The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-14

August 18th The Day of Atone
rnent. Lev. 16, 5-22.
While on its face a recital of what
the priests should do in the religious
worship of the Jews. thousands of
years ago, this lesson is important
for proper understanding of Gods
plan of redemption as set forth in the
holy bible. 1t will be remembered
that in the division of space in the
Tabernacle that one portion was set
off by heavy curtains and was desig-
mated The Holy of Holies' as
also that into this sacred enclosure
none but the High Priest could go,
and then but once year. The les
son of this Sunday tells about his
annual visit to the very holy place.
what he should do. and what his do
ing signified.
| The great day was called ''Ihe
| day of the Atonement'''.. 1t was on
this day that the High Priest offered
sacrifices for his own sins and those
of all the people. He was to take
off his usual robes of office, and to be
simply clad in pure white linen after
having washed himself perfectly clean.
He was to sacrifice young bullock
firstly for his own sins. and to sprink-
lie the blood before the mercy seat of
the most holy place. He was to
take two goats without blemish, the
one he was to sacrifice for the sins of
the people. and the other was to be
led from the camp and let go after
the priest had put his hands on him.
and laid on his head the sins and
transgressions of the people. The
! last named ANNA! was made the
Escape goat for the wrong doing of
others.
The strength of this lesson comes
through noting how the innocent Jesus
in time became the sacrifice for the
sins of the people. He. like the
scape goat. was taken out of the gate
bearing the sins oe the world. Last
ly Jesus became the high priest enter
ing into the Holy of Holes in heaven
and there ever llveth to make inter-
cession for US. The masterful Paul
in Hebrews takes up this matter and
deals with it in convincing way
In the fourth chapter and four
teenth verse Paul says: ''Seeing
then that we have a great high priest.
that is passed. into the heavens. Jesus
the son of God. let US hold fast our
profession.
| In Hebrews seven and twenty fifth
and twenty-sixth verses Paul says:
| For such high priest became US.
who is holy. harmless. indebted. separ-
ate from sinners and made higher than
the heavens" Wherefore he is able
to save them to the uttermost that
come unto God by Him. seeing He
ever liveth to make intercession for
them.
"Again Paul writes in the eighth
chapter and the eleventh and following
verses, "neither by the blood of goats
and calves. but by His blood" ''He
entered in once into the holy place.
having obtained eternal redemption
for US. !" If the blood of bulls and
goats sanctifieth to the purifying of
the flesh how much more shall the
blood of Christ who through the
eternal Spirit offered without spot to
God. judge your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God?"
After reading of these verses little
need be added. 1t is indeed a blessed
thought that we all have this mediator
who ever liveth to make intercessior
: for US. and that the sacrifice made by
Jesus on to the cross zone for all
made an atonement for us.
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