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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE 2.
Subject: Jesus Onr High Priest in Heaven

Subject: Jesus Onr High Priest in Heaven,
Heb. ix.. 11-14: e4-es - Golden Text,
Heb. viii. e5 - Memory Verses, "a. &c
Commentary oil the Days Lesson.
II. "But Christ having come" (R. W
Although Christ be but one, yet He is un-
derstood bv US under variety Of forms.
He is the Tabernacle" on account of the
human body in which He dwelt. He is the
"tahle." because He is our bread of life.
inclosed within, because He is the Word
of the Father. He is the "candlestick."
because He is our spiritual light. He is
the "altar of incense" because He is the
sweet-smelling odor in sanctifcation. He
is the "altar of burnt Offering" because
He is the victim by death on the cross for
the sins of the whole world The apostle
does not in any way refer slightingy of
the Jewish institution, for they were or
dained of God, but he endeavors to show
those to whom he was writing that mas
much as the great Antitvpe had appeared
the types would of necessity be done away.
"!An high priest" The work of the high
priest was threefold. l.; To offer sacri-
struct the people. The first great work
Christ had to do was to offer an accepta-
bic sacrifice, and this He did bv offering
Himself. As the Goldman He is able to
act as mediator, because through His d.
vine nature He can approach the court of
heaven, and in His human nature He is
touched with the feeling of other infrmi
ties" and having been tempted in all
points like as we are, "He is able to succor
them that are tempted" Heb. 2: IS: 4:
Is. AS an instructor He stands forth as the
greatest Teacher the world has even seen.
"Of good things to come" Christ our high
priest is dispenser of all the spiritual
blessings promised in this world or the
next. "More perfect tabernacle" Au-
thorities seem about divided as to the
meaning of these words. Some think they
have reference to Christ Himself, and that
His body is the tabernacle; Others think
the tabernacle not made with hands re-
fers to heaven, representing the sDiritral
snhere. "Not of this creation" (R. W
"Not making any part of this lower crea-
ton"
IL. "By His own blood" Here the re.
demDtion of man is attributed to the blood
of Christ, and this blood is stated to be
shed in sacri6cial way. precisely as the
blood of bulls. goats and calves was shed
under the law. ."Once for alp (R. W
The high priest entered into the holiest
once each year. but Christ made an atone
ment that did not need to be repeated.
nifying heaven. There were two apart
which was situated toward the east. was
called the sanctuary or holy place: it was
thirty feet long and fifty feet wide ard
contained the altar of incense. the table
of shewbread and the candestick. The
second apartment was called the Holy of
Holes; it was ten cubits (fifteen feet) each
wey, being a cube; it's only article of fur
niture was the ark of the covenant. Into
the holiest place the high priest entered
once each year, on the great dav Of atone
ment, which was the 10th of Tishri (Octo.
berl. carrying with him the golden censer
and mot without blood" Eternal re-
demption." An endless redemption from
S'I; t. aBIood@ashes oe h So s See Lev Lev is: Ii.
Is; Mum. 10: 2-lo. "Sprinkling." Blood
was sprinkled everywhere. The priest
sprinkled the tabernacle, and all the uten-
sils, the affairs. the people, the veil, the
mercv seat, in fact, everywhere we see the
blood. The ashes Of the heifer were put
in pure water and sDrinkled on those who
had contracted any legal deflement. Mum.
10: 1921. "The unclean." These were
distinctly for purifcation from ceremonial
offences "The fesh." Purifying from un-
cleanness according to the Mosaic ritual,
having the body particularly in view.
IA. Chow much more" This form of
That which the blood of bulls could never
do the blood of Jesus has forever done.
Through the eternal Spirit" There are
two views with regard to the meaning of
this: ]. BY His own di inc nature. 2.
Bv the help and through the power of the
Holy Spirit. The latter appears to be the
correct EXPLANATION. Without blemish"
(R. W This is an allusion to the Jewish
offerings which, to be accountable to God:
must be without blemish. dead works"
All sinful works.
o. "Nlade with hands," He has not
entered into the holy places in the taber.
nacle or temple as the Jewish high priest
did, but into heaven itself, which He has
thus opened to all believers. Like in
pattern to the true" fR. W The sane.
heaven. and communion with God in His
sanctuary is to His people heaven on
earth. ''To appear" AS our 1ntercessor;
"for u.s." He sits in heaven as High Priest
to present to the Father His own atone
ment and sacrifice for the sins of the
whole world
Is. "Offer Himself often" In this and
the next verse the apostle shows that the
atonement of Christ once made was suffi-
cient for all nations and all ages. See on
v. IL. "Of Others" That is, with the
blood of bullocks and goats.
g. "Since the foundation" etc. AL
though Christ offered Himself only once,
that one offering is in itself so meritorious
that it's influence reacheth backward to the
beginning of the world and forward to the
end of time; on which account Christ is
termed (Rev l3: 81 "the Lamb slain from
the foundation OF the world" END of
the ages" (R. W This has reference to
the end of the Jewish dispensation. ITO
put away sim" To abolish sin-offerings.
But in doing awav with the sin-offerings
He made an offering for sin. and is now
able to deliver from the guilt and power
of sin.
q. "As it is appointed" etc. Inas--
much as God hath decreed that man shall
die once. and only once, and after this
shall come to the jud gment, and be judged
once; so Christ, who has been offered
once, shall die no more.
2S. "To bear the sins" There is an al
fusion here to the seape goat LEV. l6;;
$40; 2O-22) which. in a figure, carried
away the sins of the people into the will
derness, hut Christ literally GEARS away
the sins of all who come to Him. "That
look for Him." All true believers are na-
tiently waiting and earnestly looking for
the appearing of Christ. Titus 2: l3: 2
Pet. 3: lib. "Shall He appear?" See
Acts l: II; Thess. /: 10; 4 l6: 2 Tbess.
/: 10. "a part from sin" (R: W When
He appears the second time He will come.
not as a sacrifice for sin, but in might and
power. "Unto salvation" The object of
His coming will be to bestow complete
happiness upon us. He will deliver the
bodies of the saints from the grave, and
take all true believers with Him to eternal
rlory. even so. come Lord Jesus"