The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-07-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson W.-ThiFd Quarter, For
July rs, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Tent of the Lesson, ! Kings viii, 22-3o.
Memory Verses, %, r2+Golden Text,
lisa. Ivi, documentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stearns.
In some respects the ark Of Noah.
the tabernacle of Moses and the tenn
! pie of Solomon were the three most re-
markable buildings in the history Of
the world. for God Himself was the
sole designer Of each. and each WAS in
tensely typical Of things to come con-
corning the Saviour. salvation and the
kingdom. The great truths Of our re
demption huve been made more plain
to me by tabernacle studies than In
any other way, and | most earnestly
commend to all readers q little book.
costing only % cents. entitled The
Tabernacle" OF 1.-THE Gospel According
to Noses" BY George Rodgers. IAN
S. S. Union. 1916 Chestnut. Pl1iladel-
phia., The spiritual lessons from the
temple are very similar. but with more
of the kingdom outlook.
Solomon began%to build the temple
1870 yeurs after the Exodus IL Kings
vi, u. If you add up the figures In
Acts xiii. covering this period. you will
make it 573. but if'you subtract the 90
years Of the expressions OF all. Israel
in the days Of the Judges. the accounts
will agree perfectly. Out Of Fellowship
with God means lost "ume, whether
| with q nation" or an individual tNum.
vi IL: Job xxxir. 29l. Soiomon's tenn
| pie was finished in the eleventh year
Of his reign. and 1t vas plundered just
thirty-four years after. In the 9th
year Of Rehoboam q Kings vi, 81 IS;
xiv. Is. go. This was just the time
between the birth Of the Messiah. the
rue temple. and His death Zerubba-
bel built the second temple after the
return from Babylon At the time of
Christss ministry Herod had been re
building that temple forty-six years
John Ii. 20l. The last eight chapters
of Ezekiel tell OF a temple yet to be
builded when Israel shalfrbe restored.
Both tabernacle and temple were dwell.
ing places for God in the midst OF ls-
rael. God was in Christ. Every true
believer il now His temple q Cor vi
le, 2O). The church. His body. now be-
ing builded, is the temple In which We
are fer the present most interested
Eph. II. 1922. All the materials for
| tabernacle and temple were willing Of
ferfngs' (EH. XIV. 2: xxxv. %: / Chron-.
XIX. g. 8. II. Christ gave Himself
willingly for US (Heb (. SO: John VI
3sl. we must be willing offerings
keeping nothing back.
Remember the only foundation I'll
Chron. Ill. Il, spoken of In a previous
lesson. the great atonement suggested
by Moriah and Ornan's threshfng dool
and the silver sockets Of the tabernacle
boards and see / Cor. fiji. IL. II we
are truly In Christ we are living stones
In the temple now being builded Il Pet
Il, 81. but as in the temple Of u les
son every stone was made ready II
the quarry or somewhere for It's partic
ular place in the building Il Kings vi
y, 80. while the believer Is a stone by
the precious blood Of Christ we are be
ing made tt for our places In the build
ing by the daily training here WheI
tile temple was finished and the ark sc
in its place in the holy Of holes tn
glory of the Lord filled the house. 81
that the priests could not stand to min
lister II Kings viii. 411l 1t Is GU priv
ilege thus to be Spirit filled. SC tina
self may find no place. Our specia
lesson verses are a little part Of Solo
mons great prayer at the dedication
of the temple. in which he glorihe'
God. saying. Lord God Of Israel, Their
Is no God like Thee. s"f who keep
est covenant and mercy with Thy serV
ants that walk before Thee with O.
their heart lxxiii,. He also praise'
God for fulfilling His word to Davl'
and asked Him to continue to do 8
oversees "a. 26,. Then he asked tn
Lord that His eyes might be open nigh
and day toward the house he had build
ed for His name oversees 2I-3O).
He presented seven separate petition
concerning different matters, sayin
each time Hear Thou in Heaven o
Hear Thou in Heaven Thy dwelling
place" oversees 80. 80. 81, &c. 80. 43. *
49>. He pleaded that He would do thi
for Israel. as His inheritance. Whor
He had separated from among all tn
people of the earth. and that He Woul
maintain their cause at all times. a
the matter might require, or. as in tn
margin. the thing Of a day in his da
verses 81. SO. 59l. This expression
found also in the story Of the mann
(Ex. xvi. i, marginl and elsewhere
reminding us that His care is sure da
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