The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-13
The SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson vll.-Third Quarter, For
Aug. 18, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Lev. xvi, 5-22.
Memory Verse, 2--Golden Text, Heb.
vii, IS Commentary Prepared by
Rev. o. N. Stsarns.
copyright. 1907, BY American Press Association
! think the great lesson OF today
would be better understood and appre-
eiated II we had first studied the
cleansing of the leper In chapters Kill
and xiv, | ask special attention to a.
few points. such MS the necessity of
being wholly leprous In order to be pro-
nounced clean (xlli. -, with Rom. vii.
Isl. The two birds. one killed and
one flying away with the blood OF the
dead bird upon II, ltypify the death
and resurrection OF Christ. while the
cedar and scarlet and hyssop speak OF
nature In Its highest and lowest forms
Il Kings Nv. 80; rs. II. y. which must
all so under the blood. The blood was
placed on hand, ear and foot, separat-
Ing all to God. and the oil on top OF
the blood speaks Of the amounting for
service xiv, II. i4-iT, 1929
The tabernacle consisted Of two
rooms-the holy place and the most
hoiy-and the outer court. Into the
most holy or holiest OF all. within the
veil. the high priest went only once q
year. not without blood. which he Of
fered for himself and for the errors OF
the people ia: Heb. IL. 1-l8). The les
son today describes fully the ritual Of
that day on which atonement was
made for the sins Of Israel for the past
year. typical Of and yet a contrast to
the atonement OF our Great High Priest
made once for all. for Christ being
come an high priest Of good things to
come. by greater and more perfect
tabernacle. not made with hands-that
Is to say. not OF this building -neither
by the blood Of goats and calves. but by
His own blood. lie entered In once for
NIL into the holy place. having obtained
eternal redemption for US" Heb. IL,
IL. IL.
Ordinarily the priest as he mlnlstered
wore garments OF glory and beauty,
which are fully described in Ex. XVIII
and every part Of which il suggestive
Of something concerning our High
Priest in His present work for Us. 'for
II lie were on earth He should not be
n priest Heb. will, ~. On this great
day OF aionement the priest laid aside
his garments Of glory. and, having
washed his flesh In water. he put on
only white linen garments till the
atonement had been made. How sug-
gestive Of the Lord Jesus laying aside
His glory till He had made atonement
for the sins Of the world. But lie new
or laid aside righteousness. which Is
represented by the fine linen Rey.
XIX. 81.
II was necessary for the priest In
Israel. being himself n sinner. 10 make
atonement first for himself and his
house verse ii, but our High Priest Is
holy. harmless. indebted. separate from
sinners aud needed not - offer sacri-
fee for His own sins. for lie had none
OF His own nIeb. VII. 81. 81. The
| priest then took the two goats before
the Lord at the door of the tabernacle.
and onc was chosen to be killed. the
other to bear away the sins u the peo-
pie. representing the death Of our sin
Offering and the result Of Ills death.
the benefits - those who believe tyerses
T-iOD. The golden altar Of incense.
which always stood just before the
veil In the holy place. was for the
time being on this particular day yir.
fuaIly removed Into the most holy place
Inside the veil tyerses II. 80. and thus
| II Ii described In Heb. TX, 30. for that
chapter speaks Of the work of this
great day.
The high priest could not minister
4 without the burning incense. and be.
IleveFs. as priests uuto God, cannot
serve Him acceptabIy apart from the
mest of the Lord Jesus. which IL typl.
feel by the incense, the perfume u
which the fire drew forth. Some think
that because Of degrees n holiness In
different people the service Of some Ia
more acceptable 10 God than that Of
others. but In Rev. viii. 3. We read that
incense had 10 be offered with the
prayers Of all saints.
The incense burning In the hottest.
the priest could then go In. which he
did. iirst with blood for himself and
then for the people. aud sprinkled II
upon the mercy sest and before the
mercy seat verses ~. 10. From above
the mercy seat. between the cherubIm.
God met aud communed with Ills PEG.
pie through Moses, Ills servant. BE-
meath the mercy seat, In the ark. were
the two tables Ut stone with the Ten
Commandments, representing the right,
eousness Uf God, which lie requires,
but which we sinners cannot give, for
we have all broken II, and the soul
that sinneth IL shall die The blood
which was sprInkIed On the mercy seat
said. "My substitute has died for me. "
The result Of this death Of the sacrI
fee and sprlnkIed blood IL seen In
verses n. -. where the live goat bears
upon him aII the InIquIties, transgres