The Jasper news., 1920-09-02
LESSON FOR sEPTEMBER 5
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LESSON TEKT--I Kings 81; s:0s.
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JUNIOR TOPIC solomon Builds the
Temple
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Putting Our Bost' INTO the Houss Of
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT roP,o
Tho Value Of House Of wornhip.
I. seicmon's Preparation (B:1sIe).
he secured from King Hiram
4. Wood for beams. ceilings. sheet.
Ing and chambers around the holy
house.
2. stonea for the great Foundation.
Thege were secured from the Phoeni-
clan Quarries and also from the noun
tain upon which the temple was built
They were % shaped that when the
temple was erected there was no sound
Of hammer heard. AZ
8. Skilled workmen. Among the Il.
raelites were not to be found men
skilled IN this kind OF work, 80 the
king arranged with Hiram to furnish
capable men.
u solomon BuIIdIne the Temple
t6;1-se).
4. The location--Mount Morah Oh
Chron. SD. This was suitabIa Ioca-
ton, as II was here that the Lord aD-
peared to SoIomon's father. David.
2, The dimensions ana materials. III
q crbit was Is inches, the temple
proper was 80 feet long, 80 feet wide
and 45 feet high"
8. The contents: a. Brazen altar;
90 LAYER CD golden candlestick; 81
cherublm.
~. The Dedication Of the Temple
(s:1-06).
The dedication Of the temple was
arranged to take place at very favor
able time. The success Of an under
taking Is largely determined by the
time IN which It Is held. This was ar
ranged to take place at the most joy.
Gus Of the several representative gath
erings Of the Jews. The dedIcatory
services consisted OF the following:
/. Bringing up the ark wv. 1-11).
The ark was Gods dwelling place.
The ark with the two tables OF stone
under the mercy seat shows God
EnanIfestlng himself with his people
on the ground Of law perfectly kept
and sins atoned for by the shedding,
Of blood. Following the completion
Of the sacrifice. the temple was filed
with the glory Of Jehovah.
2. Solomon's address to the people
wv. 2-21). BE pointed out to the peo-
pie that God had chosen David to be
king, yet for certain reasons did not
allow him to 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 mp In the room OF his father.
8. SoIomon's dedicatory prayer wv.
22-0S). The ark having been placed in
a 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 to his father
be verified (vy. 22-26). He prays that
Gods eyes may continually be- opened
towards the temple which he had now
taken possession Of lvv. 27-33), so that
"a In case Of contention between par
ties he would judge between them wv.
1880; (2l IN case Of being smitten
By the enemy, even though they had
sinned, upon confession OF the sin.
God would forgive and restore wv. 8S,
84); k3) In case OF famine as chastise.
ment for sin, upon confession and
prayer before the temple, God would
forgive and send rain (vv 80. S6) +;
| az In case Of peetilence and sickness,
II they prayed 70 God toward the tenn
pie, God would hear and forgive wv.
BT-40); (b) In case Of the coming Of
sthe foreigner, who comes at the news
OF Gods greatness praying toward
| Jerusalem, his prayer should be heard
wv. 41-46l; t6l In case OF going out to
battle. their cause should be main
tained NV. 44-45); t7)- In case Of be
ing In captivity because OF sin. God
would hear their prayers and restore
wv. 1851.
4. solomon biesses the people wv.
B4e1). On the strength Of the cove
nant promises. he invokes Gods pres.
ence always to be with them and to
keep them faithful. and exh0rts the
people TO have their henrts perfect be.