The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-16

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LESSON TExr.-Lev l8.5-9 Memory
verse
GOLDEN TEXT -"whorefoTe be Is
able 20 save them 10 the uttcrmoft that
come unto God BY him"-IIob 7.E
TIME.-In tho interval between the
first day % FIRST month Of tho new year
/ (ApuD when tho tabernacle was com
/ rloted and the twentieth day Of Tho Sec
oud month May when the israehtes
/ LETT Sinai 100 n G. according 90 The
common chronology.
PLACE.-in the plain before 6inai
Comment and Suggestive Thought
In order 10 understand the symbols
and types OF this lesson. u VIII be
best 10 have the scholars see for them
selves In the history how unframed
and imperfect these people were. how
often they slnned against their hoav-
emily father IN spite OF AL h. had done
for them
They needed somethins 10 make
them realize more deeply the awful
evil and danger OF sin, the greatness
Of It's wrong against their God. some
thing to remove the separation and
estrangement from God which sin al.
ways brings between the sinner and
his heavenly father. as wrong-doina
separates a child from his earthly IA
thr: something 20 deliver them from
the sin itself and the tendency 70 sin.
Our Need Of ForglVeness.-EveTy
person sins IN thought and In deed
Even the youngest are conscious OF
wrongdoing, and as they grow better
they will realize still more the con
trast between themselves and the per
feet law Of God The better we grow
the higher our ideal. and the farther
away our sins seem 20 place us.
The day OF the atonement was one
Of the five great festivals Of the Jews:
l. The Feast Of Trumpets-welcom
ing the new civil year, on the lst Of
Tisri (september-October). one day
only.
g. The Passover. l4th Of Nissan Cor
abb. April-ihe beginning Of the
sacred year. lasting seven days; as
did and a.
3. The Feast OF Pentecost I'm Swan.
end OF May, the first fruits Of the
harvest
4. The Feast OF Tabernacles, IN
Tisri beginning the 18TH. feast OF IN.
gathering or thanksgiving
5. The Day Of Atonement. fast day
ooh OF Tisri) one day only. Az
were Joyous festivals except the Day
OF Atonement For even IN deliver.
ance from sin. the goodness OF God
Joyous delight IN God. a glorious fu.
ture has more 10 DO than grief and
mourning. though these are absolutely
necessary.
The Day Of Atonement was held on
the 10Th day OF the new year. about
October l. varying with the new
moon. Il was a day Of fasting and
prayer. Of the most solemn services.
Of repentance and reformation, and OF
good resolutions.
II was kept as most solemn sab
bath and fast. when all must abstain
from work and "ainict their souls on
pain Of being "cut on from the people
". %; Acts a.: %. Its ceremonies !
signlfed the public humiliation OF the !
people for all the sins OF the past year. |
and the remission OF those sins by the |
atonement which the high priest made |
within the vail whittier he entered |
on this day only."-Smith. The Day |
OF Atonement Is the time when uni |
versal reconciliation takes place. Chill.
drn ask forgiveness Of parents; those |
who have wronged one another i'm
plore pardon. all differences on that
occasion are healed. and everybody |
Is on good terms with one anotheg-
c. z. Robinson
In the observance Of the day apid q
varied ceremonial two young goats
were chosen w. 81 10 represent the
atonement for Sin and ITS forgiveness
by two object lessons. both Of them
essential
The first object lesson was the offer
ing OF one Of the goats as a sacrifice
for sin o. o. The offerer was him
self purified by q special sacrifice Tvs.
ll-lD
For God 10 Offer free pardon for sin
without the atonemont would be 70 do
feat his own purpose % redeeming
the world
The blood of Jesus Christ IS the
highest expression OF his love
The second object lesson was tho
scapegoat tvs s. 10. 20-22l TO bo
The scapegoat" tvs 10. 26) IS trans
ated in the Il. Y. Tor Azazel." The
sacrificed goat was for Jehovah"
This was "foF Azazel, his exact Op.
)osite, the prince OF darkness. accord.
ng 10 the majority Of modern schoi
lrs. In Millions Paradise Lost
'Azazel is represented as the standard
learer Of the internal hosts. cast out
rom heaven and become the embOdi-
nent OF despair Century dictionary
The meaning is very uncertain
There can be little doubt that the
ceremonial was intended as a symbol.
cal declaration that the land and The
Deople are now purged from guilt
heir sine being handed over 70 The
vii spirit ~ whom they are held 20
,elong Professor Driver IN Hast
ngs Bible Dictionary
Practical Points.
The cross IL the eternal emblem and
Expression Of Gods forgiving love
Gods love can transform even the