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Once a year, he was to sprinkle the blood of a lamb upon the Mercy Seat, and pray God to pardon the sins of the people. We can go straight to Christ, without a priest, and pray for pardon, or any thing we want. Christ- needs no beautiful garments, such as the High Priest wore, for He, Himself, is so beautiful, pure and holy. He is God’s holy Son, equal to God Himself. He loves the people of the world so much that He gave His life for them. He wants to save all. Those who are lost have only themselves to blame, as Christ will save all who want to be saved, and who will accept the gift of eternal life which He offers them, and then show by their loving service how much they love Him. Memory Verse: “John 3:T6-17, or Heb. 4:14-16. (Jesus Christ is our High Priest.) KH m MARCH 16, 1924 Golden Text: “So Christ was once offered to bear the Sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation” (Heb. 9:28). In this lesson we are to cover seven chapters of Leviti cus. The teacher should read carefully these chapters and urge the scholars to read them also. It will not be easy for them to become interested. There is much seeming repetition, but if they are prayerful, the LESSON' Holy Spirit will help them to sense the EXPOSITION fact of Christ as our offering for sin and T. C. Horton to value more highly than ever before His sacrifice for us. It is, of course, difficult for iis to compass these five im portant lessons in one lesson, but we may be able to touch on the five great truths in a helpful way for ourselves and for the scholars. . . . . . . . . . . , The FIVE OFFERINGS are to be viewed under TWO HEADS: I, Voluntary Offerings (Sweet Savor) The Necessity of OJ^erings:. ,, .^ '. . .ff> ,, H wfariJ' (1) Because of sin. Man is a sinner. All the sacri fices and offerings bear testimony to this and there is no other reason for them. “All have sinned” (Rom. 3:23). (2) God is holy. He is just and righteous (Heb. 1:13), God cannot overlook or pass by sin. God’s nature de mands that sin shall be punished, put away, removed from His sight. (Rom. 6:23; 1 John 3:5). (3) God’s provision for sin. Sin can.only be removed by the sacrifice of life, through the shedding of blood. This is demanded (Heb. 9:22). This may not suit man, but God declares that it is the only way. The penalty for sin must be paid. Sin must be removed and the sinner must be re stored to fellowship with God. This must be done in a manner acceptable to God, against whom sin has been com mitted. There is no other way to account for the sacrifice of God’s Son. (4) How the provision is applied. This is accomplished by means of the priesthood and the offerings. In carrying out the provision for the atonement for sin, someone must represent God and man—a “go-between” or mediator. THE FIVE OFFERINGS Leviticus, Chapters 1-7 (1) Burnt Offerings (2) Meat Offerings (3) Peace Offerings ... . . ■ • n . Obligatory f,;- »¿¿aid.? ( i ) '. Sin-OfferJ^gs j.,. » hu ' i S i raM gjgg ISiji Q,:-f
a Priest went to God and the Holy Spirit came and the gospel bells began tò ring. And fruit in thè conversions of souls ever followed. The bells also rang when Aaron came out from the presence of God. Even so when ouf Lord comes again a fresh testimony in power will be heard yielding wonderful fruit.—Gaebelein. V. 32 The integrity of the robe suggests the integrity of the law and truth of Christ. The robe was of one piece, it was entirely woven without the use of the needle; and the robó was of one colour, all of blue. The Gospel of Jesus is no patchwork, as some would assume, partly true and partly false, partly human and partly divine, partly obliga tory and partly obsolete, partly beautiful and partly un seemly. The Gospel of Jesus is not a thing made from scraps and shreds gathered from various sources, Jewish and pagan,—it is of one spirit, one beauty, one authority throughput. Let us not attempt to tear it asunder.—Horn. Com. V. 38 Man at his best is a sinful creature. “The iniquity of the holy things.” Our best works, feelings, hours, are tainted, and mixed and imperfect. What of our ordinary works, feelings, hours? What of our worst? God will only accept us and our gifts when we and they are pure. The priest had to purify the givers and the gifts; for so long as these were infected by iniquity they were unac ceptable to God. Here we see the need of a mediator. How. presumptuous are those who venture to go into the presence of God on merely natural grounds, and offer Him their spotted selves, and the spotted lives, gifts, prayers, services! In Christ we have full redemption and sancti fication. He can make us pure and our offerings. He can purge the iniquity of our holy things and our unholy. We need seek no other priest; we need add to Him no other priest; His royal power and eloquent advocacy save to the uttermost all who come unto God through Him.—Horn. Com. Teach these lessons prayerfully, carefully, or you will give the impression that the Roman church is right in all its priestly dress. Pictures show how a person looks, how a machine should work, how a place appears. The pictures in these lessqns ,show the work of Christ, as Savior, to the Jews. Jesus had not come, as yet, so the Jews needed a priest who would intercede to God for them, and show them the work of Christ. We need no priest, for Christ has come, and Completed His. work for the' salvation of all. The tJe.wis needed, to, be taught the work Christ Would do' for !them, when He came, believe in that work', and look for His coiii- ing, so they might be saved. They needed a high priest to teach them the work of Christ, so every,thing the priest wore taught something about Christ, just as every thing in the Tabernacle did. (Show a picture of the High Priest.) His dress was dif ferent from all others, to show that Christ is very different from all others. The dress was very beautiful and lovely, to show how beautiful and lovely Christ is. The ephod reminded them that Christ’s love and strength would be used in their behalf. The names of the tribes upon the breast plate and shoulders of the High Priest showed that Christ had their names on His heart, and would love, and help them always, and listen to their prayers. The beautiful girdle reminded them that Christ would give them His best service. The gold plate with “HOLI NESS TO THE LORD” on them reminded that Christ was always holy, so He could always stand before God and plead for them, and God would hear. The High Priest must wear the plate to show he was trusting in the Holi ness of Christ, for himself and the people. ELEMENTARY Kate H. Haus
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