The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-09-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X, THIRD QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 8.

Prepared by the Rev. ID. NJ. stcar1s.
copyright. 1899. by d. NJ s;earnsl
10. "And when tho builders laid tho
foundation of the temple of the Lore. they
set tho priests in their apparel with trum-
pets and tho Lcvitcs, the sons of Asaph,
with cymbals to praise the Lord, after tho
ordinance of Dav:d, king of Israel" Tiat
God should dwell! III tho midst Of Isr,cl
was His purpose from tho first, and so 70
said to Moses concerning tho tabcrnaclc,
"Lct them mako INC n sanctuary that may
dwell among them" Tx. XIV, 81, ana when
tho tabernacle was i.iished Iic Cilcd it
with His glory, rs he did also tho temple
(Ex. Xl, SO, 81; / Kings viii, lG, ID. Go
would fill tho church with Ills glory now
If she was wholly given up to IIi::,. and su
lcwoGld every individual believer, ;tnL lie
would be gloriflcd III us five were willing.
IL. And all tho people shouted with Il
great shout when they praised the Lord,
because tho foundation of the house Cf the
Lord was laid" In each of the 26 verses
of the orc hundred and thirty-sixth psalm
tho refrain is, For His mercy crdurrth
forever" and tho first vcrsc is, Oh. give
thanks unto Tic Lord, fGr NE is gGo;l.
1t is probable that this was ono Of tho
songs they sang. We would 20 we'll 70
make at least the first verso our daily :onE.
God is good and God is love in all That He
does Righteous also is Ho ia al! His
ways, and it bccomcth Us ever to lr;.sC
Him. The foundation oe the house OF Tie
Lord makes us think Of the silver so".:>tS
OH which the E0arGS &C t!;n Tabernacle
stood, tho silver being tho RAJ soln money
which the numbered CncS r2id - an atone.
mcnt for their souls Ok. Xxx, u, 1G:
Xxxv.ii. 800.
Il. "Hu: many oftho ri tests ALL L2yi;r-
and chief Of tic fathers, who were arc: ",
men that had Sccu tho first house, when
tho foundation of this house was la!l I.r
fore their eyes, wCp5 with q loul VGi~2
and many shouted aloud f2c joy" II
Hag. II, ), it Is said that this seemed -.
nothing il comparison with the i."Si
house. Tho ola lco!lc, looking !;c:: !mC
thinking; cf ii2 r".t s.G:T, wrrt as ;hc'
remembered that which had been. w..!v
the yCi:ns;cr ,Guyh v:"i"h!E rioiccd l..
anticipation OF = tc.ni.c for Tic clary q!
God. Eac!,iCl had said that God would q,
better unto tEon than ;t their beginning.
(Eacl:. XxxNi, lD, and it MAJ have L,ci.
faith III God that led TO tic shouting Gluu,I
for joy.
II. 80 that the rcoplc could not dis.
ccrn the noise of Tic shout Cf joy from tie
nos2 ot the weeping or the people, fer the
people shouted with II loud shout, and tho
noise WAS heard a:ar CiI. There waa
much noise, and IL was heard ;:g g grcav
distance, DuC Il was very confused. Mis-
siona"ics Lave gore Into all lands, Ert
there is of:>n = confused testimony just H.'
it is in what wo call the hOmr la,lls
There Is u Grcn; need OF Il clear, jOyfu! tcS-
timony that Christ died ~" our sins that
Hc Is risen from the dead and alive forever
more, ready to receive all who will come
to Him, and thu. l!o Is coming again to
reign in Righteousness and sUbdUc all
things unto Himself
/. "Eow when the atlvcrSarics OF .Ju-
dah and benjamin heard that the children
of tho captivity huitct! tho temple unto tkc
Lord God of lsrucl." The great adversary,
tho devil, is ever going abort rs 4 roarir:;
lion, seeking whom hc may dcvour Il Pet.
V, S), and he has lad long practice, for Lc
has been at it ever since he began in Eden
to tempt Eve, but cur Lord Jesus has
taught us that he may be- overcome hy
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
of God. In Rcv. xii, II, VIC read of some
who ovcrcamc by tho blood Of the Lamb
and by tho word of their testimony and
who loved not their lives unto the death.
2. "Thcn they came to Xorubbahcl and
to the chief of tho fathers and said unto
them, Let us build with you, for We seek
your God as yc do, and VIC do sacrifice
unto Him since the days of Esar -haddon,
king of Assur, which brought us up hith
cr." This king is mentioned by Eamc in
II Kings xix, 81, and tho people are men.
toned in III Kings xvii, "a. AS to their
worship, it is said that they feared not tho
Lord, but while they had kind of fear
they still worshipcd their own gods QI
Kings xvii, 33, 34, 4D. They talked fair.
ly, and their request sounded we'll, but
their hearts were not right with God
They were the advcrsaries of God and Of
His people. Cain worshipcd God in his
own way, but he was really an adversary
of God and Of his brother, who worshiped
God in truth.
8. "Ye havo nothing to do with us to
build q house unto our God, but wo our
selves together will build unto tho Lord
God Of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king Of
Persia, hath commanded u.s." Although
this seemed unkind, it was not so, but was
on the part of Zcrubbabcl and Joshua real
faithfulncss to God A great difficulty
and disgrace and dishonor to God in tho
church today is her conformity to tho
world and the way in which Sho seeks tho
favor of the enemies OF God in what sho
calls tho Lords work. Because she is in
partnership with Sodom she cannot know
the blessing of tho Most High God, pos.
SCISSOR of heaven and Garth
4. "Thcn tho people Of the land weak.
cncd the hands oC the people of Judah and
troubled them in building" People can
say and do very hard and cruel and wicked
| things when satan gets control of them,
| and the most wicked and cutting ard Kill.
| ing things are not always said by the TN.
| godly, but by those who profess to bc the
| Lords people and perhaps are. l have
| known those who have been much used CT
God allow themselves To be used Of tho
| devil to try and hinder the Lords work
| by miSjudGing, and saying unkind and
untrue things of the Lords servants.
| Our Lord has told us that we shall have
| tribulGtion and shall suffer persecution,
| and IIO hns said, "WoN unto you WHOM all