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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 19, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 13.

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LESSONS FOR BIBLE CLASSES.

LESSON XV.—THE HISTORY OF THE WORLDLY SANCTUARY.

QUESTIONS.

1. When the sanctuary and all its holy vessels were completed, how were they consecrated? Ex. 40:9.
2. How were the priests consecrated? Ex. 29:20; 40:12–15.
3. How did the Lord show that he accepted the tabernacle as his sanctuary? Ex. 40:34, 35.
4. What duties were assigned to the Levites? Num. 3:5–9; 4.
5. How were the children of Israel guided in their journeyings? Ex. 40:36–38; Num. 9:15–23.
6. Where was the tabernacle first pitched after the Israelites left Canaan? Josh. 18:1.
7. Where was it located in the days of Saul? 1 Sam. 21; Matt. 12:3, 4; Mark 2:26.
8. Where was it in the time of David and Solomon? 1 Chron. 21:29; 2 Chron. 1:3.
9. How long did it remain at Gibeon? 2 Chron. 5:1–5.
10. By whom had the ark been removed from the tabernacle? 1 Sam. 4:1–11.
11. For what purpose?
12. What was the result of the battle?
13. What were the Philistines finally obliged to do with the ark? 1 Sam. 6.
14. What befell the men in Beth-shemesh?
15. Where was the ark next taken? 1 Sam. 7:1.
16. How long did it remain there?
17. To what place was it next removed?
18. What was finally done with it?
19. For what purpose was the temple of Solomon built?
20. Upon what plan?
21. To whom was this plan made known? 1 Chron. 28:11–13.
22. In what way was it made known to him? Verse 19.
23. In what scriptures is this temple called the sanctuary?
24. How did God show that he accepted it? 2 Chron. 5:13, 14; 7:1, 12, 16.
25. By whom was this temple destroyed? 2 Chron. 36.
26. By whom was it rebuilt? See Ezra.
27. Where is this temple called the sanctuary?
28. Was it the same temple that existed in the time of our Saviour?
29. What changes had been made in it?
30. Did God accept this temple as his sanctuary, or dwelling place?
31. Give proof.
32. What miracles were performed at the death of Christ to show that the worldly sanctuary was no longer sacred? Mark 15:38.
33. How was this temple destroyed?

SYNOPSIS.

When the sanctuary and all the holy vessels were completed, they were consecrated by being anointed with oil. Ex. 40:9. The priests, also, were consecrated in a most solemn manner. Ex. 40:12–15; 29:20. Finally, a cloud rested down upon the tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the sanctuary so that no one could enter. Ex. 40:34, 35.
The Levites were appointed to assist the priests in the service of the sanctuary, to encamp about it, and to remove it from place to place as they journeyed in the wilderness. Read Num. 3:5–9 and the fourth chapter entire.
As long as the cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, rested upon the tabernacle, the children of Israel remained encamped; but when it was removed, they journeyed, following wherever it led. Read Ex. 40:36–38; Num. 9:15–23.
After entering Canaan, the tabernacle was first set up at Shiloh. Josh. 18:1. It was still called the sanctuary. Josh. 24:26. In the days of Saul it was located at Nob, very near Jerusalem. Read 1 Sam. 21; Matt. 12:3, 4; Mark 2:26. In the days of David and Solomon the tabernacle was at Gibeon. 1 Chron. 21:29; 2 Chron. 1:3. Here it remained until Solomon brought it, with its holy vessels, into the temple which he had completed at Jerusalem. Read 2 Chron. 5:1–5.
The ark had many years before been removed from the sanctuary by the wicked sons of Eli, and was taken into battle, where it was captured by the Philistines. The Philistines were so much troubled on account of the ark that they sent it back on a cart, drawn by two kine. The men of Beth-shemesh gathered in great numbers to see so strange a sight. They opened the ark and looked into it, and for this rash act fifty thousand of them were smitten. The ark was removed from Beth-shemesh to Kirjath-jearim; from Kirjath-jearim to the house of Obed-edom; and finally to Jerusalem, where it was kept in a tent built for that purpose by David, remaining there till taken into the temple by Solomon. Read 1 Sam. chapters 4–7; 2 Chron. 1:4.
The temple of Solomon was built according to the plan made known to David by the Lord, 1 Chron. 28:11–13, 19, and was intended to take the place of the tabernacle built by Moses. This temple is called the sanctuary. 2 Chron. 20:8; 26:16–18; 30:8, 19. When it was finished, God manifested his acceptance of it by filling it with the cloud of his glory, and also by sending fire from heaven to consume the sacrifices. 2 Chron. 5:13, 14; 7:1.
This temple was finally destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, who carried the children of Israel captive to Babylon, where they remained seventy years. Read 2 Chron. 36.
After their return, the temple was rebuilt. A very interesting description of this work is found in the book of Ezra. This temple is also called the sanctuary. Neh. 10:39. This was the same temple that existed in the time of our Saviour, only it had been repaired, enlarged, and beautified by Herod. God accepted this temple as his sanctuary, or dwelling place, as we see from Zech. 2:10; Matt. 23:21.
When Christ was crucified, the vail of the temple was miraculously rent in twain from top to bottom, thus showing that the most holy place was no longer sacred. A few years later the building was destroyed by the Roman army under Titus.