September 1931
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such a vindictive gleam in the girl’s eyes that it almost took her breath away. I t seemed to be the only blot on a perfect evening. She resolved she would forget it; but the other did not, and Marian Linton had an enemy. She was having such a good time! In a quiet moment, she thought again of herself on the rocks. Had the tide all come back in one great wave tonight? They stood now before a map of the United States, and near by was a rough-looking stone close beside a letter “C.” “This must be ‘The Rock beside the Sea.’ Don’t you think so?” Marian asked. “That’s it, of course it is,” Dick answered. “You are awfully clever at guessing them. This map must be ‘My Native Land.’ That reminds me of a funny thing that happened in Alaska this summer. I was going through one of the principle streets of Juneau and met a man that reminded me of a fellow I used to see in our club. I clapped him on the shoulder and said, ‘Why, hello, Lin ton. I hardly knew you with that three weeks’ beard on your face. I can swear he gave a jump when I said ‘Linton,’ but he looked me in the eye and said coolly, with a drawl like a regular old sourdough, ‘Wrong this time, pardner, my name’s Greene, Jake Greene, just down the JL, H ebrews 2:5 to 18 is of un usual importance, and should be carefully studied. The Son of God and the angelic messengers which, up to this point in the epistle, have been the outstanding sub jects, now give place to the Son of God and the sons of men. In verse 5, there appears a statement which creates a question in the mind of the thoughtful reader: “Unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come.” To whom, then, has He subjected the world to come? The answer given in the verses that follow is that, through the incarnation and the work of the Son of God, a union with Him has been effected for all believers. By virtue of this union, they, with Him, are to have dominion over the world to come. The phrase, “the world to come,” is rendered by some translators, “the inhabited earth to come.” It refers to the second advent of the Messiah and to His reign over the earth. Q uotation and A pplication The statement of verse 5 is developed in verses 6 to 9. First, we have a quotation from Psalm 8: “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him ? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.” This is true in the divine purpose, but it is not yet true in human expe rience. Man is not now as God created him. He was created upright artd innocent, and to him dominion was given. By his own voluntary choice, man became a sin ner—“by one man sin entered the world and death by sin.” This is a world of sin and death, as we have it in
trail from Skagway.’ Funny, his name was Linton, the same as yours.” Marian felt her face flush, and she bent low over the table before her. A sickening terror seized her. That it( was Bob she had not a doubt. She had heard of men run ning away to Alaska to hide their identity under another name. But what could she do now? How could she an swer Dick? What would be his next question? And if she let him see how disturbed she was, would he not sus pect something? Had he heard of Bob’s trouble? At any rate, she must get away from him at once, but how? Where? She wanted to run. The whole situation flashed through her mind. The skeleton of her trouble, like a specter, had pursued her here! Just then Dick Burling turned and saw Dorothy Hep burn not far from him. The scarf she carried had caught on a bit of bric-a-brac, causing a tall vase to totter. He sprang to catch it, but not soon enough, and the vase fell with a crash to the floor.
There was a little confusion, and a deep apology from Dot, who knew she could readily replace the vase with another as handsome. The tactful hostess soon had every one at ease. But Marion Linton had disappeared. [To be continued.'] STUDIES iL EPISTLE totL HEBREWS • • • By JOHN C. PAGE, Los Angeles, Calif.
the closing words of verse 8: “We see not yet all things put under him.” Instead, we see “all under sin” and sub ject to death. The whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. Over against this, however, we see something else—a vision full of promise and pur pose. We see Jesus “crowned with glory and honour.” We see Him as the perfect Man in verses 10 to 16, and as the representative Man in verses 17 and 18. Everything in the chapter leads up to verse 17. All that precedes it was in order “that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation [propitiation] for the sins of the peo ple.” A high priest is more than an individual man. He is a representative man. When Aaron went into the -pres ence of God, he was clothed with holy garments. These garments typified the work of Christ. Ceremonially, Aaron was perfect through the process of sacrificial cleansing and through the clothing of the holy garments. He bore upon his shoulders two onyx stones, on which were'graven the names of the twelve tribes. Moreover, he bore those names in a breastplate of judgment upon his heart for a memorial before the Lord continually (cf. Ex. 28). Every Israelite was represented by the high priest. The highest and the lowest, the richest and the poorest, the strongest and the weakest, the oldest and the youngest—all were there in him. In his access to God, they shared; in his ceremonial perfections, they stood. It is the same with us. Our High Priest is more than an individual person. He is a representative Man. His per fections are not ceremonial, but inherent, intrinsic, and, eternal. In Him we are accepted; and in His infinite per* fections we stand. No other priest could fittingly repre sent us before God in the heavenly sanctuary, for no other man was perfect.
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