The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09
iiHE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson W.-Third Quarter. For
Aug. II, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

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ory Verse. s-Goldsn Text, Prov. Xxx,
1-commentary Prepared by Rev. D.
M. Stearns. X ..t $50
copyright. 1907, BY American Press Association
This book Of Leviticus Is said to con
tain more of the very words Of the
Lord than any other Of the slxty-six,
ami yet 1t IL perhaps one OF the most
neglected. II begins And the Lord
called unto Moses and spake unto him
out Of the tabernacle Of the congrega-
ton" and 1t ends These are the COM
mandments which the Lord command
ed Moses for the children of Israel in
Mount Sinai"
The great essentials are to know the
Lord. 10 hear His voice. to live unto
Him and to walk before Him. This
we can do only In aud through Jesus
Christ. who Is the only way to God
aud through whom alone we can know
God (John xiv. @. lis. The great
truth In Exodus is that God came to
dwell In the midst OF the people whom
He had redeemed. and this Is repeated
In Leviticus also. ~ win set My tab
ernacic among you. . and ! viii
walk among You and will he your
God. aud We shall be My people" (Lev.
xvi. Ii. Ia. but the great truth In this
book seems to be the holy life that the
people should live because OF God be-
ing In their midst AMI how they should
draw near to such holy Goo
The burnt offerin; (chapter u pic
lures Him wholly given to God In de-
voted self sacrifice. The meat or meal
Offering chapter iib pictures His per-
feet sinless life rs man. The peace
Offering (chapter iib represents Him as
bringing Us peace from God. having
made peace for US. The sin and tres.
pass offering chapters ", l. to vi, y
typifies Him as made sin for us and
bearing our sins In His own body on
the tree. Tie rest OF chapter vi and
chapter vi gives further laws concern
ing each Of these offerings. Truth Is
set forth either as from Gods standard
down to our need or as meeting US In
our need and leading rs up to God.
As Israel needed priesthood TO offer
sacrifice for them and draw near to
God on their behalf. so we find In
Jesus Christ not only the sacrifice for
our sins. but also our ever living High
Priest before God for us. Chapter will
tells OF the conservation Of Aaron and
his sons. imperfect types Of our great
priest. and we have again the seven.
fold 'as the Lord commanded Moses"
oversees 4. o. 10. II. u. -. 81. indicat-
ing his perfect obedience. In chapter
TX we have the whole congregation
drawing near with their sacrifices and
standing before the Lord while Aaron
Offered the sin offerings and the burnt
offerings fsr himself and for all the
people oversees i-Tl ami placed the prop.
er parts on the altar before the Lord.
Moses and Aaron then went into the
tabernacle and came out and blessed
the people. and the people all saw the
glory Of the Lord. and fire came out
from before the Lord and consumed
the sacrifice upon the altar Tx. 22.2Il.
So II was also at the dedication OF
Solomon's temple nI Chron. VII. I.3l
and at Carmel when Elijah stood for
Col II Kings xviii. ISL. and I have no
doubt but IL was just the same when
God accepted Abel's Offering CGen. ".
II. The tIre must come from God. and
any attempt TO initiate Gods work or
that which can come oaly through
Christ causes cutting OF from the con.
gregation tEx. xxx. 80. ISL.
In the opening verses Of today's les.
son We see two Of the sons OF Aaron
In dlsobedlence. II not In defiance. using
Dire before God which did not come
from Him. They were TO use only fire
from on the altar before the Lord
XVI. ~. In lx. -. firc came from tie
Lord aud consumed or accepted the
Offering. but now the same fre con.
sumes these sinners Compare Nun
xvi. d: II Kings I. 10. ~. In both Of
which there was defiance Of God. The
cases u AnanIas and SapphIra and the
SHINING church members at C0rinth
Acts Y. ITO: 4 Cor. ri. 80. 81 are
probably similar TO these Old Tesla.
ment incidents. and all are written for
rs that we may not sin ~ they did. but
learn to serve the living aud true God
and worship Him IN spirit and truth.
There 10 much righteousness and 20
called religious work That Is probably
Of The devil. for all that Is not Of God
must be 81 the devil. and. rs one has
recently said. his aim seems 20 he 70
lift men up In their own estimation IN
any way that he can apart from God
that he may cause their destruction.
God must be sanctified nnd gIorlfled
before people In those who come nigh
10 Him. and nothing sanctlies but Ills
truth md Ills Spirit John xvii. ~.
When God speaks In Christening II be.
comes us to hold our pence. ~ Aaron
did tyerse ~. however closely the chas.
tenlng may touch ~. ~
We must say ~ David did: Il was
dumb. opened not my mouth be.
cause Thou dIdst t. Ts. xxx, 81.
The commands gwen 10 Anr0n's other
sons In verses 6. !. make Us think Of
the restrictions laid upon Ezekiel in
the day % his bereavement Essex
xiv. 1G-isj. In the verses Sill there
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