The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-06-11
The Sunday Schools.
LESSON FOR NEXT SUNDAY.
Second Quarter.
June II, 1888
Lesson Nj. . .. The Priesthood of Christ.
Heb. 8. 1-12.

Heb. 8. 1-12.
l Then verify the first covenant had also or
dinances of divine service, and worldly sane
! tuary.
| For there was tabernacle made; the first
| wherein was the candleStick, and the table, and
the show bread; which is called the sanctuary
| And after the second vail, the tabernacle
which is called the hottest of all;
4 Which had the golden cenSer, and the ark
of the covenant ov-rlaid round about with
gold, wherein the golden pot that had
mamma, and Aaron IS rod that budded, and the
tables ofthe covenant,
And over it the cherubim of glory shadow
ing the mercy seat; of which we cannot now
speak particularly.
6 Now when these things were thus ordained,
the priests went always into the first taberna-
Gle, accomplishing the service of God:
Z But into the second went the high priest
alone once every year. not without blood,
which he offered for himself, and for the errors
of the people:
8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the
way into the holiest of all was not yet made
manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet
standing:
Which was figure for the time then pre-
sent, in which were offered both gifts and sac
rifices, that could not make him that did the
service perfect as pertaining to the conscience;
10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and
divers washings and carnal ordinances, i'm
posed on them until the time ofreformatfon.
IL But Christ being come high priest of good
things to come, by greater and more perfect
tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say,
not of this building;
II Neither by the blood of goats and calves,
but by his own blood he entered in once into
the holy place, having obtained eternal re-
demption for us.
GOLDEN TEXT.-Whereforeh he is able also to
save them to the nttermOsI that come unto God
by him. seeing he ever iiveth to make interces
sion for Them. Heb. 7. 25.
The aim of the writer in this letter to
the Hebrews is to teach that all forms of
their religious worship as then ipracticed,
pointed to, foreshadowed, and were in
harmony with, the coming of Christ.
The first covenant referrd to was the
system introduced by Abraham, but
made more perfect by Moses, whereby |
the Isrrelites were brought into fellow
ship with God.
There was tabernacle made with |
hands, an earthly tabernacle, wherein was
! candlestick, thus pointing to Christ as
The light of the world. The altar of in
,ense, by the second veil, foreshadow
Christ as the infercessor for the world.
This holy place was only entered after Of
ering sacrifices, but the writer teaches
hat the Lord Jesus will enter the most
loly place by Offering the sacrifice of his
,wn pure blood And the custom of sac
ifices did bear a striking similarity to
he offering of Christ upon Calvary.
The practical teachings of the lesson
re the need of sacrifice, no follower of
yhrist being enabled to come out of the
inful surroundings of the world, into
he light of His word, and live faithfully,
Without making some sacrifices. The
of man toward sin, by nature,
makes it necessary for him to sacrifice
many of the fleeting pleasures of earth,
ven as goats and calves were sacrificed
n the days referred to in our lesson.
The need of Mediator-humanity was
with blind sinfulness,
Vhen the Son of God came as a light to
he gloom of the spiritual condition of
len. He became man, lived with the
eople, and led them by his Holy exam
lie. Their joys became His joys, and
heir sorrows His sorrows. He became
he representative of the people at the
'hrone of Grace. No man can reach the
'ather save by Him, yet no man seeks
lin in vain. This holy one is ever
7atchful of the interests of His kingdom,
nd the wants of mankind, and has made
he way of salvation easy. Temporal
orms of worship are thrown aside, and
he hungering and thirsting soul come
irectly to the Father, by way of the Son.
Ie is ever ready to own and bless the
lithful, trusting.