The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31
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me IN the priest ONCE.
GOLDEN TENT.-Entcr into his
gates with THANKSGIVING. and into
his courts with prRisc.-Ps. Ioo:t.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
Plan OF the tabernacle. y, q.
The priesthood.............. y, "
Inc furniture * 81
Building OF the tabernacle. ....... EN. .5-39.
Command To set W tabernacle. EN. i01-S.
The annointing.............. EN. iO:g-l6.
The tabernacle set up..........EN. 40 oI,-SS.
TIME.-B. c. li9l.
PLACE.-Sinai.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Taberuacle.-Tho lsraelites
were still unfamiliar with God; they
had had no communion with Him. 1t
was important, therefore, that they
should come into personal relations
with Him. and hence a sanctuary was
necessity that they might realize His
constant presence in their midst. y
sanctuary not only would afford them
opportunities to offer sacritiCcs in
worship and in penitence, but would
daily educate them in holiness and the
sinfulness of wickedncSs. The mere
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is Il help to better living.
The Plan of the Tabernacle.-Th
tabernacle WAS Il great tent about 60
feet long (36: lj), and standing in
curtaned court of 150X7j feet (3S:9,
/ 13). The cubit is, roughly, Is inches.
| Within this tent was a smaller en-
| closure, the description of which is not
entirely clear, There were curtains
enclosing it, and also a board wall, in
| sections, for convenience in moving
! (36:20-3l. The enclosure within the
! board wall was As feet long by Is feet
wide. and was probably covered by one
of the large curtains. The pillars
spoken of in pose, 81: 1886. IS, we
should call large tent poles. The "veil'
was curtain dividing this inner en-
closure into two parts, the larger of
which was the Holy place, entered by
the priest each day. The Most Holy
place was entered but once year, and
only by the high priest. In the large
court which surrounded the taber-
nacle were (1) the altar of burnt Of
fering (3S:l-O and (2) the laver $50: Il
2D.
The LesSon.-There will be none for
us unless we put ourselves into sym
pathy with the times and with the
people, and try to feel what the taber-
nacle meant to them. To them it was
The token of Jehovah's constant pres
ence with them. God was teaching
them by the Kindergarten method
that there was no essential eparation
between God and man-that they
might come to him always and find
him "slow to anger. and abundant ir
: loving kindness" The publication.
required in approaching him sug
cested mans unwOrthincsS and Je
= cial system taught the awfulnesS Of
sin. and vet that with it all man might
= come to his God and be received anc
hardened The tabernacle was con
slant and impressive object lesson o'
! the presence Of God. Christ has laugh
) us that we need no Intermediary t.
, stand between III aud God. but that th,
D. father even runs to meet the return
. ing prodigal so willing is he to recei,,
r the pcnitent 1t is Suggestive that il
I EX. 35:3O-35 we read of two inspire,
: men. filled with the spirit o
! Cod" They were to serve God a
8 skilled workmen. Their skill is spokc'
= of rs result of their inspiration. Th
r spirit Of God in a man always make
v him n better workman.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
The tabernacle and its services wer
only shadows Of the things to come;
. we are enjoying the realities.
: The altar of burnt offering Pre-
. claimed mans need of the sacrifice tha
was offered on Calvary.
The amounting of the priests wa
;, symbolic of the amounting by the Hol
. Spirit that men may serve God.