The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-18

the people Of Is
rael, under the Mosaic arrangement.
began their civil year. When God call
ed them as nation out of Egypt. it
was under the provision that He would
make a Covenant with them through
Moses. That Covenant was that il
they would keep the Divine Law they
should be released from all condemna-
ton and have everlasting life. The
alternative. failure. meant punishment
with death. If they would obey the
Law they should not only. live ever
lastingly. but be qualified to be Abra-
hams specially promised seed, through
whom all nations would be indicted
into the keeping of the Law and into
the attainment OF everlasting life.
But God foreknew that they could
not keep His Law because they, like
the remainder of the race. were imper-
feet through the fall aud Gods Law is
the measure Of a perfect mans ability:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart. and with all thy strength,
and. with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind: and thou shalt love thy neighbor
as myself" Surely none but per-
feet man could fully live up to this
requirement Hence the Israelites con-
tinued to die the same as other people,
Notwithstanding their Law Covenant.
But God. foreknowing their inability
to keep this Law. arranged for their
continuance 10 His favor under that
Covenant. by reviving it every. year on
the tenth day of the seventh month.
the Day Of Atonement. On that Day
the year Of their favor and relation
ship to God terminated. ...... .,....
Let Us Examine the Type. :,
Before looking foi the antitype. let
US understand the type The sacrifice
for sins occurred OH the Day Of Atone
mcnt and consisted of two parts: first.
a bullock was slain and it's blood Sprin-
killed. in the Most Holy. and through
it Atonement offered for the sins OF
the priestly tribe only: then the high
priest took his secondary offering. a
consecrated goat. and treated it as he
had treated the bullock. And it's blood
subsequently was sprinkled in the
Most Holy. ION behalf of all the peO-
pie" all the remaining tribes of Israel.
Why were these animals killed?
What Is the thought which lies behind
this death of an animal? What lesson
did God wish to teach in type? The
condemnation on the Israelites for the
violation of the Mosaic Law was not a
sentence to eternal torment. nor to
Purgatory, but death sentence. This
Is clearly stated. By Divine COM
mandment the people were called up
between Mt. EbaI and Mt Gerizim.
and Gods Law was read in their hear
Ing. Certain blessings were read.
which were to he the rewards of ODE
dience Contrariwise. curses were read.
which were to be the penalty for viola
ton of that Law. The curses related
to death. sickness and disease.
These condemnations on Israel for
failure to keep Gods Law given at
Sinai agree perfectly with the con-
domination imposed upon Adam and.
through him, upon his race. for failure
to obey the Divine Law originally
given, which was written In his heart
his character. when he was perfect
man In the image of God. Hence Israel
under the Law Covenant was merely
condemned afrcsh to death-not to
eternal torment. nor to PurgatOry.
Then. as Israel typified the world. the
Atonement Day was arranged for them
as 1t will be on larger. grander scale
applicable TO them and to all Of Adam s
race eventually. The death of the two
animals, the bullock and the goat. spe.
cially consecrated by the priest. eff
fected a covering for the sins Of the
people for another year. while they
tried afresh to demonstrate their loyal
ty to God and his righteousness by
obedience to the Law: but only failure
could aud did result: by the deeds
of the Law shall no man be justified in
Gods sight" because all flesh is i'm
perfect. weak. degenerate.
Thus year by year continuously for
over sixteen hundred years the Israel
ties kept up their attempt to gain Di
vine favor by obedience to the terms
OF their Law Covenant. And year by
year they failed afresh. until Jesus
came to be the antitypical Priest. in
order that He might eventually become
the antitypical King of Israel and the
world. His priestly Office was neces
sary to LAY the foundation for His
kingly office. As a King he could not
upIift to perfection Adam and his mul