Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-12-12
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y Anu lHe taOeTnaCle OF the COD
sregation." Better, as in other places
the tent of meeting" And all the
holy vessels that were in the taber
nacle."
5. Were with him before the ark"
Probably in the temple court. where
the great altar was. Sacrificing sheep
and oxen," as a religious service sig
nifying gratitude and praise. the for
! siveness Of past sin, and conservation
to the Lords service as his people.
! II. Placing the Ark in the Holy of
Holies.-Vs. 60; Q Chron. 5: 7-10. 6
And the priests brought in the ark
OF the covenant unto his"
e. e., Its" But this word is never
found in the A v. 1t has come into
use since the date OF our translation
place comp. l Kings G; 19) Into
! the oracle of the house" The place
where God at tim IS made known his
will. ITO the most holy place" (He
brew, holy Of holies), even under
! the wings of the cherubims" Il Kings
3: 2O. The symbolic figures "repre
senting the attributes and majesty OF
God"
Z. "The cherubims" DIETER, cher.
ubim'') covered the ark.' as the most
holy repository of Gods law covered
by the mercy-seat. The law of God
and the mercy of God, ever under the
shelter of his wings and guarded by
his presence.
! III. The chorus, accompanied by the
orchestra. sang. For his mercy endur.
eth forever" as the priests came out
of the Holy of Holes; and the Sheit
nah. the shining cloud, filled the tenn.
pie Tvs. 10, IL; Chron. 5: 11-1D.
10. 'The cloud filed the house OF
the Lord" The article before cloud
| denotes that it was the well-known
cloud which betokeaed the divine pres
ence. The cloud was the veil that hid
". III the glory of the Lord" for
that glory was too bright to be seen
by mortal eyes. This was the same
as the pillar of cloud and of fire that
guided, the people through the wilder.
; ness. which had rested on the taber.
nacle on the day 1t was dedicated (Ex.
40: S4). 1t was thus the acknowl-
edged symbol of Gods presence, and
as such was q visible sign that he now
accepted the temple. as he had for.
merly accepted the tabernacle, as his
shrine and dwelling place" Then fol-
lows in the order and wording given
by Prof. Willis J. Reecher:
4. Sentences, the king facing the
sanctuary Tvs. II, Is; Chron. 6: /,
q.
5. He turns and blesses the congre
CATION ". IA; Chron. 6: 81, all stand
ing.
6. Address. by Solomon Tvs. 1921;
Chron. 6: 4-1D, standing.
Z. Dedicatory prayer Tvs. 1858; 2
Chron. 6: 14-40), kneeling ". 81; 2
Chron. 6: 49,.
s. Psalm 1872 e Chron. 6: Al. 42):
arise. o God" Fire descended, the
glory filed the house. and the people
Frustrated themselves e. Chron. z:
1-3l.
0. For his mercy endureth forever"
by the congregation e Chron. Z: 81.
10. Closing address q Kings 8: 54
6D. standing.
". Lessons for To-day.-The TEN.
pie as a Lesson in Church Building.
"A true church is en- echo Of God"
says Joseph Cook. And the building
should be the fttest instrument for
expressing ard repeating that echo,
that men may know and feel the char
acter and the love of God. Its foun-
dation must be deep. strong, and en-
during. 1t is built Il Cor. 8: III upon
Jesus Christ. It's structure should,
with the best beauty and costliness at
our command. be as perfectly q. pos
sible adapted to accomplish the OBJ
iect for which il was built.
The Temple IS Type Of the Indi
vidual Christian q Cor 8: 1916. ~
Rich and costly preparations have
been made by others. We are heirs
of all the ages. (2) The foundation Is
Jesus Christ. the rock that, like the
rock under the temple. the same In
all ages. never can be moved. (3) He
has prophets with messages from God
to aid and encourage in the building.
inc blDle. lOt flUly oplTll, viii
teachers. pastors. and friends to bring
the message. "a 1t Is possible for us
to build poor temple on this founda-
ton. wood, hay, stubble." or most
beautiful and costly temple. gold.
silver. precious stones" (5) The true
Christian character when complete is
beautiful and costly.
The Quarry for the Temple. THIS
world Is n quarry where the living
stones of Gods beautiful temple In
the heavens. the completed and per.
fected church, are being shaped and
POLISHED for their places in the build
ing. The heavenly temple is the solu
ton of the mysteries of Providence in
this world The cares, burdens. sor-
rows. Joys. work OF this life are Mt
ting US for our place In that temple
where no sound OF the tools shall be
heard while Il is In building.
The temple. we are told. was built
without the sound Of hammer or ak.
or any tool OF iron. heard In the house
while ~ vas in building Il Kings s..