The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-18

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY AMBROSE @. o1rEY.
Reeds slender and fragile, and
hence taken a. an emblem Of weak
ness. Also an emblem OF q soul crush
I'd and ready to sink in despair under
q sense of his guilty and lost oondt-
ton. .
Salt--It In q symbol Of perpetuity
and interruption. It lie also the sym
Dol OF hospitality; and OF the fidelity
due from servants, friends, guests
and officers to those who maintain
them or who receive them at their
tables.
Sheep-A symbol OF innocence, mild
ness, submission and patience. 1t la
an appropriate type OF the Lamb oil
Goat-The safest and best interpreta.
ton OF the goat itself symbolically
bore away the sins OF Gods people
from His presence and remembrance.
(Referring to the scape-goat usually
In the ceremonies OF the great Day Of
Thunder and lightning are slgnifi.
cant manifestations OF the power OF
God, the emblems OF his ,presence.
ls poeuoally called Tine
Vine-The vine is mentioned as Q
mark of the great work and power oil
the Messiah, that he had trodden the
figurative wine press alone. and OF the
people there were none with him. Ihe
vintage was q season OF great mfrth.
and often OF excesses and idolatry
while the mourning and langutshinR
OF the vine wasa symbol OF general
Yoke~is a symbol of subsection and
an iron yoke OF severe op'
preston; the ceremonial law was
restriction. The iron
yoke OF sin none can remove Du'
Christ.
The harp is an emblem of joy and
peace.
The scroll or book Of purposes and
DEGREES.
The seal upon it (the scroll or book,
denote secrecy.
Keys-Signify power to admit and
a gem or white stone, acquit'
Ital, friendship or felicity.
The iron scepter Is the symbol oil
severity.
The sword is the universal emblem
LOT war.
The sharp sickel is used asan instru'
ment of salvation, while on the other
hand that OF destruction.
The harvest and the vintage were
with the Jews the chief seasons oil
feetivfty. The co urity
vest denotes the spiritual matopie
and eternal safety OF Christs peu n tC
the vintage figures ripeness ass
wrath; the treading in the wine IN
the severity OF the
|evitable and divine vengeance.
The sun is On emblem OF glory ano
strength.
The morning.star OF beauteous pro
mise.
The rainbow OF aod's covenant o.
mercy.
The white horse is the emblem o
victory, the red OF war, the black 81
famine, and the pail Of death.
In the book Of Revelation there art
many symbols pprtending calamity
|such as lightning and thunder, Winds
fire and birthstone. the blackened sun
the blood.red moon, stars burning Oh
falling from Heaven. earthquake and
fiame.
The ceremonial law was collection
of symbols.
The sun Is the Acknowledged en-
blem of power and erection.
The tempest is thunderbolt oil
wrath.
The snow a symbol OF purity.
Tho rainbow OF promise and hope.
Spring-time and morning are sym.
bols of youth.
Sunset and winter OF age and death.
The mountains naturally suggest
the idea OF stability.
The sea that OF Immensely.
The rod OF Moses. that turned to a
serpent, was a symbol to him of dl.
vine wisdom.
Serpents have, In all ages, been used
as emblems OF cunning and crafti-
ness.
1t is generally understood. that
where the bodies of animals were sacri-
iced, Il at they were in sacrifice to
God. as typed o. representations of
future sacrifice OF Christ.-Gen. 4, 4.
The ark OF Noah and his family, in
which they were saved, was a type of
Christ. The blood was a type OF
the future destruction OF the world.
A type is thing TO represent another
u,
OF Is intended to foreknow 1t.
Not to eat the blood. Because it
was type Of the blood of Christ;
and to restrain bloodthirsty cruelty
to man or beast.
Melehlzedek was type OF Christ, In
being both king and priest.
The overthrow of Sodom and Gomor-
lah was type of the future destruc-
tion OF the world by fire.
The rsm offered ns a substitute for
tsaac was without blemish, and was a
type of Christ, who was without sin.
Abraham was a type OF God the
Father.
Rebekah was type of Gods Church.
Elizer was type of Gods spirit,
who iinds those who are far from him,
and brings them back to him,
Isaac was 0 type OF Christ the
OF the church..
Joshua was type OF Jesus. Joshua
led the lsraelltes In the wilderness and
INTO the promised land. So Jesus is to
guide and bring his people to Heaven
In the end.
Joseph going out to visit his broth
rem and seeing to their welfare. is a
type OF jesus Rraeiously coming on
earth to his brethren In human nature,
Pharoah was d type of the great
rebel Satan.
The passage through the Red Sea
represents the Introduction of beliey.
ers by baptism Into covenant with God.
Baptism of having done with sin on
being given to God.
Pharoah was also a type of Gods
enemiee.
The smitten rock is a beautiful fig.
ure OF that rock, Christ Jesus.
Joshua was a type In battle OF the
Captain OF our Salvation.
The tabernacle was type OF Jesus,
rs the only way to the Fathers pres
pnce.
The brazen altar was type of jesus,
on IL was given the sacrificiai
tires which consumed the victims. The
tire was an emblem OF publication,
Prayer was figure of the smoke
and burning incense.
the Holy Place was type OF the
MN etliate presence of God.
Leprosy wos type of corruption.
The Jewish sabbath was the type OF
/ rest i'll heaven.
The feast of the trumpets was
type OF the call to repentance and
OF the gospel.
The budding rod was typo of the
and tho eternal life of
hrlst.
Aaron, the high priest, was type of
Iesus. our great high priest.
As Aaron was set apnrt for the SER
,lce OF God, SO was Jesus Amounted
" the Holy Ghoat and mt mart for