The Dolores star., 1915-05-28

GOLDEN TEXT was glad when they
said unto me- Let us go unto the house
OF the Lord.-Psaim i.2:i
This event probably occurred B. G.
l042, In the twenty-second year OF
Dayid's reign. 1t would be . good
plan TO assign to various pupils such
subjects as: (a) What the ark was
Where II had been since the days OF
Joshua (c) What occurred to II while
In pos sessiOn OF the Philistines: I'D
Who was Obed-edom? te) uzziah7 ID
Michal? tgJ How Jerusalem came to
be the seat of government.
!. The Ark Recovered, w. IS. David
realized that while God was the
God OF all the tribes. still there was
no visible religious center: there was
the consequent danger OF confound-
ing the local place Of worship with
that OF some local Baal (god) and the
possible breaking up Of the national
reliance upon Jehovah. Where kir-
1ath-jearim was is not definitely
known, but perhaps II was eight or
ten miles west Of Jerusalem. The ark
had lodged here for perhaps seventy
years David and they that were with
him followed the example Of the Phil
istines Il Sam. 6:1-1s) In their mode
Of transferring the ark rather than to
have II carried upon the shoulders OF
the priests Josh. 3:8. Preceded by
David and the house Of Israel. I. e..
leaders OF the people and all others
present they began the return Jour
ney from the house Of Abinadab.
q. The AK Retarded, w. ell.
They had reached one Of the open
places used as q threshing floor whom
the oxen slipped and the cart was
shaken. Uzziah, one Of the two into
whose charge II had been placed. laid
hold of the ark to keep It from fall
ing. Why was he slain therefore? We
have already suggested the reason.
How to carry the ark was plainly writ
ten Mum 4:5-l2: 7:Y. Neglect Of
Gods word gets many wellmeaning
people into, trouble. along with their
friends. also. The ark was the sym
Dol OF Gods presence. and men had
to be taught to revere his holy name
and his glorious presence tsee last
clause v. ~, Uzziah's sin WAS the sin
Of irreverence. He seems not to
have sensed the invisible God In his
visible abode. The result struck ter
ror into the heart Of David and the
people, and the ark was left IN the
house Of Obed OF Edom for q period
OF three months. David's improved
plan" was q proved failure.
~. The AK Restored, w. SO.
David. by thus abandoning the ark,
seems to have resented the judgment
of God, yet he must have realized
that God had sufficient cause for his
acts. The ark is q type Of Christ.
who ID Emmanuel, God with us. The
ark contained the law Of God. ~
Christ enshrined the will OF his Fa-
ther. Over the law was the blood
sprinkled mercy seat where God met
his people lex. 25:ls-22). In Christ
We md our mercy seat where We
meet God. Though this ark brought
judgment to Uxxiah II brought bless
Ing to Obed.edom ". l2. Even SO
Christ brings judgment or Joy accord.
ing To our treatment of him. Obed-
edom 10 piously cared for the ark that
both he and his household were rich
iy blessed. II Christ Ii really In our
hearts We will Be blessed. and Christ
sbideth forever.
". The psaIm Of Praise, p. q.
In the Jewish synagogue this psalm
Is recited ~ the carrying back Of the
book Of the law to It's shrine. and In
tho Greek church at the consecrstion
OF the church. The twenty-second
palm presents the suffering Savior:
the twenty-third presents the risen
Savior % the shepherd caring for and
leading his sheep. and the twenty
fourth tells Of the reigninE. glorinsd
Lord. The whole earth 10 Jehoyah's
~. u and no incident better teaches
tho coaverse. viz. that he is God of
the earth and not . mere tribal deity.
lie founded" and established" u.
and oil the fullness." and they that
dwell therein" are his by creative and
rsdsmptivs right Since ws belong
to him We owe him worship and ssrv-
Ics-and Q servant 10 one Who
"staads" '. -. The conditions Of fel-
Iowship with Jehovah are clean
haads and . pure heart" ". ~. those
sho deal with honesty and reversnce.
'vanity" and ''idolatry" are frsquently
synonymous terms.
Ths nsst and the fourth condition
relate 70 others. the second and the
third 10 ones inner life tsss ] John
i:s. u.
The reward OF acceptable worship
and service 10 pleasing from the
Lord" ". -. In vsrss eight ws nnd
lssasl's great name Tor God nsst used
In the Psalms.
He 10 giosiousiy stfous. this Lord
Of The hosts of heaven.
h Cor. as. Jesus who was cruel
fied b called the Lord ot Glory. Even
10 orr coming King 10 strong and