The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-02
The SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson v--Thlrd Quarter, For
Aug. 4 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

lnE INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Text 81 the lesson, Ex. Il, TIA, 34-3a
Mcmory Verses, 81. 35--6old Text
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lcopyrishs. 1907. BY American Press Association
A our topic today Ii THE Taber'
naclc." let US recall and keep In mind
that God said: LET them make me a
sanctuary that | may dwell among
them;" II viii dwell among the chill.
dren or Israel and will be their God
txxv. s; xxx. 45). The temple OF Solo,
mon was for the same purpose III
Chron. xii, %. and both were typical
OF Jesus Christ. In whom God dweit as
never before on earth and who spake
Of His body rs q temple John II. 10.
~. The temple now being builded Is
the church. His body. made Of living
stones. even those who truly receive
Him and are redeemed by His precious
blood tEph. II. 1872; II Cor. vi. 1918:
| Pet. II. u. In Cor. Vi, 10. 20, the
Individual believer l. caleb a temple.
but through all type and antitype the
purpose Is dwelling place for God
that lie may be made known on the
earth.
The plan Of the building. whether
tabernacle. temple. church or the life
Of Christ or the believer. Is wholly OF
God. with no room for a suggestion
from mortal man lex. XVI. 80: xvii.
5: chron. xviii. 10: John XIV. 10:
Eph. II l0). The materials for taber-
hacle and temple were the willing OF.
ferings OF the people and In the case
OF the former were 50 abundant that
the people had to be restrained from
bringing, for they brought more than
could be used eek. xxxyi. 81: Chron.
XXX. 1-9l. Each one OF the eongrega.
ton might bring something easily with
In his ability. and. as one has said. the
poorest chilli could bring some goats
hairs lex. XIV. III.
In chapters XIV TO XXX We have full
Instructions concerning the making OF
everything. aud In chapters xxxyi 10
xxx we have those instructions lit.
orally obeyed, while t0day's lesson
chapter tells OF the completion and
setting up OF the building and Its &C
eeptance by God. The perfect obedi.
ence Is seen In verse III. THUS did
Moses: according to all that the Lord
commanded him. 50 did he" and In
the seyanfold saying. AS the Lord
commanded Moses" tTerscs 10. n, q.
%. -. %. 32). He must be the doer
Of II all or IL VIII not count John XIV,
9; Phil Il. 13y.
In Heb. viii, !, 2, the Lord Jesus
seems to be referred TO as the true
tabernacle. which the Lord pitched
and not man." as well as n high
priest who Is set on the right hand
OF the throne OF the Majesty In the
heavens" In rs. XXX. 0. margin, we
read that ''in His temple every whit
OF II usiereth His glory" 80 We are on
safe ground when we see not only the
whole building. but every part OF 1t.
speaking Of Him.
The ark Of the testimony. with It, In.
eorruptible wood and gold within and
without. containing the two tables OF
the law. covered by the golden lid or
mercy seat on which the blood was
sprinkied and which had cherub on
each end made out Of the same piece
Of gold rs the mercy seat. speaks 10
US Of the perfect Goldman. our propItia.
tory, our righteousness. and the cleru.
bin tell o. our oneness with Him an
Ills redeemed, n part Of Himself.
The veil speaks Of Him also lIab.
X. 2U. and other phases Of the truth
In tile cherubIm are simply set forth.
The table with Its bread tells OF Him
az the Bread Of Life. while the candle.
stick represents Himself and Israel as
the Light of the Nations. The golden
altar before the veil tells Of Ills work
Of intercession In heaven. and the
bra.en altar In the court points 10 Ills
finished work on calvary. The tayer
suggests the water Of the word for
daily cleansing. the incense His per.
feet merit for Us before God. 80 every
board and pillar and socket and cur.
tain and cord and pin has its own
special part 20 tell Of the great redemp.
ton story. Nothing Ia more suggestive |
than the foundation sockets of the
forty eight boards and the four pillars |
81 the veil and the source from which |
the silver came.
Compare chapters xxx. ii-Ig; xxxyIi. |
2o-2s. and see how the whole building
stood on atonement Note also that
The hill. Moriah, on which the temple
u Solomon stood, was the same on
which Abraham offered up Isaac and /
over which the Lord said TO the de.
stroying angel, 1T Is enough" Gen.
xii: II Sam. xiv; II chron. M, Il.
The Holy Spirit tells the same story
N every topic throughout the whole Il
Bible perfect agreement always. The
IeyenfOld amounting Of verses D 10 il