The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-30
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
June 2. 1001Jesus Our High
Priest In Heaven.
Prepared by II. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.

L. Neither by the blood OF goats and
calves. but BY His own Hood He entered
In once into the holy place. having obtained
eternal redemption for US.
10. For II the blood OF bulk and Of goats.
and the ashes OF an heifer sprinkling the
nssh:
II. How much more shall the blood Of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit Of
fered Himself without spot to God. purge
your conscience from dead works to serve
the living God?
"a For Christ Is not entered into the
holy places made with hands, which are
the figures OF the true: but inAo Heaven
Itself. now to appear n the presence Of
God for US:
IS. Nor yet that He should offer Him
self often. as the high priest entereth into
tns holy place every year with blood of
u. For then must He often have suf-
fered since the foundation of the world !;
but now once in the end Of the world hath
lie appeared to put away sin BY the sacri-
q. And as ii Is appointed unto men once
to die, but after this the judgment:
y. So Christ WAS once offered to bear
the sins OF many. and unto them that look
for Him shall He appear the second time
without sin unto salvation.
GOLDEN TEAT;-Iic ever livcth to
make interccssiOn for us.-Hcb. .,2J.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The true significance of the life,
death and resurrection of the Saw
iour is the essence of the lesson
given for to-day. II shows that Jesus
did not finish or complete His work
when He left this world of ours. In
a very real sense He had but begun
EL., / Z
from its Maker through sin and will
full disobedience. Jesus came to show
the world the way back to God. The
mission of Jesus was to bring all
men into intimate relations with the
all-wise Father. TO do this Jesus
came to earth TO give an example in
right living. OF a noble character. lie
made the sacrifice of the ages on the
altar of human ignorance and big
otry, and then rose triumphant from
the grave in which His enemies had
put Him. But this was not enough.
While in the physical form on earth
the work of Jesus was localized. So
He asccnded to the Father, sending
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and consciences of His followers the
world over. Nor was this enough. He
had become the sacrifice for human
sin; at the right hand Of His Father
in Heaven He became the great high
priest hearing the confessions of
stumbling, falling Christians, rCcciv-
ing the repentance of those tired of
sin, and acting as mediator between
all and the great Father OF Wnum sin
had made the world afraid. This we
take it is the central truth to be pre-
sented.
In making an analysis of the les
son we would present not alone the
lesson text as printed, but also GER
tain other references bearing on the
priesthood of Christ:
Christ Our High Priest. .........Heb. 9:1l-14
His Holy Character. er.;,...........Heb 1:2i-2S
The New Holy of Holies.........Heb. 9:I-2S
Christ the MediatOr............. l2!2i
Christ Our High Priest.-The bet
ter priesthood of Christ is seen
in its better sanctuary (verse ~;
its better offering (verse 12);
its better purifying Oversees 13, AZ.
The high priest among the Jews rep
resented the people before God; he
was imperfect in nature, some metimes
wicked. In contrast is Christ being
come, etc, rather "of good things
that are come" better priesthood
and Offering a better hope, COM
la+n cn1rnt;np fNhn had 10 h
ernacle, then a temple, great and glo-
rious, with courts, a holy and most
holy place. AS the high priest passed
through the outer courts into the
holiest, so Jesus passed through the
skies into the true temple, Heaven,
far more glorious than earthly tenn
pie. The Lord is the maker of the
true temple, all human works are i'm
perfect. 1t was Divine command to
use blood of calves, but it was
temporary arrangement; they could
bring sins to remembrance, but
could not remove sin GO:3). Con-
trast with the blood of animals
Jesus own blood, that OF the Son
of God, of infinite worth, procuring
eternal redemption from the power
and love of sin to a life of holiness.
His Holy Charactcr.-Chriats sin
lcssncss is a point not to be over
looked. The priests of the oldcn
time were human and faulty, often
grossly unrightcous. Into the pure
ear and heart OF Jesus our confess