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The Who l e Bible Sunday School Lesson Course Recommended by. World’s Fundamental Association
EXPOSITION and PERTINENT QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM THE COMMENTARIES ELEMENTARY ' H i WÊÈÈIm
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MARCH 9, 1924 THÈ PRIESTHOOD AND OFFERINGS Exodus, Chapters 28 arid 29 (j K o i c to T eac her s: T h e S cr ip tu re s designated Qojden Text; “Wherefore he is able also to save them to t!he uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to maie intercession for them. For such an high priest became us, who is holy; harm less, undeflléd, separate'from sinners, and! made higher than the heavens,” : Heb. 7:25; ,26. All the beauty of the tabernacle,—all the glory of the vesjielarTTWOuld have been valueless without the priesthood. The Israelites :could gaze upon the tabernacle, but they could hot éntër. j In order' that the tabernacle might be of 3 ' service to them, a priesthood was. essen- IiKSSON .liai. EXPOSITION A priest is essential in all religions, Ï . G. Horton though thè office has been terribly per- ; ‘ verted, both in heathen nations and in the Romish, ehurch, which have prostituted it from its original design:; , : Thè'priesthood’ was the foundation of true worship for IsràêÇ and itiis the foundation of true worship for Chris tians. Communion with God is, impossible without it. As we .have a development of the, altar in Scripture/ so we have’a>dëvelopmèht of the office of the priest. The whole subject"‘should be studied in the’ light of, tlip book of He b r e w ? . > .. ^h|iitwo great anti-types of the high priest are Melchize dek and Aaron. Each stands at the head of their respec tive orders (Heb. .7:1-9 ). Melchizedek was greater than AarOn fOr he received tithes from Abraham, who was the father ofthe' Aaronic priesthood. There was no successor to the Melchizedek priesthood. He was both king and priest.' i Aaron was the high priest of Israel^-the chosen of God. It takes both Melchizedek and Aaron to fully type Christ, who was a high priest after the order: of Melchizedek, but after thè pattern of Aaron. ■ : . . - I. THMHIGH PRIEST’S, DRESS (Garments of Glory and , of Beauty. A whole, chapter is given to the details Of : the High Priefet’S dress. It was elaborate, gorgeous and intended,to set forth the glory and beauty of Jesus Christ. was naked, unadorned, with no dress in which; hescould appear before God. Clothed in thé robes which »GOd>prescribed, he could have access into the pres- encè of Gôd. Jesus Christ was clothed in the beauty of holiness, of which thè, dress of the high priest was a type. Aaron's dress spoke of the fact of his Own unfitness and the hefetl of, provision being made' for beauty and glory, Exttdug .28: 4 givès us a list of the different articles of the,vfigp;.priest’s. dress:. : , ,
“A n d th e se are th e ga rm en ts which t h e y sh a ll m brea st plat e a n d ah ë p h o d , a n d a r o b e » a n d a b r o i d e r mi tr e a n d a g irdle: a n d t h e y s h a l l m ak e ho ly gar m A a r o n , t h y b r o th e r , a n d his sons, t ha t h e ma y mi nis in th e pr ie st ’s o f f ic e .” i
for t h is l e s These garments were to be made by persons to whom special wisdom had been given by God, (28:2, 3). We will consider them in the order in which they were placed upon Aaron at his consecration. (1) The Embroidered Coat (Ex. 28:39; 39:27). This was the inner garment worn next the person,—of fine white woven linen, differing from the linen coats of the priests in that it was embroidered. It differed, also, from the linen coat worn by the high priest on the day of atonement. Thè embroidered coat is a type of the personal purity of the Lord Jesus,—holy, harmless, undefiled, separaté from sinners (Heb. 7:26). It was also a type of the robe which we shall wear (Rom. 3:22). We shali be arrayed in fine linen, clèan and white (Rev. 3:5; 19:8). (2) The Girdle (Ex. 28:39; 39:29). The girdle was of fine, twined linen, common to all the garments. It hound together the. coat—a symbol of serv ice, being put on when in active service, and then laid aside. So Jesus is seen in Rev. 1:13, girded with a golden girdle. (Isa. 11:5; Matt. 20:28).. Our Lord is also seen in John 13:4; 5 girding Himseif with an apron. ,. So every priest should he girded (Luke 12:35, 36; 1 Pet. 1:13) and every bèliever is a priest (1 Pet. 2:9). We are to he prepared for. Him; shining for Him; waiting for Him. (3) The Robe of the Ephod (Ex, 28:32; 31:35). ' This was a long loose blue, garment reaching to the feet and similar to our Lord’s seamless robe. , Upon the hem was a rich fringe of blue, purple and scarlet tassels ih thè shape’ of pomegranates, between each of which liung a golden bèll. Blue is Heaven’s color and predominated in the 'tabernacle, symbolizing Christ’s heavenly ministry on earth. The pomegranates were heavenly fruit. The bells of gold spoke of heavenly melody. How this speaks of Jesus, —every utterance, golden; every step, fruitfuli Never man spake like Him. ' So our‘word? should be like golden bells, not sounding brass. Our steps shoüld be fru itfu l- lip and life in harmony. A héavenly disposition-D-the fruit of the Spirit—should be manifest in both word and work! (4) The Ephod and Girdle (Ex. 28:5-14) The ephod was of the same material as thé curtains-— fine twined linen,—blue, purple and scarlet, with gold thréad interwoven. It was made in two pieces—front and back-—joined by shoulder-pieces, with straps over" each shoulder. Two onyx stones! set in gold, were placed, one on each shoulder. These were stones Of memorial, having the names òf thé children of Israel, according to the order of their birth (Ex. 39:7). t r e a t s of
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