, 1876-10-25
THE REVIVAL.
Continued frotn Tho Second PnEo

Gether;; "Whsto is t!te sacriacon. says Isaarc:
"Thc Lord wlll provide Himself sacri0ec,' y
then Abraham says to -hta son: !" Lot
to tell you that Dol has said to me-" 10 thy
how uol called him out Of ilis own country and
made him Ills friend; and 'e prayed for so,t,
nlnl G.td Eave him onc in ha OLD age: and then
he says, "1ile other might thte God canie tu me
son 1s', a; when n to loysst, md % ole{ i'm %
show tllec.' don't know what il 1nea,1s
siseo iy son aoa but has Il eomandea a2ass GS right
almighty Col" ~ =" ''" '1A'9 @A' ~"' ~
Then they rise from their knees, and Abraham
en1 I 81 ss 1 o Bs ssn e da sn ssn ay tSSi I
lilo, away TO cruelty Him, He Kisses bis aon
break, and thS thenS h ha " lifts II ti,o Xxi knife ITO 10
Ss s'sot Il so soes ' is fass hssr PIT ASs Sss a s5 a
ovsa sSn ASa% n's 80 much That my msy .are arsps IL
only son, bnt If loved tho world Of sfnncra 80
as tat ls aa not spare ~; own Son, but
The Scripture eays that Abraham saw Christ's
day, and was glad. Perhaps It was right there
on tue mountain. Pcrllape. God gave h'a, a
glmpse Down THO ages, and showed him tho
Calvary with tho weight Of nli tho slu OF tho
world bearing Him down.
Abel went to heaven by tho way Of tho blood,
md that Is tic way every other soul has gone
once In while. So I can imagine tint whom
Abol came up to heaven they llad solo there,
for Abel could sing song that none Of them III
heaven knew-thS song Of redemption by the
chorus, for areat multitude have gone Up OIL
high, and they oil sing the same song: "Worthy
Is the Lamb that ,yas slain."
In tho twelfth chapter # Exodus, and at tho
to you the beginning Of months. II shall DO
tho flrst mouth Of the year to you," etc. What
month was tl,at1 The einoath iPalcl, began with
the Passover. All the time tliat Israel lind been
IN EGYPT was to 20 for netting, and they were
blood Of the pascllal lamb. NY friends, our
llfo don't start from tho cradle, but from tho
Cross OF Christ. Noah bcaan bis reckoning
ro rton the altar ses uR 1tsr th9 oo and WIN
Latlb Of God. who died to take AWAY oiir sins.
The dcath Ut Cl.rlst Is nur llfc. People say
w. ought t9 pEsae1 nn Crist's llfo and caraS,
III III o ut e css savs e aa C ss aes & to i k9!sfs wa
Glyes US liberty: God didn't 3D., Tie up q
living lamb and m "wle9 | zee that vi! passe
over YOU" II that Ind beca! done, death would
hey haye passed over tlle Lying lamb ind taken The
md tho only way to- meet death, is by death.
Death has come, and must either 1lnvc somo
ono to die for mc or die myself. Tint is tho
lesson that God is irving to bring out'Mtle
lambs wcfo typical Of The coming Of the Lamb
Of God. TAey fo'csladowcd tic scene at Cal
vary; and thep went on being offered until
Jesus Christ Himself should come.
We ought to notice, 'Thua shall ye cut; With
your lotns gtrdcd, your shoes on your feet, and
" shal! cat In haste; II is the Lords Passover"
Nov, there arc many people who .arc satisfied
upon the Lamb, and SO they got tiin, md poor,
mil slckjy.
can tn,agine some Of tho lords aud d.gnito-
rics OF Egypt riding through Goshen the .day
lug Of the lambs ull through tl!o province, for
every. man Ind either Ills lamb ready
to klll or 'raa killing II; and they were throw.
Ing tho blood upon tho dootppsls. | imagine
ats sag tass Faa' s1s :SpF Fsg Soa Ss
upon your house.i Why aro you pa'Ii d!silgurlnE %
upon our houscs." "Ah!'' say tho hebrews,
worth 10 u. at midnight rnore 1han al Egypt"
And can further Imagine these great men GO
Ing awny and laughing together, a1ld thinking
th9t tlicso Heorews md gone clean mad. But.
minds: There vas wall that went up IRON
down to tho lnwest hovcl, death Ind come mud
taken tlis victim. He entered tbs palace Of tho
rich and the lloyel Of the poor, aud laid bis KY
hand upon the tho frat-born; tho, only thing
that could keep death out was death.
Tho lamb must DO puro and spotless, for tho
Lamb ot God waa spotless; tho bloot! must bc
And when, all thIs was done and death camc
round to slay tho flrst-bor,, wherever he saw tho
blood hc said death has been here already, and
g. g, ho lcft i and went on to the next house,
Titus death kept death out.
| have heard people Wishing they werc as
good ns t'is minister Or that mother In
!srac', but l tell you, my. friends, you ars
just% as as sate as any Of them 4 you
smallest child h Goshen That night Of tic Pass
over was Just ~ eute behind the blood ps Moses
and Aaron themselves. The blood was the
token which Goa had appointed; nothing else
Wien started fot Tue East the p othsr a1si night
ttIo conductor caIna a!o,g aid called out,
"TIcketsg' lle tli1nt look at mo at I'LL, but ho
looked at The ticket; That was At! right, md Il
~as so M. s loo 70 % we law s e oesse
the blooa . Of Christ applied 70
that Is ail thu law Of God requires. ~ Some ons @
as sad III at aa ii:tle A. ts Ark Eas just y:
ths great beast that saved him; It was the Ark.
wish had time to take you through The
look OF LovltlcuR; It is ali about worship, all
f4ll Of types which have been ful1lled In Christ.
Here IS euFtous text that troubled inc. /
couldn't zee what 1t meant. It Il LeyIttcAs VII,
23; "And Moscs took Of tho blood Of the rum
Of Aaron's right eur, and upon tlia
thumb Of his right hand, and Upon tho
ior. Well, my irienas, III tell you. Tho
blood on the ear was to iselp him to hear tho
wouldn't tcach well. Nobody can hear tho
voice of God till his ears have been aanttded.
There was i TING when dod tho Father spoke to
His Son out OF heaven, but thu peoplu that
stood By said that It t!uudprcd; they didn't
know. tile dilIerenca between Coda v0ice an(!
tiluulcr. Then tic hlood IN the right
hand was to sAuw that lia work was
consccEatta to Col No man Tan
DO Wy goo4 At worklng for God ~ 10 Is washed
who didn't beltoyo In tho blood to have any power
n prayer To be mile to lead any souls t1lto tho
Kingdom Of f}otl. The blood on tale foot was 10
show TINT Aaron was towulk lh tho way Of Gol's
commandments.
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