The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-08-26
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lie secured from King Hiram:
l. Wood for beams. ceilings. sheet.
Ing. and chambers around the holy
house.
>. Stones for the great foundation.
These were secured from the Phoeni-
clan quarries and also from the noun
tain upon which the temple was built.
They we're 80 shaped that when the
temple was erected there was no sound
Of hammer heard.
3. skilled workmen. Among the Is
raelites were not TO be found men
skilled In this kind OF work. 50 the
king arranged with Hiram to furnish
capable men.
II. Solomon Building the Temple
(6:i-3S).
l. The Mount Morah III
Chron. SD. This was a suitable lnca.
ton. as Il was here that the Lord ap-
peared TO solomon's father. David.
?. The dimensions and materials III
a cubit WIS Is inches, the temple
proper was ~ feet long. 30 feet wide
and As feet high"
& The contents: % Brazen altar I;
GU LAYER; CD golden candlestick: (4)
cherublm.
~. The Dedication OF the Temple
(s:1-GG).
The dedication Of the temple was
arranged to take place nj a very favor
able time. The success ~ an under
taking Is largely determined by the
time In which Il Is held. This was ar
ranged 10 take place at the most JOY
Gus Of the several representative gath
erlngs OF the Jews The dedlcatory
services consisted OF the following:
l. Bringing up the ark wv. I'D.
The ark was Gods dwelling place.
The ark with the two tables Of stone
under the mercy seat shows God
manifesting himself with his people
on the ground OF law perfectly kept
and sins atoDad for by the shedding
Of blood. Following the completion
Of the sacrifice. the temple was filled
with the glory Of Jehovah.
?. Solomon's address to the people
wv. 2-2D. lie pointed out TO the peo-
pie that God had chosen David 10 be
king, yet for certain reasons did not
allow him 10 build the temple but
promised that his son should do the
work. Now that the work was done.
the temple was built, and the ark Of
the covenant was In its place. they
could be- assured that God had raised
him up In the room OF his father.
g. Solomon's dedicatory prayer wv.
22-53). The ark having been placed in
n most holy place, and the address to
the people having been ended. the
king pours out his soul TO God in
prayer. In this prayer solomon crate
fully acknowledges Gods goodness in
the past. giving glory TO him, and
pleads that his promise 10 his father
be verified wv. 22-26). lie prays that
Gods eyes may continually be opened
towards the temple which he had now
taken possession Of wv. 27-33), so that
(l) In case OF contention between par
ties he would judge between them (vv.
1892; (2) I'm case OF being smitten
by the enemy, even though they had
sinned, upon confession OF the sin.
God would forgive and restore (vv. 33,
34) CD I'm case OF famine ms chastise-
ment for sin. upon confession and
prayer before the temple, God would
forgive and send rain wv. 50, 800 |;
60 In case Of pestllence and sickness,
II they prayed 10 God toward the tenn
pie, God would hear and forgive wv.
37-4O) (5) I'm case Of the coming OF
the foreigner. who comes at the news
Of Gods greatness. praying toward
Jerusalem. his prayer should be heard
wv. 41-45) 90 In case Of going out TO
battle. their cause should be main
tanned wv. 4i-45); CD in case Of be-
ing IN captivity because Of sin, God
would hear their prayers and restore
wv. 1853.
4. Solomon blesses the people wv.
546l). on the strength OF the cove
nant promises, he lnyokes Gods pres
ence always To be with them and 10
keen them faithful. and eXhOrts the
people TO have their hearts perfect be-
fore God. walking in his command
ments and statutes.
o. Solomon and the people offer sac
rinces Of thanksgiving wv. d2-66). The
10y of the people was full they blessed
God and the king.
Poverty Treads on Heels.
There is nothing keeps longer Than