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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, THIRD QUARTER, inter-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG 8.

fN. c.
Rev. ID. M. Stearns.
TCopyright. 1902. by American Press Asso
ciation.)
l. e. l7-l9 And the Lord spake unto
Moses. saying. On the first day or the
first month shalt thou set up the taper-
nacle of the tent of the congregation.
Thus Moses was commanded, and
thus he did in every particular just as
he was commanded. See verse IL and
compare tie sevenfold obedience IN
verses 10, q, %. %. -. 20. 32. This
whole chapter gives twofold state
ment of the completion and%rQction OF
the acknowledgements 1-16 the Lords 8
command and 1873 Moses obedience
after which the Lord approves and ac-
cepts the work. About three months
after they left Egypt ut Mount Sinai
the Lord said to Moses. Let them
make Me sanctuary. that may
dwell among them" and the full in
structions concerning 1t and the priest
hood ure found in chapters XIV to xxx,
while the account of the work as 1t
was done Is found in chapters xxXv to
xxXix, and In the lesson today we
have the erection and dedication on the
first day of the first month Of the Sec
ond year. AS with this building, so
with the temple Of Solomon-God Him.
self, and God alone. was the architect
Il Chron. xxyiii. 19). A very peculiar
thing about the material for the taber.
nacle was the willingness of the people
and the abundance Of the gifts. so that
Moses had to restrain the people from
bringing (chapter XXxvi. u. u.
3, 20. q. And thou shalt put therein the
ark Of the testimony and cover the ark
with the vail.
This was the only vessel in the holy
of holies and spoke Of Christ, In whose
heart was the law and who is the end
of the law for righteousness to every
believer. The wood and gold suggest
His humanity and divinity. He is in
deed our mercy seat (Rom. iii, %, R.
w.. where alone God can meet the
sinner, and the vail speaks Of His body
(IIeb. Y. POI. which concealed the glory
while He was here on earth. The
cherubim beaten out Of the same piece
Of the gold Of the mercy seat. and also
figures Of the same worked in the val
tell of His body. the church. and our
oneness with Him.
4. 22-25 And thou shalt bring in the ia.
IL Ha inOyS hn q 70 n
be set In order upon 1t, and thou shalt
bring in the candlestick and light the
lamps thereof.
In these two vessels In the outer or
first room. the holy place. we see Him
who said, IL am the Bread Of Life,
81 am the Light Of the World" John
vi, 80; viii. 12). We see His death and
resurrection in the sowing and reaping
of the grain. and His sufferings are
also set forth in the grinding OF the
grain Uohn xii. 24; lsa. xviii. 2S).
His sutferings are also seen In the
pressing or bruising Of the olives to
obtain oil for the lamps
s, 26-2S. And thou shalt set the altar OF
gold for the incense before the ark Of the
testimony and put the hanging OF the
door to the tabernacle.
This was the third and only other
article Of furniture in the holy place,
and on it the priest was to burn in
cense morning and evening (Ex. Xxx,
I, 81. 1t suggests the merits and ex-
cellencies of the Lord Jesus in His
present great work Of intercession fol-
His people. for apart from Him no
service can be accepted.
6, g. And thou shalt set the altar Of the
burnt offering before the door OF the tab.
ernacle Of the tent Of the congregation.
This bruzen altar or altar Of burnt
offering represents the work Of Christ
on Calvary suffering in our stead for
our sins. 1t was just within the court
by the entrance, and there was blood
upon it and at the foot Of it. 1t was
impossible to enter the tabernacle e1.
cept by this altar, so that any who
would not accept the way Of the blood
could not possibly enter.
I. 1922. And thou shalt set the laver be-
the altar and shalt put water therein.
While the brazen altar proclaims JUS.
tifcation and also that phase Of sancti'
f1cation which refers to our standing in
Christ before God (Rom. v. 8; Heb. <,
10, 14, the laver points to the con.
tinued cleansing in daily life by the
word of God John xvii. II; xiii, 10;
Ps. cxix, 81.
8. 80. And thou shalt set up the court
round about and hang up the hanging Of
the court gate.
This liner fence hung upon wooden
pillars and attached to them by silver
hooks, each pillar standing in socket
Of brass and kept upright by cords at
tached to brass pins driven in the
earth, is all suggestive Of redemption
by blood, the righteousness provided
Tor us and the way we are kept by the
power of God. A pillar could not be
part of the tabernacle while 1t stood
es tree in the forest. but it had to De
cut down and put upon new founda.
ton. This suggests the new birth. We
are plainly told in Rev. xix. 8, that the
fine linen is the Righteousness Of saints.
9-16. Both the high priest and his
sons and the tabernacle and all its
vessels had to be anointed, for all were
set apart to be holy unto the Lord and
to minister unto Him, His special pos
session. set apart for Himself, meet for
His use (Tit. ii. IA. r. "; Ps. iv, 3; II
Tim. ii, 2D.
"a. 35 The glory Of the Lord filled the
tabernacle.
So He will fill US If we are willing
and obedient and wholly set apart for
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