The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-01
Sunday School
Lesson
for
June 2.

INTRODUCTION Formerly it was supposed
that the book of Hebrews was written by Paul,
and in most Bibles It is credited TO him in the
title. But OF late years, as in the early cent.
tures, many have been unwilling 10 assign II to
the Pauline system of thought. and lew scholars
ever presume to assert anything OF its author.
ship. Fortunately, the subject is not important
The general purpose Of tho book, however, is
we'll understood by all. 1t was designed to
strengthen the faith Of those Hebrews who had
embraced Christianity and were in danger Of
returning to the religion Of their fathers. The
very simplicity and freedom OF the gospel con.
trasting with the imposing ritual, S,i,isld somo
to think that they had surrendered what was
better for what was inferior. The lesson, there.
fore. institutes comparison between the two
dispensaions tor the purpose of showing that
what was valuable in the old had been retained
and expanded in changed form in the new. Our
lessons prcscnts Christ as successor TO the Jewish
high priest, Of whom u full account is given in
Le,iicR
OFFICIAL VERSES II and l2.)-Chri,t came TO
be high priest of the spiritual blessings Of the
future. that is, OF the Christian dispensation
As such lie obtained redemption not by the
blood Of goats and calves. As the Jewish high
priest did Lcv. viii: 2.3). but by His own blood
which was shed for the remission of sins lCo
/: 2O). After making such sacrifice lie passed
through tabernacle more perfect than that OF
Moses. which made by hands, and entered
into the holy place. The Lcvitcal priests min.
istcrcd in the earthly and temporary tabernacle
but Christ ministers in the heavenly and spir
itual taboranclc. Wherefore. lie was greater
than Aaron or any onc -, b;s succcsso,s No
man in rcnouncinp Judaism and embracing Chris.
tianity lost what he had, but he rather gained
that for which the old priesthood was only typ
cal. This official description of Christ was well
chosen and nowerf,,, or,,,mc,t IN favor ,r LOYALTY
TO Him. and was "a intended
ETFIC\CIoI'S Ncr,cs II and 1p--Thcrc
might sin lao in somc minds wh, accented ,hc
last stntc,pon, , ,,o.,iop vbothor :, c,auyo os
religions was nrcnrr and wise Suprosc christ
had become high nricst in ,bc nlacc of those
nj ,hc old ,connmv IL t,,o sor,;co n, that n,;cst
hood ,s ya,u,b,rg ry,ry man who Considers tbn
suhioct of sin n, ali do.iros IA 8pJ soma sure
remedy for i, Nav tI,is bo ohtsined ,ndor tho
nov svstcm ne wolI no ,,,ler tho ado rho v,itcr
onsvo,r m, h1oo,, -, h,,,Is ,,d ,o,,s h,d hoo,
used for ccntur;cs for ,h, nn,nosc of s,nc,iaoa
,;on of outward cleansing ,Numh vii. :, and
no ono Ind louhtcd ,hc rcsuI, NJ his c,rcmoni,I
1,rouch tho whole history a, III, no,nlc ,h,v
Rut ,l,c blood of t,n,is, was n,,,o n,oriors II
pcter /. 1S Who ,ould donbt tha, /, would IA,
cticacions 10 remove ,,,;It and dc6,omento And
if Tho formcr nptitlod ono to ont,r into tho
worshin Of thc concregatiou whv should not
tbe blood of Christ nurre th. ,on.c;on,, from,
its sins and nrcnarc for tbe s,ryico a, t:ody
ACCONpI ISIJED ,vc,sc on In ,,,o rino ,,rsos
following tho fourteenth which arc on,i,tod ,,o,
our lesson by tlc committo. tbc wrtor IN thc
Hebrews eynan,ls tho ,bouobt thar thc bIood n,
Christ was tho blood of thc now covenant and
that il answered ,,c nurnoscs moro norfcctIv
covenant ,Th, stu,,on, shou,d o,res,l,v consi,,or
those ycrses bcfor. ,n,crinr unon IN, ,wou,v
fourth ,s ,horohy ,I,. ,orcn of thc l,ttor ,r,Il
more. readily onnn,r uo,o tho ,hou.I,, !. ,hut
Christ has actually ,ntcrcd into tho heaven II i
nor :, mcrc ,nottcr If snccul,tion or of nrcdic