gation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. So 1 Chron. xiii, 5-7, 12-14. David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath jearim. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Julah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Abio drave the cart. And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of God remain ed with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had. 1 Chron. xv. 2--4, 25, 26, 28. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. Aud David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites. So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy. And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the Covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with Bound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. 2 Chron. v, 2-5. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congrega Rev. xi, 19. And the temple of there was seen in his temple the God was opened in Leaven, and ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hall. THE ALTAR IN PATRIAR- Gen. xii, 7. And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. Erod xxvil, 1-7. And thou shalt make an altar of shittim-wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad: the altar shall be foursquare; and the height thereof shall be three cubits. And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same; and thou shalt overlay it with brass. And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his fire-pans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. And thou shalt make for it a grate of net-work of brass; four brasen riugs in the four eand upon the net shalt thou make ners thereof. And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even And to the midst of the altar. the altar of burnt-offering of shittim-wood: five cubits as the re-length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, (it was fourheight thereof. And he mads the square) and three cubits the Gen. xlil, 18. Then Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre. which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. Gen xxvi, 25. And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the Gen. xxxv, 1, 3, 6, 7. And Godflesh-hooks, and the fire-pans; all said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to brass. And he made for the altar the vessels thereof made he of Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God.... And let us arise, and go up to Beth-cl; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, (that is, Beth-el.) he, and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the God appeared unto him, when he place El-beth-el; because there fed from the face of his brother. THE ALTAR IN FRONT OF THE TABERNACLE. Exod. xx, 24. 25. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peaceofferings, thy sheep, and thine oxen. In all places where I cord my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 634 a brasen grate of net-work, under the compass thereof, beneath unto the midst of it. And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. And he made the staves of shittin wood, and overlaid staves into the rings on the sides them with brass. Aud he put the of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards. Exod. x1, 6. And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. Lev. 1, 7. And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire. Lev. vi, 9-13. Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the re-law of the burnt-offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his Deut. xxvil, 5, 6. And there Josh. viii, 31. As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace-offerings. ALTAR OF WITNESS. Josh. xxil, 10, 11, 16, 19, 26-29. and our generations after us, that LAVER. Exod. xl, 7, 30. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. GENERAL VIEW OF THE FURNITURE. Exod. xxv, 29. And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them. And when they came unto the Israel. Thus saith the whole Exod. xxvil, 19. All the vessels of the tabernacle, in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall of brass. offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels; the laver and his foot. Exod. xxxvii. 16. And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold. Exod. xxxix, 35--40. The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy-seat; The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shew-bread; The pure candlestick. with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light; And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door; The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all bis vessels; the laver and his foot; The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging his pins, and all the vessels of the for the court-gate, his cords, and service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation. ARTISTIC GENIUS Exod. xxxi, 1--6. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Url, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee. Exod. xxxi, 7--11. The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercyseat that is thereupon, and said unto the children of Israel, Exod. xxxv, 30-35. And Moses all the furniture of the tabernacle, See, the LORD hath called by name And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of his furniture, and the altar of in-lur, of the tribe of Judah: And cense, And the altar of burnt-he hath filled him with the spirit offering with all his furniture, and of God, in wisdom, in understandthe laver and his foot, And the ing, and in knowledge, and in all clothes of service, and the holy devise curious works, to work in manner of workmanship; And to garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to gold, and in silver, and in brass, minister in the priest's office, And And in the cutting of stones, to set the anointing oil, and sweet in-them, and in carving of wood, to cense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. make any manner of cunning work. And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he and Aholiab the son of Alisamach, Exod. xxxv, 15, 16. And the of the tribe of Dan. Them hath incense-altar, and his staves, and he filled with wisdom of heart, to the anointing-oll, and the sweet work all manner of work of the incense, and the hanging for the engraver, and of the cunning door at the entering in of the workman, and of the embroiderer, tabernacle; The altar of burnt-in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, 695 and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. Exod. xxxvi, 1, 2. Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whom the ing to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded. And Moses called Bezaleel and Aboliab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it. DEDICATION OF THE both of them were full of fine bullock, one ram, one lamb of the after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-oilering: One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering. One LORD put wisdom and understand-offering. And for a sacrifice of One kid of the goats for a sinpeace-offerings, two oxen, five offering: And for a sacrifice of rams, five he-goats, five lambs of peace-offerings, two oxen, five the first year. This was the offer-rams, five he-goats, five lambs of This was the ing of Nahshon the son of Am- the first year. minadab. On the second day offering of Shelumiel the son of Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince Zurishaddai, On the sixth day of Issachar, did offer. He offered Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince for his offering one silver charger, of the children of Gad, offered. was one silver the weight whereof was an hun- His offering dred and thirty shekels, one silyer charger of the weight of an hunbowl of seventy shekels, after the dred and thirty shekels, a silver shekel of the sanctuary, both of bowl of seventy shekels, after the them full of fine flour mingled shekel of the sanctuary, both of TABERNACLE. with oil for a meat-offering: One them full of fine flour mingled Num, vil, 1-88. And it came to spoon of gold of ten shekels, full with oil, for a meat-offering: One pass on the day that Moses had of incense: One young bullock, golden spoon of ten shekels, full fully set up the tabernacle, and one ram, one lamb of the first of incense: One young bullock, had anointed it, and sanctified it, year, for a burnt-offering: One one ram, one lamb of