Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-01

ne secured from King hiram:
1. Wood for beams, ceilings, sheet
iug, and chambers around the holyl
house.
z. Stones for the great Foundation.
These were secured from the Phoent
clan quarries and also from the noun.
tain upon which the temple was built
'Ihey were so shaped that when the
temple was erected there was no sound
of hammer heard.
8. Skilled workmen. Among the Is.
raelites were not to be found meni
skilled in this kind of work. so the
king arranged with Hiram to furnish
capable men.
II. Solomon Building the Temple
(6:1-38).
l. The location-Mount Moran uIl
Chron. 3:D. This was q suitable loca.
ton, as it was here that the LORD ap-
peared to Solomon's father, David.
z. The dimensions and materials. "IfI
cubit was Is inches, the temple
proper was 80 feet long, 80 feet wide
and As feet high"
8. The contents: a. Brazen altar Il
t2) laver; (3) golden candlestick; a.
cherubim.
Ill. The Dedication of the Temple
(8:1-66).
The dedication of the temple wasl
arranged to take place at very favor.
able time. The success of an under.
taking is largely determined by the
time In which 1t 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:
l. Bringing up the ark (vv. 1-1D.
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 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. 2-2I. He 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 up in the room of his father.
B. Solomon's dedicatOry prayer wv.
22-53). The ark having been placed in
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 (vv 22-26). He prays that
Gods eyes may continually be opened
towards the temple which he had now
taken possession of wv. 27-33), so that
~ in case of contention between par
ties he would judge between them wv.
1882 (2) in case of being smitten
. by the enemy, even though they had
sinned, upon confession of the sin.
God would forgive and restore wv. 80,
34); (3) In case of famine as chastise-
ment for sin, upon confession and
prayer before the temple, God would
forgive and send rain wv. IS, 36) !;
az In case of pestilence and sickness,
If they prayed to God toward the tenn
pie, God would hear and forgive wv.
37-40) 90 in case of the coming Of
the foreigner, who comes at the news
of Gods greatness, praying toward
Jerusalem, his prayer should be heard
(vv. 41-45); (6) in case of going out to
battle, their cause should be main
tanned (vv 44-45) % In case of be-
Ing in captivity because of sin, God
would hear their prayers and restore
wv. 1853.
T. Solomon blesses the people wv.
5461). On the strength of the cove
nant promises, he invokes Gods pres
ence always to be with them and to
keep them faithful, and exhorts the
people to have their hearts perfect be-
fore God, walking in his command
ments and statutes.
5. Solomon and the people offer sac
rifices of thanksgiving wv. 62-66). The
Joy of the people was full; they blessed
God and the king,