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commanded 10 Moses, and II We put them
all together we have a perfect illustration
OF the atonement az Jesus Christ, and Of
the power OF His blood 10 make clean. 1
shall not consider the offerings IN their or
der, but give them 10 YOU IN this chapter
as they have impressed themselves upon
my own mind.
And he shall take two goats and pre-
sent them before the Lord az the door Of
the tabernacle OF the congregation. But
the goat on which the lot fell 20 be the
scapegoat, shall be presented alive before
the Lord, 10 make an atonement with him.
and 20 let him 60 for a scapegoat into the
wilderness. Lev. xvi: :. 10
Very few services IN the Old Testament
Scriptures are more interesting IN the past,
and more powerful as we study them in
the present. because of the light shed upon
the atonement, than the offering Of the
goats. There were two IN number. and in
this there hes the very deepest thought Of
God as touching sin. What must | do 10
he saveds' has been the heart-cry OF many
poor lost soul. who no sooner utters II
than the evil birds begin 10 fly about his
head, suggesting all sorts OF answers TO the
question.
one whispers Reform" and the poor.
tempted one makes an effort. but what a
struggle he has, for he finds that when he
has cut off one sin the strength of il
seems 10 60 IN the channel IN which an
other has been flowing. and reformation,
even If II be complete (which lt rarely isl .
only touches the present.. and possibly the
future, and never for a moment makes pro-
vision for ones awful past.
Another bird suggests that We simply
be good One great evangelist saws. Quit
your meanncss;' another equally great.
DO right, and you viii be a Christian"
With all due respect for these men, who
have been counted great, ] submit that
they are wrong; for one might quit his
mcanness' to-day. but what about ycster-
davF And one may possibly do right 10.
morrow. hut who Is TO make provision for
the deeds of to-day?
Mans way has miserably failed Let us
now turn TO God 10 seek the proper an
swer 10 the question.
The first goat was slain for the Lord,
fnd this side OF mans sin must never he
FORGOTTEN. In the transgressions of man
God has been dshonored. His truth has
been scorned, His authority has been set
aside. His majesty has been sighted. His
law has been broken, lis name has been
despised No reformation OF man can
ever make this wrong right. Thus. in the
Old Testament the goat was offered 10
meet Gods demands. which were just, and
" NdNlNlN illN UNlN law sNuh AiuN w lnf
New Testament Jesus Christ came 20 suf-
fer and TO die Nowadays there Is much
teaching abroad, which magnifcs the life
of Jesus. but the clear teaching Of the
word Of God ~ that only 10y the shedding
of His blood is there remission of sins
the blood OF Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth
from all sins Much ia said to-day about
Jesus being teacher. but He said Himself
that the Spirit, when He is come would
.L II fhvtaN a.,
do just one thing. namely, 20 die. that
through HIS death an avenue might be
opened up for man TO come back 20 his
God. reconcilod forever unto God
But this Is not all. The second goat was
led forth. with n scarlet cord about his
neck. The hands of the priest were laid
upon his head. and then the sins Of the
people were confessed, and by the hand
OF a ht person the scapcgoat was led unto
a land that was not inhabited. In this he
becomes proper Illustration of the Lord
Jesus Christ. "The Lord hath laid on Him
the iniquity of Us all, and lie has carried
our sins away ms far "as the east il from
the wost." lt IS an inspiration for us "a
know that when Jesus Christ died on Cal
vary He not only died 10 set us free from
the penalty of sin IN the sight OF God, but
by His death we are set free from the pow
er Of sin in our own lives.
When one becomes discouraged and find,
that he OF himself cannot keep from sin
the evil bird comes TO whisper once again
you need expect IL. You have been borr
with tendency TO sin. You have beer
cursed with an appetite. Your old nature
is still with YOU"
All of which we know and believe, If W,
are faithful students Of our own nature
and of the word OF God. But this is no Ii
cense 20 sin. for IL we confess our sir
Code Word "a ,,tft tlut IID tgtll Ia al.tth
ful and lust TO forgive us our sins that
rs, He will be faithful 20 Christ, who hat
carried our sin awav
For every evil bird that comes 10 die
courage us or 10 discrcdit Gods WORD
there is sure wav by which they may bo
driven from us. The word of God Is on
defense, and you have but 10 hold up e
Satan. whose agents these evil birds are
the expression 1T IL written and he vii
be overcome.
II.
and the Lord spakc unto Moses anC
unto Aaron, saying. Aud he that gather
eth the ashes OF the heifcr shall wash hii
clothes and be unclean until the even; and
u shall be unto the children of Israel and
unto the stranger that soJOurneth among
them, for a statute forever" Number,
kin: ]. 10.
If one were 20 give this passage oI
Scripture casual reading he might find IN
IL very little 20 arrest his attention. but II
he studies IL carefully and compares Scrip
ture with Scripture. he will learn that not
only IL 1t one OF the most intensely inter
csting studies in all the Bible, but that II
shCds light upon the gospel story, and
makes both plain and powerful one phas,
Of the work accomplished by our blessed
Lord
There was something IN the color Of the
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single white hair-all must be red. Surely
this is just a little hint that in the sacrif
cial life and death Of Jesus Christ there
was not one single bright ray.
The offering must be without blemish
II there was the least spot OF weakness
about II IL was 20 be rejected And He
was without spot or wrinkle, or any such
thing, to0-ab-o!uteiy perfect was the Son
Of God, our Saviour.
The red heiier was 90 be taken out ol
the camp, and there put 20 death And
Jesus was taken outside the city and cru
CITED upon the green hill which We call
Calvary.
When the heifcr Was burned, into the
flames was cast scarlet, which II suppose
was used % ;ypify the sins of Israel, for
both theirs and ours are red like crimson
or scarlet. Cedar wood and hyssop were
also cast in. The cedar was the proudest
AlNf liA Nil' VAIFn Aill'Hf hlAf hluR VI Nut
forest. while hyssop was the common,
every day plant which could be found out.
side the door Of every cottage. Taking the
hyssop on the one side and the cedar on
the other all nature would be included in
the sweep. Surely there must be a hint
here a. % the breadth OF the atonement
provided by Jesus Christ, and also clear
suggestion az % the power OF Christs
blood 20 cleanse.
IN the sixth chapter of Numbers, frst
twelve verses, we have the law Of the Naz-
arites. From this We learn that II the Naz-
arite dehled himself IN any way he must
Immediately be cleansed, or else step out