music for the temple services. VS.. IL.
Sang together by course, X. ". one to
responsibility. Compare Ex.
1920, 2l)-Cambridg Bible. "He is
good, etc: These words first appear
rs the doxology at the close of the
psalm written by David. and sung at
the bringing of the ark to Jerusalem
Il Chron. l6:34). They are found sub
in Psa. lo6. 107, lis. VS.. IL.
Ancient men, that had seen the first
house." which WIS destroyed Il. c. $50.
81 years before.
III. Opposition and Delay.-vs. 10.
!. The adycrsarics of JUDAH" The
mixed race of the Samaritans. Those
in race. in religion. and in pur-
'osc. They did not call themselves adj
iersaries. but were SO in reality. We
Let us build with You" Let us Join in
sour work, and hence in the use and d.
-ection of the temple. For we seek
-our God and we do sacrifice
INTO Him." Bat they did it in a very
liifcrent way. partially in connection /
With other things which would destroy
he perfection and power Of the Jewish !
v. 4. "Weallencd the hands," ,
he refusal of the Jews to unite with /
he Sarnaritans made them bitter enc I
iies, and they did everything in their I
'ower to stop the progress of the tenn .
lie building. (1) As in Nehcmiah's )
'me tNeh. 4:1-l2), by sneers. SANDERS, (
nd Threatening attacks. (2) BY writ
ng slanderous letters TO the govern Y
lent and hiring (V. 81 "counselors n
gainst them" probably in Pavlonia.
his continued 'all the days of CYRUS" c
Tho died in 500. until the reign of a
'arius, who began TO reign u. C.. 5o2, h
nd it took two years more TO get the II
esired permission SO that for about Il
} years nothing was done on the tenn II
le.
III. The Temple mpeted.-Early
the reign of Darius Hystaspes the :.
-ws obtained permission to build the :
nipple. The prophets Hagga and
nchariah urged the people forward.
he new movement began B. G. 500. and
four years, just 20 years after the de- to
rucuon of solomon temple. 5sG. the al
Nv temple was completed and dedi- e.
ted. Il. G. SIC. bs
TYPE OF SPIRITU AL TEMPLE. 1t
The temple was the symbol and type ct
Gods spiritual temple. both the indi- II
dual Christian and the whole pcople
God U. Cor. 3:l0-l6). "a Rich and
silly preparations have been made nv
hers. We are heirs of all the oycs
} The foundation is Jesus Christ. n,
has prophets with messages from
"a to aid and encourage in the build &
y-ihe Bible, the Holy Spirit. with !:
ichers, pastors and friends TO bring
e message. (D The true Christian
aracter when complete is beautiful -.
q costly. His soul is the HOW M -,
,Hes in which God dx~all. - -. -