Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lease" In the International series
for August =. IoO3-Ihe
Tabernacie
THE LESSON TENT.
EXODUS l0.i-l2D

lamps thereof.
d And thou shalt set the altar OF GOLD
TOT the incense before the ark OF the tes-
| timony and put the hanging OF the door
To the Tabernacle.
| y Ana thou shalt set the altar of the
burnt Offering before the door OF the
tabernacle OF the tent oil the congrega-
ton.
I. And thou shalt set the laver between
the tent Of the congregation and the
altar. and shalt put water therein
.. Ana thou shalt set up the court
round about and hang up the hanging
at the court gate
y. And thou shalt take the Amounting
on and anoint the tabernacle and ALI
that is therein. and shalt hallow It, and
all the vessels thereof. and A. shou a..
holy.
10 And thou shalt anolnt the altar OF
the burnt Offering. and all his vessels.
and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an
altar most holy
III. And thou shalt nnolnt the loVer
ana MS foot and sanctfy 10.
IL And thou shalt bring Aaron ann his
sons unto the door Of the tabernacle of
water
-. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the
hoiS garments. and anoint him and
snnctity him: that he may minister unto
me In the priests office
GOLDEN TENT.-Enter Into hi,
Entes with thRnLsEivinx. aud into
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
Ian OF the tabernacle. ......E Eek ~, ~
.rh pricSs.noou' .''''..............Ex. ~ -.
Inc iurniture. ..........................Ex 30
Building OF the tabernacle ........E x. $3.50
Command To set UP tabernacle Eek tolls
The Amounting .........,..... by ao.a-16
me me tabernacle set up..........F Fix. iO:i7-33.
TIME. n. &. 1891
PLACE.-SinaL
NOTES AND COMMENTS
The Tabernacle. The Israelites
were stu unfamiliar with God: they
had had no communion with Him. IL
was Important therefore. that they
should come into personal relation.
with Him. aud hence sanctuary WASH
necessity that they might realize His
constant presence in their midst. A
sanctuary not only would afford them
opportunities To offer sacrifices in
worship and in penitence. but would
daily educate them in holiness and the
sinfulness of wickedness. The mere
presence of n church in any community
Is help TO better living.
The Plan Of the Tabernacle.-The
tabernacle was great tent about 90
feet long (36;ij), and standing i'm n
curtained court of 150N75 feet (3S:q
49,. The cubit Is. roughly, rs inches.
Within this tent was n smaller en-.
closure, the description of which is not
entirely clear. There were curtains
enclosing it. and also board wall. in
sections, for convenience in moving
(36:20-3D. The enclosure within the
board wall was As feet long by 10 feet
wide. and was probably covered by one
of the large curtains The piIIars
spoken of in 26:32. n: &c. 80. we
should ca large tent poles The "vciI'
was curtain dividing this inner en-
closure into two parts, the larger 81
which was the Holy place, entered by
the priest each day. The Most HOLY
place was entered hut once "A wear. and
only by the high priest In the large
court which surrounded the taber-
nacle were (D the altar Of burnt Of
fering (3s: ~ and (2) the lavcr GO: II
2D.
The LcssOn.-Therc will he none for
us unless we put curse elves into sym
pathy with the times and with the
people. and try to feel what the tabcr
naclc meant Ia them To them IL was
the token Of Jehovah's constant pres
ence with them God was teaching
them by the Kindergarten method
that there was no essentiaIseparation
between God and man-tbat they
might come 60 him always and find
him slow to anger and abundant I'm
loving kindness" The qualifications
required in approaching him sup
Rested mans uuworthiness and lie
hovah's holiness. The great sacrif
cial system Taught the/awfuiueSs ~
sin. and yet that with il all man miobt
come TO his God and he received and
pardoned. The tabernacle was con.
slant and impressive object lesson Of
the presence ~ God Christ has taught
~ that we need ~ intermediate to
stand between rs and God but thatthe
father even runs TO meet the return
ing prodigal 80 willing is he To receive
the pcnitent. ~ II suggestive that in
TX 3j:30.35 We read Of two inspired
men filled with tho sriri, -
Cod" They were 60 serve God ss
skilled workmen Their skiIlis spnkep
~ as a result ~ heir ins piration rbe
spirit 81 God 10 man always makes
him better workman
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
he tabernacle and 10, service. were
only shadow, Of The things tocome:"
we are enjoying the realities.
The altar of burnt Offering prn.
claimed man need ~ the sacrifice that
was offered ON Calvary.
The amounting 81 the priests was
symbolic Of The amounting by the Holy
Spirit that men may serve God.
FIEs and ThI.tIes.
The church is the creature and not
the creator 81 Christianity.
God viii use the preaching workman
as well a. the working preacher
u God put. sou ia a dark place H.
may be compliment to the light that
is in you.
Tho world rs moi 4 .ee-.ar,- In .u1.i.l.