The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-21

To.ps and stood In the midst and saith
nnto them, Peace. . And after cigh
davis laws again, BIS Disciples were within
SIS came Jesus, the doors being shut,
and stood in the midst, and said, Peace
be unto you.
this day by rising on It from the dead,
and BY time and again choosing this as
he dsy on which He manifested Himself
10 His Disciples after His resurrection.
Again, He put honor upon this day by
making Il the time OF the very special
outpouripg Of His Spirit on the day Of
PentScost. (Acts, ID chapter). That this
was tho first day Of the week We may
learn from Leyiticus xiii, Is, 10.
He also honored this day by pouring
ont His Spirit on the Apostle John and
giving him his vision. Rev. l., 10 / was
Ia the spirit on the Lords Day.
It was not without meaning that Christ
thus put honor upon this day, and that
the Apostles understood It's significance
we learn by seeing that they at once hon.
ored it by transferring 10 1t the appro-
pirate duties Of the Sabbath, making II
the day for the public worship Of the
Church, for the preaching Of the word,
for the celebration Of the Supper, and for
the exercise OF Christian charity in the
benefactions Of the Church.
But we may further learn what was the
Significance Of all this by attention to the
law and the Prophets. First, the law,
circumcision, the seal Of Gods covenant
with Abraham, was to be administered
on the eighth day; that is the day after the
seventh, corresponding 10 the first day OF
the week. The first born Of cattle, which
under the law belonged to God, were to
be brought to Him in offering on the
eighth day OF their age, and from thence
forth; Lev. xii. q. The conservation Of
Aaron and his sons as High Priests, after
various ceremonies were completed, was
to take place on the eighth day. The
cleansing Of the leprosy, which was typi-
cal Of the cleansing from sin, took place
on the eighth day; Lev. xiv. 10. The
cleansing from issues, also emblematical
ofsin, was effected on the eighth day; Lev.
". IA, 90. On the eighth day atonement
was made for the NaEarite that had been
defiled; Mum. vi. 10.
The eighth day corresponds to the first
day OF the week, on which, according TO
ali these ypicalappointmcnts, Jesus was
received az the first born from the dead, his
sacrifice was accepted, and on which, as
the great High Priest, he was "eonSeeratei
for eyermore," and when he made atone.
ment for his people, by which they are
cIeanSed from sin. EIaldanc on Rom. p.
Tll.)
The eighth day was sanctifed when the
dedication OF the Temple, that illnstrious
type Of the body Of the Redeemer, was
completed, and the ark Of the Covenant
placed in it. ID Chron. vii. 8.
Again, see account Of the sanctifying Of
the Temple, in the time Of Hezekiah,
where the same respect is paid 10 the
eiqhhday. Sec also, Ezekiel's vision OF the
city and the Temple. Ez. XLIII 90. The
feast OF Tabernacles was celebrated on the
fifteenth, the day after the second Sabbath,
corresponding with tho eighth day, as
above, in its significance. Lev. XXIII
81, 80, this feast, which terminated on the
eighth day, furnishes remarkable rep.
resentation OF the vanishing Of the legal
sacrifices, when their contamination took
place, by the offering OF the one sacrifice.
On the first day OF this feast Is bullocks,
two rams, and fourteen lambs, were offer
ed. On the following six days, the num-
Der Of bullocks decreased by one each
day, so that on the seventh day.only seven
were offered, and two rams, and fourteen
lambs. But on the eighth day, the num-
Der was reduced to one bullock, and there
sacrifices were ended. ION the eighth day
We shall offer a burnt offering u
sacrifice made by fire of n sweet
SAVIOR unto the Lord; one bullock, .one
ram, seven lambs OF the first year with
out blcmish. Mum. xxx. IS. What, in
the light Of perfected canon Of Scrip
lures, / would ask, was the typical sig
niiicance OF this one bullock, and one ram?
and OF the solemn assembly on the eighth
day, in which no servile work was to be
done. Then look at the fj1ieh day, the
first day after seven times seven days,
corresponding with the eighth day after
the seventh day. Lev. xiii. Is, 81. The
year OF jubilee also, was the fiftieth year,
or the year after seven times seven years.
Lev. XIV. s, 10. Read the law carefully,
and you will see that We have the same
thing, with the same typical Significance.
The universal freedom that this year
brought was typical Of the redemption
from sin by Christ; and itsrcst was typ
ical Of that commcmoration OF his COM
pleted work, which we show forth. in the
sanclilication OF the day in which it was
completed. II.