Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-12-10
Solomon Dedicates
the Temple
Susdsy SehoOl Lsssoa fSs Dec. II. 1908
Specially Arranged for This Papsr

DRY verses. 10. II.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"I was glad when
| they said unto me, let US go into the
| house OF the Lord."-Psalm 1871.
THE TEMPLE.-Tho temple was be-
gun In the fourth year OF solomon's
reign, b. c. 1919, and completed seven
years later, y. c. 1904. according to the
Assyrlan Canon about IS years later. The
dedication was In solomon's twelfth
year.
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY. - The
| kingdom was now at its largest extont.
from the Lebanon mountains TO the Red
| sea, from the Mediterranean to the Syri-
| an desert on the east Tyre nourishinE
under King Hiram. Tho Sabaean king
| dog Of Yemen, the queen OF which came
TO see Solomon. Commerce extended TO
Europe. Africa and India.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Temple.-The situation was on
the eastern hill Of Jerusalem, called
sometimes Mount Moriah, overlooking
tho valley of the Kldron and the
Mount OF Olives.
Modern authorities are inclined to
think that the temple platform was
a part Of Mount Zion; and that Zion
was the name Of the eastern hill OF
Jerusalem. and not of the western
hill, as has been the general opinion.
The rugged top Of Moriah was lev.
eled with immense labor; its sides,
which to the east and south were pre-
cipitous, were faced with a wall OF
stone, built up perpendicular from the
bottom Of the valley. so as to appear
to those who looked down OF most
terrifying height "a work of pro-
dlglous skill and labor, as the Inn
mense stones were strongly mortised
together and wedged into the rock
Nilman.
The platform. according to Jose
plus, was square, three-quarters OF a
mile In circuit WARS. $50, p. In the
time of Herod. but he also says that
Herod doubled the original inclosure
Probably. therefore, the platform
constructed by Solomons engineers
was an area OF about IL acres. or q
quadrangle Of 900 by coo feet
James Sine
Alone and isolated In its grandeur
stood the Temple Mount. Terrace
upon terrace its courts rose, till high
above the city. within the Enclosure
OF marble cloisters, the temple itself
stood out. mass OF snowy marble and
Of gold, glittering in the sunlight
against the half enclrcling green back.
ground Of Olivet. Nor has there
been in ancient or modern times a
sacred building equal to the temple.
whether for situation or magnificence. -
-Edersheim.
The Size and Plan of the Temple
The best model OF the temple have
ever SEEN" declares DIR. +. y. Peloubet,
is the one sent from England to Mr..
Dwight l.. Moody. and placed in his
school at Mortified, Mass. II is
said to have cost $4,000. A similar
one belonged to Mr.. Thomas New
berry, Alexander Villa, Weston-Super
, Mare, England"
Counting a cubit as IS inches, the
main building was as follows: Porch
80 feet broad. Is feet deep, lS0 feet
e high; holy place 60 feet long. 80 feet
wide, 80 feet high; holy Of HOLES, 90
feet long. 30 feet wide, 30 feet high;
chambers, 10 feet wide on the two
sides and rear.
$ In front OF the porch were two
e great pillars.
4 The whole was situated according
to the points Of the compass, the
front entrance being toward the east
The Courts.-There were two courts
e Chron. $3.50. The outer court wa
, surrounded by a wall partly OF stone
partly OF cedar; on the eastern Dor
der was a clolster or colonnade. ThiI
court was adorned with trees. and
free to all the people. Within thii
quadrangle was a smaller court, the
court OF the priests. on the highest
ridge OF the hill. inclosing the temple
and the great brazen altar, and brazer
sea, and the LAYERS.
, In the inner court were the great
!. brazen altar of sacrifice, Is feet higf
. and 80 feet square, in sight Of all the
|. worshipers OF the outer court, and the
a molten or brazen sea supported by 1;
a huge oxen. each 7Hs feet high.
2 V.lO. THE cloud filled the house o.
y the Lord" The article before CLOUD
!. denotes that 1t was the well.knowI
cloud which betokened the divine
q presence. "The cloud was the vel
that hid ". III the glory Of the
o Lord" for that glory was too bright Z
= be seen by mortal eyes. This was The
}. same as the pillar Of cloud and OF nr'
' that guided the people through tbs
r. wilderness, which had rested on the tab
, ernacle on the day II was dedicated
y eek. 4O:34), land had apparently beer
!. specially displayed at certain juno
n lures in the history OF Israel mum
!. 1875. 10; 16:42; Deut. Sl:i5). It wal
! thus the acknowledged symbol OF God'i
presence. and as such was a visible
sign that he now accepted the temple
as he had formerly accepted the tab
e ernacIe. as his shrine and dwelling
3 place"
= The Dedication Services.