Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-03


the Lord 4 And ho shall put his hand up
on the head of the burnt Offering; and IL
shall he accepted for him 10 make atone
ment for him. :. And he shall Kill the bull
lock before the Lord: and the priests.
AarOn's sons shall bring the blood, and
sprinkle the blood round about upon the al
tar that is by the door of the tabernacle OF
the congregation Il. And he snail Hay the
burnt Offering, aud cut IL into his pieces.
Z. And the sons Of Aaron the priest shall
put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood IN
order upon the fire: :. And the priests,
Aaron's sons, shall lay the PAYS, the head,
and the fat, in order upon the wood that Is
on the fire which is upon the altar: .. But
his inwards and his legs shall he wash in
water: and the priests shall burn all upon
the altar 10 be a burnt sacrifice an Offering
made by fire, of sweet SAVIOUR unto the
Lord.
GOLDEN TExr-The Lord hath laid on
him the iniquity Of Us all.-lsaah 536
The book Of Exodus closed with the ac-
count Of setting up and dedicating the tab
ernacle and the Inauguration Of the priest
hood Lcviticus opens with description
Of the system of sacrifices. The book Is
named for the Levitcs, who were given
charge Of the ceremonials described. The
instruction. diviney given, without doubt
issued from the Presence which over
Swallowed the mercy seat. Equipped with
a constitutional government, To which they
had sworn allegiance; a common religion;
God their leader, they were ready TO move
forward as "A nation and establish them
selves permanently in the land OF promise
Among the various offerings, the sacri-
fee of atOuemcnt stood nrst. IL was q
whole burnt Offering expressing atone
mcnt ana conservation
LESSON NOTES
V. / And the Lord called unto Moses
Men In every age have been called OF God
10 the work for which they have fitness "A
work higher and better than human ap-
pointments Providence never calls 10
disappoint or degrade. There are many
voices and many calls, the devil speaks
also He calls 10 life OF self seeking, a
life OF self-indulgence-the divine call l. -
benetcence and a higher type OF living
The voice Is sometimes heard IN the snap
ing Of circumstances, the advice Of friends,
or IN the intuitions Of the heart. AS Moses
was convinced that he was God sent, 50
may God people now know that they are
diviuclY commissioned.
V . II any man Of YOU bring an Offering.
II is noticed that the command Is not that
every man shall bring an oHcring-this Is
10 be voluntary: but If the individual elects
TO bring an Offering unto the Lord, the az
ceptahle manner of so doing is explicitly
stated. The animal was not 20 be a wild
beast. useless beast or NAMED beast.
.
the perfection &C young lie forming
part OF the iudiv dual wea ia. TN" nrst
idea of an Offering is tne r". Of that
which the owner prizes; lh-t "".ch costs
something.
Va \ burnt sacrifice Tho word sacri-
fee originally meant an Offering made =
God. q real dc>'rCc ION 81 TIE lllng oiIcfcu.
ina contrast with citations. such as tithes.
first fruits etc. which suffered 10 change
If substance IN their dcs -ndilOn. HE
saCr.fic.al atoncmcut not only embraced
the .Gca of death To- a living creature. Out
consumption bV fire The origin OF sac
ritccs Wus doubtless divine, Tor all nations
from earliest antiquity have been accUs
toned 80 10 do. The universal opinion s.
the heather was. that in the shedding OF
blood there was pardon for violation Of
law. According 20 LcvitiCal law, the entire
animal was laid upon the altar and Consum-
cd by fire ascending Visibly and invisibly
Gin greater part. toward heaven. This
voluntary Offering was the voice Of the
+ heart addressing hcaVcn,-a symbol OF the
frcewill submission of self To- the Lord
/ The victim, perfect IN every part, was "a
J type Of Christ. the perfection Of excellence
II taught also that the best we have is none
too good 10 give 20 God
Y. 4 And he shall put his hand upon the
head of the Offering. This act was "A pledge
Of faith in God. implying consciousness of
sin and need Of atoucment, coupled with
the confession that the punishment of sin.
(thc sinners DESERT. was transferred %
the victim whose life was sacrificed instead
Placing the hand upon the head was 10 in
dictate that the weight of SIN rested upon
the sacritC.al head, and il was AT that time
slaiu.-the punishment of sin. as il Were.
being diverted from the original 10 the sub
stltGtc. "a forcshadoWlng of the blood OF
Christ. voluntarily offered. once for all. FOR
those who would, with outstretchcd hand.
accept IT,
While the lsraolites did not fully under
stand how this ceremonial Clcaused from
sin and made them better, il helped 10 i'm.
press upon them more fully the hatcfulncss
Of sin. and that they were far from God and
could only approach him through appointed
means.
There is between the deserts. even Of the
penitent and believing soul and the pardon
and blessedness for which il hopes, an i'm
measurable distance, an impossible chasm
which can bc spanncd or filled only by the
mercy OF &c as revealed and manifested in
Christie body. There was sacrifice for
sin in general, not the special and individual
sins of which each was guilty 1t was
necessary that Israel be impressed that all
sin was the result OF an evil nature, this
fact acknowledged greater care would be
awakened 10 nip in the bud individual
wrong. 40 national Offering, the victim
was slain ~ the priests and Levites before
the holy place tbefore the Lord where his
i
sacrifice for the individual was slain by the
sinner himself.
The efficacy Of blood is everywhere en-
forced. As IL was the material vehicle Of
the life Of the victim, IL was the symbol Of
the life Of the offerer. II was also sym
Dol OF the spiritual life, given rs an Offering
10 Jehovah. As the blood was poured out
on the altar before the burnt Offering was
kindled. it typihed the fact that no offering
of life or body is acceptable unless the soul
has first been given TO Jehovah. -Lange
Does blood typfy death! No. blood typi-
fies life we pour out life in one libation of
love. II is thine thou giver Of all existence.
/ would daily give back the life, aud have
no life, save as it is re- given me by the God
10 whom dedicate it-ParECr.
V. 6.-He shall fay the burnt Offering
After the animal was skinned ii was cut i'm
pieces signifying the laying open 90 the eye
of God the inmost motives OF the offerer-
Smith. The sons Of Aaron then shall put
fire upon the altar that is increase the
fire by stirring or other process the fire
itself was of divine origin GEO. The
parts Of the Offering were 20 be laid "in or
DER that is in the same relation, part ~
part as in the living animal. Fire is the
symbol OF purihcation. IL is the never-fail-
ing disinfectant What does the smoking
Il 81. III