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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson vI.-Third Quarter, For
Aug. II, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of tho Lesson, Low. x, 1.tt-Mem,
cry Vcrse, s-Golden Text, Prov. Xxx
1-commentary Prepared by Rev. D
M. Stearns.

documentary Prepared by Row. D.
M. Stearns.
Copyright 1907. by American Prcss Association
| This book of r.cvlticus Is said TO con-
tain more OF the very words of tho
Lord than any other of the slxty.six,
and yet 1t Is perhaps one OF the most
neglected. 1t begins "And the Lord
called unto Moses and spake unto him
out of the tabernacle of the congrcga-
tlon." and II ends '"rhcse are the CON-
manImcnts which the Lord command
ed Moses for the children of Israel In
Mount Sinai"
Tho great essentials are to know the
Lord, to hear Ills voice. to live unto
| Him and to walk before Him. This
we can do only In and through Jesus
| Christ. who Is the only way to God
and through whom alone we can know
God (John xiv. q, 1-1S). 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 Levitlcus also. II Will set My tab
ernach among you. and will
walk among you and Will be your
God, and yo shall be Ny people" Uev.
XVI. IL. 12). 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 and how they should
draw near to such holy God
The burnt Offering Chapter y pic
lures Him wholly given TO God In de-
voted self sacrifice. Tho meat or meal
| 0ffprluc (rbnp I'm t,tof,,rao III, nor
| feet snless life us man. Tho peace
Offering Chapter ilD represents Him rs
bringing us peace from God. having
made peace for us. Tho sin and tres.
pass offering Chapters iv. /, to vi. y
| typiilcs Him as made sin for us and
bearing our sins In His own body on
the tree. The rest of chapter vi and
chapter vii gives further laws concern
Ing cnch of these offerings Truth Is
set forth either as from Gods standard
down to our need or as meeting us In
our need md leading us up TO God.
Az Israel needed priesthood to offer
sacrifice for them and draw near to
God on their behalf, so we find In
Jesus Christ not only tho sacrifice for
our sins. but also our ever living High
Priest before God for us. Chapter viii
tells of the conservation of Aaron und
his sons. imperfect types of our great
! priest, and we have again the seven.
! fold ms the Lord commanded Moses"
Oversees 4. 0. 10. II. 81, 90 30), indlcat-
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 for himself and for nll the
people Oversees 10 and placed the prop.
er parts on the altar before the Lord.
Moses and Aaron then went into the
tabernacle and came out and blessed
tbs 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 Dix. 22-2D.
So 1t was also at the dedication OF
Solomon's temple III Chron.s, VII. 1-3)
and mt Carmel when Elijah Stood for
Col Il Kings ,xyiii 3s). .andI hnye no
doubt but IL was just the same when
, God accepted Abcrs Offering i(Gen ",
~. The fire must como from God. and
, any attempt TO initiate Gods work or
that which can como only through
Christ causes cutting or from the con.
gregntion lex. xxx. 80, 3S).
In the opening verses OF today's les
Son we see two OF the sons of Aaron
In disobcdlencc. If not in defiance, using
fro before God which did not come
from Him. They wero to use only fire
from or the altar before the Lord
(xvi. 12). In tx. %. fro came from the
Lord and consumed or accepted tho
Offering. but now the same fire CON
sumes these sinners. Compare Num-
XVI. 80; II Kings !. 10. IL, In both of
which there was defiance OF God. The
cases of Annnlas and Sapphira and the
SHINING church members ut Corlnth
! (Acts V. 40: Cor. II. 30, 31) are
probably similar to these Old Tesla
ment' incidents. and all are written for
US that we may not sin as they did, but
learn to serve tho living and true God
and worship Him In spirit and truth.
There Ia much righteousness and SO
called religious work that is probably
OF the devil for all that ia not OF God
must be OF the devil, and. as one hns
recently said. his aim seems to be to
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 sanctifled and glorificd
| before people In those who come nigh
to Him. and nothing sanctifies but His
truth and His Spirit John xviii. 10.
When God speaks in Christening, It be-
comes us TO hold our peace. rs Aaron
did Verse -. however closely the chas-
tening may touch us.
We must say as David did: IL was
dumb. I opened not my mouth be-
cause Thou didst It" FPS. xxx. o..