the first and all the instruments thereof, kid of the goats for a sin-offering: year, for a burnt-offering: both the altar, and all the vessels And for a sacrifice of peace-offer-kid of the goats for a sin-offering. thereof, and had anointed them, ings, two oxen, five rams, five he-And for a sacrifice of peace-offerand sanctified them, That the goats, five lambs of the first year, ings, two oxen, five rams, five heprinces of Israel, heads of the This was the offering of Nethaneel goats, five lambs of the first year. house of their fathers, (who were the son of Zuar. On the third day This cas the offering of Eliasaph the princes of the tribes, and were Ellab the son of Helon, prince of the son of Deuel. On the seventh over them that were numbered,) the children of Zebulun, did offer. day Elishama the son of Amoffered. And they brought their His offering was one silver charmibud, prince of the children of offering before the LORD, Six Cover-ger, the weight whereof was an Ephraim, offered. His offering ed waggons, and twelve oxen; was one silver charger, the weight a waggon for two of the princes, whereof was an hundred and and for each one an ox: and they thirty shekels, one silver bowl of brought them before the taber seventy shekels, after the shekel nacle. And the LORD spake unto of the sanctuary, both of them full Moses, saying, Take it of them, of fine flour mingled with oil, for that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregatlon; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. And Moses took the waggons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. Two waggons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: And four waggons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. But unto the sons of Kobath he gave none; because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear upon their shoulders. And the princes offered tor dedicating of the altar, in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altur. And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. And his offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty snckels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, hundred and thirty shekels, one meat - offering: One golden spoon of ten shekels, tull of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedalizur, prince of the children of Manasseh. His offering teas one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meatoffering: One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: And for a sucrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedalizur. On the ninth day Abidan the son o. Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered. His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof ras an hundred and thirty shekels, | twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons | hallowed bread: for there was no one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered. His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an undred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Aliezer the son of Ammishaddai. On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered. His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of Seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lumb of the first year, for a burntoffering: One kid of the goats for a sin-offerin: And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five limbs of the first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtall, offered. His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat offering: One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year. for a burnt-offering: One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. This was the dedication of the altar (in the day when it was anointed) by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, of gold; Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundredshekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat-offering; and the kids of the goats for sin-offering twelve. And all the oxen, for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings, were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. TABERNACLE SET UP AT SINAI. Exod. xl, 17--19. And it came to pass, in the first month, in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars. And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses. Num. x, 11, 12. And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinal; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. AT GILGAL. And bread there but the show bread. AND, FINALLY, AT GIBEON. 1 Chron. xvi, 39. And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD, in the high place that was at Gibeon. 1 Chron. xxi, 29. For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt-offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon. IL-TEMPLE. 1-DAVID'S INTENTION TO BUILD THE TEMPLE. 2 Sam. vil, 1-3, 5-7. And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies, That the king sid unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go. do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and' in a tabernacle. In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, say ing, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? 1 Kings viii, 16-18. Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an Josh. v, 10, 11. And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the pass house unto my name, thou didst over, unleavened cakes parched corn in the self-same day. AT SHILOH. and well that it was in thine heart. 1 Chron. xxii, 5, 7. And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame at and Josh. xviii, 1. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there: and the land was subdued before them. AT NOB. 1 Sam. xxi, 1, 6. Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest... So the priest gave him of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, 1 Chron, xxviii, 2,3 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, iny brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. 2 varon. vi, 7, 8. Now, it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel: But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart. PREPARATION MADE BY HIM FOR IT. 1 Chron. xxii, 6, 11, 16-19. Then he called for Solomon his son, and and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel, Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon Les son, saying, Is not the Lond your God with you? and bath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people. Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God, arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD. 1 Chron. xxviii, 10--12, 19, 20. Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy-seat, And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lop, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things. All this, said David, the LORD inade me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern, And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong. and of good [the sabbaths, and on the new- BUILT BY SOLOMON. 1 Kings vi, 14. So Solomon And it 1 Chron. xvii, 11, 12. 2 Chron vi. 9, 10. Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son, which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. The LORD therefore bath performed his word that he hath spoken; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 2 Chron. vii. 11. Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously effected. Acts vii, 46-48. Who [David] found favour before God, and degired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. But Solomon Howbelt built him an house. the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet. ITS ERECTION. 1 Kings vi, 1, 7. 37. 38. Andi ft came to pass, in the four hundred and eightietli year after the chil dren of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second mouth, that he began to build the house of the LORD. And the house, when it was in 1 Chron. xxii, 9, 10. Behold, & 1 Chron. xxviil, 6. And he said 2 Chron. ii, 1, 4. And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shew-bread, and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening, on 698 2 Chron. iii, 2. And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 2 Chron. vill, 16. Now all the work of Solomon was prepared the house of the LORD, and until it unto the day of the foundation of was finished; so the house of the LORD was perfected. ITS SITE. 1 Chron. xxi, 28. At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the thresh |
