6. _The Holy of Holies._ This was the inner room, at the western end of the building, entered only on one day in the year, the Day of Atonement, and only by the high priest. Its dimensions were those of a cube, 15 feet in breadth, length and height. It contained the most sacred _Ark of the Covenant_, which was a chest, the receptacle for the stone tablets of the Law, given by the Lord to Moses. It was of shittim or acacia wood, covered without and within with gold, 3 feet 9 inches long, by 2 feet 3 inches wide and deep; furnished on the side with rings, that it might be carried. The lid was made of gold, and was called the _propitiatory_,--in our version, "mercy seat." Upon it stood golden figures of the cherubim, and between them was believed to dwell the cloud which denoted God's presence. (Review. 1. Uses. 2. Dimensions. 3. Ark.) [Illustration: THE BRAZEN ALTAR.] OUTLINE FOR TEACHING AND REVIEW. 1. Draw upon the blackboard a diagram representing the ground-plan of the Court of the Tabernacle, and, within it, the Tabernacle itself. Tell the class its origin and history. 2. Locate upon the diagram each of the parts referred to, and describe them, following the outline given at the end of each paragraph. 3. Review the facts given, frequently during the lesson, and finally at the close. [Illustration: THE BRAZEN ALTAR, ACCORDING TO MEYER.] [Illustration: THE TEMPLE IN THE TIME OF CHRIST (HEROD'S).] THE TEMPLE. THE Temple was the centre of Jewish thought, not only in Palestine, but also throughout the world. Even when it lay in ruins, Daniel, in the land of captivity, opened his window toward its site when he prayed; and the front of every synagogue looked toward it. It stood on Mount Moriah, which was originally outside the wall of the city, east of Mount Zion. In order to give room for all its courts, the surface of the hill was increased by building out from its sides on successive platforms, supported by immense substructions of brick and stone, so that the entire mountain is honeycombed with artificial caves.