Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17

the holy service the high priest killed the
puiock with HIS own hands again cunfess-
ing MS sins. and gathered the blood OF the
Victim in q bowl.
l. lie then took cerser OF burning Goals
IA one hand and dish OF sweet incense in
..h olher entered the holy OF HOLES. set
the Goals on the floor scattered incense
upon them so that the smoke might an
me p ace He then went out backward TO
snow snow himself 10 the people. that they might
been properly done
O. Entering the holy OF HOLES a second
aine the high priest sprinked with his
hneer the blood OF the bullock upon the
went out 'r e"''
q. The goat chosen for the sin Offering WAS
then Killed, as a sacrifice for the peonls ana
tne plood OF the goat was sprink ed as the
blood or the bullock had been by the high
priest VINO entered for that purpose a third
time into the holy OF holes
l. The same thing was done for the out
ward part OF the tabernacle that had been
Done for the inward part. by sprinkling nrst
me blood OF the bullock and then of the
goat. During this solemnity none of the
interior priests might be present verse I'D.
.. Some OF the blood of the bullock and
OF the goat mixed together was then
sprinkled upon the horns OF the altar
oversees 1919.
o. The high priest then took the other
goat, laid his hands It's head con-
lessed the sins OF the nation, including par
uculars of all transgressions and afterward
sent the goat by At person into a land not
INHABITED This goat was supposed 70 bear
away all the iniquites OF the people that
tney might not again be found DER ] .2O).
INSTRUCTIONS.
i. This ceremonial was designed primarily
to be educational for the people OF Israel
They were thus brought face TO face with
the fact Of their inherent snfulness, made
to know that the daily sacrifices were not
adequate. necessary as they were, TO bring
them into favor with W. a
to know that sin estranged them from God,
and that eNpiation by blood was necessary.
And above all they were taught that q
plan of forgiveness had been appointed and
that 1t might be obtained by that plan. The
ceremonial exalted God, hupbled man.
awakened faith, secured confession, con-
frmed the means of grace. All this, re-
peated year after year, for fifteen centuries,
tended to produce religious nation, TO cul-
tivate adherence for sin and to restore the
sinner to the favor OF God. Nothing like
this, so imposing and far-reaching has
ever been introduced in any other nation.
1t made Israel the most illustrious spiritual
body the world has ever seen, to whom
there Is debt due which can never be
paid.
2. The ceremonial was not confined 10 i'm
mediate and Jewish uses. 1t was designed
to be influential in after centuries to world
wide man. 1t taught those fundamental
ideas that have become the very essence Of
Christianity, and 1t typifed the work of
Christ, the worlds High Priest who offered
Himself on Calvary, a lamb for the sins OF
all men, making atonement once for all
never to be repeated, 80 that the way Of
access to the mercy seat is open to every
soul. The very language by which is now
told the wonderful story of the cross; by
which men are made to feel themselves sin
ners and to learn the method of grace-this
language is borrowed from the old ritual of
the Jews. The world is learning that Ian
guage and the truths Embedded In It, so
mat our dispensation OF love rests firmly
upon that dispensation or ordinances. The
type mas passed away, the substance re-
mains. Man may come to God by the one
only way, and his sins may be borne into
the land Of forgetfulness. Acts W12)
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Any person may send any biblical ques-
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$50. What is meant by biblical criticism?
Answer. 1t is a scholarly inquiry con-
corning matters pertaining to the Bible as
a book. The lower criticism seeks TO con-
struct by means of manuscripts a correct
text that shall properly present the origi-
nal The higher criticism by various meth
DDS attempts to show who wrote the sew
eral books and when they were written
1t is evident that when reverently conducted
all this work is very praiseworthy designed
to give us the Scriptures in their integrity
There is another style of work called de-
structlve criticism, which has done much
evil. This has been conducted In the main
by semi-lnfde1s who resort to all manner
of vagaries and even falsehoods in an EVIL
dent but not expressed purpose to shake
the confidence OF men in the Bib.e as the
word of God. 1t Is surprising that the re-
suits reached by some OF these destructive
critics have been received and taught by
professors In theological seminaries to the
great injury of young men who are pre-
pairing for the ministry. These going out
to churches have been disturbers and in
some instances they have been expelled
as they deserved to be. for heresy. Every
true follower of Christ will welcome what
ever devout scholarship may present con-
corning the book and will repudate what
ever tends to weaken the claim OF the sa-
cred volume upon the faith OF men.