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Text of the Lesson, Kings VIII, 81
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pared by Rev. ID. NJ. 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 have been made more plain
to me 10y tabernacle studies than In
any other way. and | most earnestly
commend 10 all readers a little book.
costing only - cents. entitled The
Tabernacle" or The Gospel According
to Moses" toy George Rodgers. Gam
). $ Union. 1916 Chestnut. Phiade-
phia.I The spiritual lessons from the
temple are very similar. but with more
Of the kingdom outlook.
Solomon began TO build the temple
$50 years after the Exodus Il Kings
vi, H. If you add up the figures in
Acts xiii, covering this period, you will
make it 5T3. but if you subtract the %
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 time, whether
with nation or an individual (Num
vi, -; Job XxXiv, 90 Solomon's tenn
pie was finished in the eleventh year
of biS raiun on1 II plnn1apa1 ngt
thirty-four years after, in the fifth
year Of Rehoboam q Kings vi, 81, IS;
xiv, %, 90. This was just the time
between the birth of the Messiah, the
true temple. and His death Ieruhha
bel built the second temple after the
Christ's 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 shall be restored
! Both tabernacle and temple were dwell
rael God was In Christ. Every true
believer is now His temple Il Cor. vi
| 10. 20 The church. His body, now be
/ ing builded. is the temple I'm which we
/ are for the present most interested
! (Eph H. 1922. All the materials for
tabernacle and temple were willing of
/ ferings ZEN XIV. 2: xXxv. 20; | Chron
xxx, 3. 8. IA. Christ gave Himself
willingly for us (Heb. Y. 80; John vi
/ 3S). We must be willing offerings
! keeping nothing back
Remember the only foundation IL
| Chron. iii, II spoken Of IN a previous
lesson. the great atonement suggested
| by Moriah and Ornan's threshing foor
and the silver sockets Of the tabernacle
boards and see Cor. iii. IL. If we
are truly in Christ we are living stones
/ in the temple now being buided Il Pet
! ii, 81. but as in the temple of our les
son every stone was made ready in
the quarry or somewhere for its partic.
ular place in the building Il Kings vi
y. so. while the believer is a stone by
the precious blood OF Christ, we are be.
ing made fit for our places in the build
ing by the daily training here. When
the temple was finished and the ark set
in its place in the holy of holes the
| glory OF the Lord filed the house. SO
that the priests could not stand TO min
lister IL Kings viii. Alb. II is our priv
ilege thus TO be Spirit filed, so that
self may find no place. Our special
lesson verses are a little part of Solo
mons great prayer at the dedication
of the temple, in which he glorified
God. saying. Lord God of Israel, there
is no God like Thee. who keep
est covenant and mercy with Thy serv-
ants that walk before Thee with all
their heart txxiii. He also praised
God for fulfilling His word to David
and asked Him to continue 10 do so
verses "a, POI. Then be asked the
Lord that His eyes might be open night
and day toward the house he had build
ed for His name verses 27-30).
He presented seven separate petitions
concerning different matters. saying
each time Hear Thou in Heaven" or
Hear Thou in Heaven Thy dwelling
place" yerses 80, 80. 81, &c, 80, 43, A.