The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-09-16
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
SOLOMON
By HIGHT {. MOORE

Sunday, Sept. II.
| Kings Sill. :.
Golden Text-Enter into his
gates with thanksgiving, and IN
to his courts with praise. Psalm
1904.
The erection of the Temple at
Jerusalm early in the reign or
Solomon was the outstanding
event of the Hebrew monarchy.
The dedication exercises were i'm
posing and impressive. The IN
fluence of that occasion has gone
out through all the earth.
THE ASSEMBLY AT
JERUSALEM
The completion of the temple
drew vast assembly to Jeru.
salem. The larger lesson (chap-
ters So tells US much about the
Temple.
II Material. Only the most
precious material was used in the
construction of the Temple and
much of it was gathered by Da-
vid during the latter part of his
reign. It included gold, silver,
brass, iron, valuable jewels and
costly marbles. The woods used
were only the most durable
cedar, olive, cypress and fir.
! There were also embroidered cur
tains and purple TAPESTRIES.
10Y Site. On the crest of
Mount Moriah, where Abraham
| offered Isaac, and David saw the
destroying angel above Araunah's
threshing-floor, the temple was
built. The top of the mount be-
| ing too small for the purpose, it
was built up on all sides so as to
form a level quadrangle of per-
haps a dozen acres.
(3) Size. The temple was ex-
actlv twice the size of the taber-
nacle. If a cubit was Is inches,
the whole building was 120 feet
long and 60 feet wide. The
porch was Is feet wide aid ex-
| tended across the front of the
structure GO feet). The main
building consisted of the Holy
Place go by 60 feet) and the
Holy of Holes, which was 80 by
80 by 80 feet--a perfect cube.
Extending full length down eth
| err side and across the rear were
[ three-storied chambers Is feet
wide for storage purposes and
| the use of the priests. lmme-
! diately enclosing the temple was
the court of the priests and be-
yond this was the large outer
| court open to all the people.
az Equipment. The temple
faced the east and the outer court
touched the city wall. The inner
court contained the immense altar
for burnt offerings go feet
square and Is feet high and the
great brazen sea us feet in d.
ameter and 7 1-2 feet high).
Passing through the porch and
entering the Holy Place, one
would find the golden candle
stick, the table of shew bread,
and the. altar of incense. In the
Holy of Holes there was only
the the ark of the covenant, con-
tanning the tables of stone plac-
ed there by Moses at Sinai.
(5) Construction. In the build
! ing of the temple 100000 work.
men were employed. The time
required was seven and halt
wears, being finished in the 18th
year of Solomon's reign. The
cost of the temple was well-nigh
incalculable, for "the gold and
silver alone accumulated by Da-
vid are at the lowest reckoned to-
have amounted to $2,45O,OOO,-
000."
co. Dedication. The temple
was dedicated during the first
month of the civil year (Sep-
tember- October) in connection
with the feast of tabernacles
which was the Hebrew Thanks
giving.
(O Attendance. The heads
of the tribes and the chief men
of Israel together with a great
multitude of the people assem-
bled in Jerusalem. They came
from as far as the Lebanon
mountains on the north and from
the brook of Egypt on the south.
They witnessed the brightest day
in Jewish annals. /
THE BRINGING OF THE ARK
The conservation of the tenn
pie was featured by the bringing
in of the ark. Note:
(1) The Antiquities. Into the
temple was borne with fitting
ceremony the Mosaic tabernacle
from it's resting-place at Gideon
and stored in one of the temple
apartments. The ark was also
brought from Mount Zion, in an
other part of the city, where Da-
vid had given it temporary habi-
tation. The old thus became a
part of the new. /
(2) The Sacrifices. Unparal-
leled hitherto in Jewish history
were the offerings made by Solo |
mon on this occasion. The sac
rifices included the astonishing
aggregate of $4,000 oxen and
$4,000 sheep. :. '...
81 The Scene. Impressive
were the exercises on the day of |
formal dedication. The priests
took their places between the
porch and the altar. Opposite
them stood the musicians array
ed in white. A vast multitude
of spectators thronged the courts.
On a huge brazen platform sat
Solomon attended by his guard
of five hundred men, each bear
ing a shield of gold. :.
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