Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-12-12

l. Preparations LOT BullClDR inc
Temple.-First. Preparation of the
Kingdom. II was as necessary that
the people and the kingdom should be
prepared as ihnt building materials
should be collected. The whole of
Darid's reign was a preparation.
/. The kingdom firmly established
on basis of peace.
2. The organization OF priests and
choirs and orchestras for religious ser
vices.
3. The new religious awakening Of
the people.
Second. Preparation of Material.
David had collected 10000 talents Of
geld and 1,017,0OU talents of silver. Ac-
eording to the lighter standard tai
ent of gold weighed $4,000 grains =
81 pounds avo!riupois "a pound avoir-
dupois 1000 grains) =s1t,5i2 Of
gold. making total of $3.50. $50. coo.
4 talent Of silver weighed S36.75O
grains As pounds 1910, making a
total Of 1886. 100000.
Besides the gold ard silver there
was gathered brass and iron beyond
computation q Chron. %: ~. Huge
beams Of cedar were sent from Mt.
Lebanon, which had a great reputa-
ton n the ancient world. Precious
stones from every source were gath
cred together to adorn the interior.
Third. The worlmcn. The skilled
laborers were largely Phenicians. sup
Piled by King Hiram of Tyre. Over
seers were appointed. apparently $50
chiefs and 5000 subordirGtes q Kings
s: 16; g: 23). OF whom 1900 were
Canaanites and go Israelites e
Chron. 2: II; s: 10). There were 30.-
600 Israelites levied to DO the work
ore month and remain home two
months in turn. Besides these there
were 100000 lahorers Il Kings 5:
1910. probably from foreign subject
nations q Kings Q: Il, 22).
II. Building the Temple.-The site
was on Mt. Moriah. overlooking the
valley of the Kidron and the Mount Of
Olives. The platform, according to
Josephus, was square. threeduarters
of mile in circuit WARS. 5: s, ~. in
the time of Herod. but he also says
that Herod doubled the original en-
closure. Probably. therefore. the
platform constructed by Solomon's
engineers was an area of about IL
Acres, or o quadrangle Of 500 feet by
6Q0."-James Sine.
It's Size and Shape. III cubit was
IS inches, the temple proper was 80
feet long. 30 feet wide, and 45 feet
high. The whole height was 30 cubits.
but the rooms into which this space
was divided. the Holy Place, and the
Holy OF HOLES. were finished only 20
cubits, or 30 feet in height Il Kings
G: 1920. In all its dimensions
length. breadth. and height.-the sane
tuary itself was exactly double those
of the tabernacle Pulpit Common
tsry. The entire length OF the tenn
pie given below includes the porch. 10
cubits; the Holy Place, 40; the Holy
OF Holes. 20; the chambers and rear
wall. 10. Tie whole was situated ac-
cordiny to the points OF the compass.
the front entrance being toward the
east.
The Courts. There were two courts
| e Chron. Go: 81. The outer court was
surrounded By a wall partly of stone,
partly of cedar; on the eastern Dor
der was a clolster OF colornade. This
court was adorned with trees. and free
TO all the people. Within this quad
ranEle was q smaller court, the court
Of the priests. on the highest ridge of
the hill. enclosing the temple, and the
great brazen altar, and hrazen sea,
and the LAYERS.
In the inner court were the great
brazen altar of sacrifice, Is feet high
and 30 feet square, in sight OF all the
worshipers Of the outer court, and the
molten or brazen sea supported By IL
huge brazen oxen. each ~ feet high.
The outer court was for the wor-
shipers, who were intended to exer-
else the feelings suggested and SYM
bolized by the ceremonies going on
visibly in the court OF unseen in the
temple proper.
II. The Dedication Ceremonies.-1
Kings s. The Assembly. VS.. l, 2,
/ 62. So. 1. Solomon assembled the
( elders of Israel" etc. the same as In
Lessons TX. and Y, with the addition
of ". q 1.-The men of Israel" NO Is
raelite who could be present was abb
sent" The meetings lasted a week
". Gs). They were religious meetings
with ". 63) sacrifice Of peace offer
inss"; that fs. offerings of thanksgiv-
Ing and conservation, and love to Cod.
The two and twenty thousand oxen,
and n hundred and twenty thousand
sheep" were used for this purpose in
part. and for the feastlng Of the great
numbers gathered In Jerusalem for a
whole week.
The assembly met tv. p at the
feast" of ta5ernacles. the thanksgiv-
ing festival. one OF the three great
annual festivals Of the Jews. in the
month Ethanim." also called T;sri.
which covers portions Of our Septem-
Der and October.
The Services of the Week. The ded-
!cation was the grandest ceremony
oyer psrformed under the Mosaic dis