CHAPTER X. 

 THE LOOKING-GLASS AND THE LAVER. 



" And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, 

 of the looking-glasses of the women assembling, which assembled 

 at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation." EXODUS 

 xxxviii. 8. 



IN providing materials for the construction of the 

 tabernacle, the Israelites responded most nobly to 

 the call of the Lord delivered to them by Moses. With 

 the utmost cheerfulness and liberality they brought their 

 free-will offerings every morning. Each person contri- 

 buted whatever he possessed with a lavish hand and a 

 generous heart. For a while they were lifted above 

 the bondage of the law, and they acted in a princely 

 manner as the true Israel the princes of God. They 

 felt that they were accomplishing a work which 

 should be a witness for many generations to the God of 

 Heaven, not only among themselves but also among 

 the surrounding nations ; and they were humbled and 

 grateful that such as they were permitted to give for 

 such a transcendent object. So great indeed was their 



zeal and munificence that they had actually to be 



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