Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
THE SUNDAY s(TJo
Notes on the Lesson for .
5-"The Burnt offer;n =
IFrom tho Chicago s,,,

from the Chicago stapa,~,
The lesson for above date r@
in the first nineteen verses v
chapter of Lcviticus. y 'ls
., ., WHAT THE LESSON rrAc,,,.
And the Lord called unto w. les.
OF God i'll the Mosaic rite. Far ~,
now we shall be listening to vi ii. lAroe
full voices. First. it is in tho i ,,''e mea
next. III the sim Offering: 1lnal Iir,iN'dg,
the teasts, the feast of tabernaayS IA
God makes his holy nature am aY1 ,.'
purpose known. The Old ' Tl'e Ills 8.
OF the limitations of Gods vIsIsAea.
world. God speaks Gus the, "ve il:
the law. By putting all the o usI Nus
s i;i We make up our conccntaa
composite photograph in things a.s
was only in his memory. He ast %a's4
Tor her picture that at last a fsm% 50
took the lad to II children's n;e c.li.ods
There. said the boy, pd ,ii,r.afe'sa
portrait, those Were her cves. '.as
ing to another. was like her m .aa'
painter put them all touethor. '"d;ii
good portrait. SO we ra,hnr aiit N
tered divulgences in the Scr;, upiae
the hearts tablet there stnnaap . r.,
distinct the image of the FatLa"u wv cI.t
out Of the tabernacle of Mn
How full Of God that ancient +, bb""9f'g
The mcrcy-seat, tho ark o ~" ~ .!a@l
with its law tablet. it's Dot of + me ,ne GOV
budded rod. the incense " a,. Ultima
bread and the golden candias s,.i, H9
God is nigh, That ancient t1 ehoNk-SS
titled all the earth and tnnyh to -. y
revercnt hearts God eyervwh ,u a W , ,lnlS
its rent veil shines earth and 's s,. M
landscape, tcstifying Of God. The oI ~
man is his holy place, all nature III tba aF
his tabernacle. Let all life take on ,,,' y
ness let every aVocation-be a prirs,ir
istry. God is nowhere" wrote thn
God is nowhere" his little dnno i,.e
cd it. God enable US TO speak I ns,ne
the tabernacle of his presence. nm
pacing his beat and thinking with -" n.s
ing heart Of his ncw-fomd hone w.
consciously sang out when asla5 II:
password, The precious blood ". n
The word went like an arrow TO ~,
of comradc. We are in Gods ta ,..'
His redceming work is going on ' ag
us. Let us listen for words orr IF r.. -
ernaclc Of the congregation, and u
them, too. ''''
4 burnt sacrifice. There were sv,
ings in all. Leviticus i. tells us o.,ba
sacrifice, as coming from the herd a
". y. the flocks of sheep ". lv,,
feathercd fowls ". 1D. The second +.
tells of tho meat Offering, which WIS
of fine -four ". y, or an Offering H.
the oven ". ~. or an obiation q; fin
fruits ". 10y. The third chapter int,
the peace-otfering, the fourth tie ST..
ing and the fifth the t1'espaSs- otYerin,
peculiar mark of the burnt offering 4
completeness. and that not Simply *
character of the offering. but as 10 ire
oughness OF its CONSUMPTION. Wb
else it vaguely or passingly irtn~]
pre-cminent declaration was 9c4sr
Hence a better golden text for this
would be Rom. -; L: Present your
Il living sacrifice, holy. ucccptai,p
God. The one chosen by the com
usa. So: 6) would seem to us more i,
Die to the succeeding lesson. lii
with the sin and trcspass Offerings
came for ergiatt0n; with the burn,.on|
for dedication: with the meat otlpria
Mamhsgiring: and with the peace-5yy
for supphcation. Four affairs there
the Christian life, correspondence an
one which tells most Of all is the a!
Offering or conservation.
Let him 0te, q male. There was
scribed pattern. OF that we hayra
hint in the contrusted sacrifices vi Cal
Abel. In the burt offering. with all
spontaneousness. there was mark Of
authority and sovereignty. At this
the demand upon man was simple
cnce. With him there was no option
the essential character of the sacrits
was to be living male. either 0; tile
or OF the flock or, in case of poverty
fowls. At any rate, there was 70 bea
sacrifice, under prescribed limi,a'iol
fulfill the import OF the Offering. >a
one had come then and said. all III
needed is the answer of a good cons:
Will bring Il measure OF fine tlourora
ter of the fruit of the vine. What 10
have been? A meat-offering. III leas
say. No. 1t was not offered ~ i "a
meat offering. but as Il submissive b
Offering. AS such it would be lunlal
stitute, a travesty, u plain disoteJel
the clear and explicit Requirements 0.
In ordinances Of obedience lei u a0
obey. o, yes. friend ut tho altar. a lev
gracefully sprinkled on the infants
that is very pretty as an act of col>e:ra
but sobcrly, ought you to call it bag:
loyalty to Christ's expressed conmaaa
WithoG blemish. This was the Cth
quirement. First the sacrifice Nd,
erdct. after the pattern set in the ii
Second it was to be c0mpiete, perfect
its kind. No partial Offering woolls
no lame or limping kline, no dwarltt $
Alas, that it should ever be so. WeeG
make IL perfect sacrifice. the WAGE
Offering, body. soul. spirit, ronser;af
God. And we withhold just Il lite
chosen folly, some darling sin, an lido!
heart is reserved. a trifle it IS q
blemish-but that is enough. The s;al
our offering returns. Remember. ID
and Sapphira. Without blemish. ING
no such things as tri1les in matters :!
and devotion. The least wilhhoN
loyal homage or affection indicate,
presence of another love. anothsf u
Take an everyday illustrator. las'g
fore us one of Cheyne Bradys pltp.
ries. y man is sitting by a nii.n. t5
holding his watch in one hand and ain.
in the other. He has promised moi w
for II year. and watch and tobacco
he is counting the remaining MinH'g.
old year. Tomorrow he will >NesF
the livclong day. And the quc-itiissa,
above the picture is pertinent I'd"
asked your Masters leave?"
III tie door of the tabernacle. wv
are employed in this. First OF all: -
initial sacrifice after entrance at lM
the court. Before any other OF liz ;Ms
SAVIOR offerings could be made n!s
tary rite OF cGusecration was TO Ne I" snr
All things were to be done, as su's'.-
noted, lin order" 1t is an impofIaD;
ciple. If you feel that God for Oh. .s,i
has forgiven your sins, come llrS' wi;
tar and come at once. In the s ,ne
it Was /. public and open act. l'.s al
ication was made where the vow vow
witnessed by others. Once or wv.
limited experience we have kh .!A .EIs
of persons asking entrance to 'l !.I, a- n
private ceremony. Is 1t ever cl''E'
orderly to granti1
Next Lesson. 1.-The Day OF A''N''
Ley. xvi, Ito.
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