The Dolores star., 1917-10-19
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Teacher II English Bible In the Noody
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LESSON
LESSON FOR OCTOBER q
THE rEMPIE REBUILT AND pEDI.
GATED.

LESION TERT-E1f8 11-U: S1A-M
with Thanksgiving. and Into his courts
with praise.-Psaims 1oo:A
The remnant which returned had
now become settled in their new homes
Az II would be a considerable time be-
fore the temple could be rebuilt, ar
rangement was made for the religious
life rs early as possible, as religion
was the very heart Of the nations life.
They FIRST set up the altar Of the God
Of Israel (3:1-S) and offered burnt Of
ferings thereon. They next revived
the annual festivals CAD which had
a powerful. unifying influence upon
them.
!. The Appointment o. oNiesrs to
Set Forward the Work Of the Lords
House ". 8, o.. Overseers were need
ed to direct this great work. Rubbish
needed to be cleared away so the build
ing operations could begin; timber
needed to be cut in the Lebanon forests
and floated down to Joppa: stones
needed to be cut from the quarries; in
telligent and consecrated men were
needed to direct this. work, as It was
needful that It be done with the utmost
expedition. The Lords house demands
the most systematic adjustment Of its
labors.. Mere zeal will not make up for
lack Of intelligence.
u. The Foundation Of the Temple
Laid e 1913. This was done amid
great rejoicing. The consciousness that
the Lords house was taking shape.
even though the mere foundations
could be seen. provoked great enthu-
siasm on the part Of the people. Mu-
sicians were appointed to furnish mu-
sic while the work was being done. I'M
der the influence of music men will do
better work, armies will march and
fight better when bands are playing.
While there was great Joy, there was
also, mingled sorrow. This was on the
part Of the elders who had seen the
former temple. The meanness Of the
present temple In comparison with
S0lomon's temple caused their praise
to be drowned with their sorrow.
These people belonged to that class
who think that nothing now IL 30 good
a. in the former days. SO completely
were these voices commingled that the
people could not discern the one from
the other. 7 ~ Us
~. The BuildIng Of the Temple De-
laysd by Opposition. (Chapters and
81. For time matters went smoothly
with them, but as soon as the work
had taken such shape as to show that
there was some prospect of success,
the half.heathen Samaritans began to
oppose them. No vital work Of God
will be allowed to 60 on without oppo-
sition. Satan resents and bitterly op-
poses all inroads upon his kingdom.
These Samaritans sought to Illustrate
this work Of God by:
~ An Alliance With the Jews
t4:2, 81. They wanted to bring the work
in harmony with their own religious
practices, as Gods pure worship would
be constant rebuke to them. This is
ever the way Of the world, to seek to
effect a compromise with Gods chill
dren: but Gods call is separation.
Come out from among them e Cor.
6:14-18). Nothing SO weakens Gods
cause as worldly alliance and compro-
mise. Inere ID Dut one answer to De
given to such an oner OF compromise.
"Ye have nothing to do with us In
building house unto our God" We
are in the world. but not Of the world.
(2) Weakening the Hands Of the
People (4:4). Doubtless this Included
the withdrawal OF. supplies, the spread
Ing OF dissension among the workmen.
and the employment Of counselors
against them.
(S) Letters Of Accusation to the Per
sian King "a g, y. So severe was this
opposition that the building was de-
layed for term Of years. These coun-
selors succeeded in creating doubt az
to whether Cyrus had ever issued a de-
cree for their return. This wicked CD
position resulted in the undoing of the
opposers, for search was made and a
copy was found. Darius confirmed this
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