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The aim Of the writer Of the. Epistle 10.
the Hebrews il 10 show that the king.
dom ol God, Is revealed IN Jesus Christ
il not IN opposition 10 the doctrine ana
ritual q the Old Testament, but carry.
ina out Of thai ancient revelation. It's
ID Argument FOR the new dispensasion
based upon the teachings Of the old. II
i an argument 10 show the conservative
Jew that. Il be viii be = consistent al.
herenk 81 the law Of Noses, he must be.
come : follower 81 the new prophat
Jesus Of Nazareth. The writer's arlne
that Jesus is an advance on Moses. Ia
understand the drift Of thought, Ia
class must glance over the whole line Of
argument IN the Epistle. The teacher
may probably spend considerable time
III this general review. In the first and
aeoond chapters it is argued that Christ
Is q revealer Of Gods will, is superior to
angels, through whose ministry the law a
Sinai was delivered. In the third chapter
Il shown His superiority to Moses. the
mediator Of the old covenant. In the
fourth chapter is set forth His superior.
ity.to Joshua, Is one giving ''rest'' to the
people Of God. Then in the fifth and
following chapters Is presented an argu.
ment for the superiority Of the priest
hood OF Jesus over the Aaronic priest
hood. In all this we have strong plea
for the Gospel. To convince men, we
must look at things from their stand.
point, and show them that in order to
attain the ends for which they are
striving, they must follow Christ. AID
that il really TO be desired in the world
maybe found through faith in Christ. lie
physical beauty and excellence q desira.
bic thing ? Christianity says our bodies
are the temples Of Gods spirit, and rs
such they should be guarded. Is il q
good thing to have friendsP Christian
ity teaches Us the spirit Of love and
friendship. Is pleasure to be sought9
The ways Of Christian wisdom are ways
Of pIeasantness, and her paths are paths
OF peace. All that Is good and bright
and beautiful and lovely is found in
Christ, and so the writer Of the Epistle
is assuring the Jew that all there is in
his national history or ritual which il
to be cherished will be found in Christ
in still higher degree than in the origi.
ginal revelation.
In the lesson before us the writer
shows that Christ's offering Of himself
Is superior to and better than the sacri.
hces in the ancient tabernacle. In the
first ten verses, the old tabernacle is de-
scribed; the ''But" which opens the
eleventh verse presents the better tab
ernacle and offering in the Christian
dispensation.
It is admitted that the services Of the
first tabernacle were divinely appointed.
And the lessons set forth in the old
ritual were important lessons. But they
were merely object lessons and parallels
to present truths which have their full
embodiment In Christ. And the old
sanctuary was q worldly Sanctuary
made Of perishing materials; but
Christ Is in the heavens, the eternal
dwelling place. In the outer tabernA-
Gle we're daily services, and in the most
holy place the service was repeated
each year; but in the sacrifice of Christ
was IN Offering made once for all, =
complete fulfllment Of the prophecies
contained in the Mosaic ritual. AS the
inner sanctuary Of the tabernacle was
superior to the outward, so the holy
place into which the assembled Christ
has entered is the center Of divine SER
vice.
And through faith in Christ's sacrifice,
all men may come into the sanctuary.
The old tabernacle was in particular
spot; and only those who dwelt near il,
or could 60 to ii, could join in the worship
It provided. Put the sacrifice in Christ
il proclaimed throughout the whole
world, and whenever the worshiping
soul looks up to God, there is the glory
Of God revealed In acceptance Of that
worship.
The priesthood Of Christ was pointed
out in the old testament law OF sacrifice.
The Offering Of lambs and goats was
prenguring Of the death Of Christ. a
moments thought would convince
man that the blood Of bulls and goats
could not take away sin. The offering
Of animals could be nothing but pic
toriaI exhibition Of hidden truth.
And Christ's Offering Is s'once for all. I"
In the ancient tabernacle there were
offerings only 81 given times. But the
sacrifice Of Christ is one which IL always
before rs. and IN worghiping him We
may dwell IN the house Of the Lord for
ever.
What Is true Of each Of the books Of
the Bible Is especially true to the Epis-
lie to the Hebrews; It should be studied
IS whole. It is not sufficient to take