Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-21

We have come
9ss...n - A1s again to the time
(IkA2l2k k929lllJ Of the year when
the people Of Is.
rael under the Mosaic arrangement
began their civil year. When God call
ed them as nation out Of Egypt 1t
was under the provision that He would
make Covenant with them through
Moses. That Covenant was that II
they would keep the Divine Law they
should be released from all condemna-
tion 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 lnducted
into the keeping Of the Law and into
the attainment Of everlasting life.
But God forehnew that they could
not keep His Law because they, like
the remainder Of the race, were imper.
feet through the fall and Gods Law is
the measure Of Il 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 nelghbor
as thyself" Surely none but per
feet man could fully live up to this
requirement. Hence the Israeites con.
tlnued to die the same as other people,
Notwithstanding their Law Covenant.
But God, foreknowing their inability
to keep this Law, arranged for their
continuance In His favor under that
Covenant by revivlng 1t 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 for the antltype, let
us understand the type, The sacrifice
for sins occurred on the Day Of Atone.
ment, and consisted Of two parts first,
bullock was slain and Its blood sprln-
ked In the Most Holy, and through
It Atonement offered for the sins of
the prlestly 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 sprlnkled 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 lsraelltes for the
violation of the Mosaic Law was not
sentence to eternal torment, nor to
Purgatory, but n death sentence. This
is clearly stated. BY Divine com
mnndment the people were called up
between Mt. Ebal and Mt Gerizim,
and Gods Law was read In their hear
ing Certain blessings were read,
which were to he the rewards Of obe
dence. Contrarwse, curses were read
which were to be the penalty for viola
tlon OF that Law The curses related
TO death, sickness and disease
These condemnatlons on Israel for
failure to keep Gods Law given at
Sinai agree perfectly with the con
demnnton imposed upon Adam and,
through him, upon his race, for failure
TO obey the Divine Law originally
given, which was written I'm his heart,
his character, when he was n perfect
man in the image Of God, Hence Israel
under the Law Covenant was merely
condemned afresh to death-uot to
eternal torment, nor to Purgatory,
Then, rs Israel typi6ed the world, the
Atoncment Day was arranged for them
MS It will be ON larger grander scale
applicable to them and to all Of Adams
race eventually The death Of the two
animals the bullock aud the goat, spe-
cially consecmted by the priest, ef
fcctod a covering for the sins Of the
people for another year. while they
tried afrcsh 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 im.
perfect, weak, degenerate,
Thus year by year continuously for
over sixteen hundred years the Israel
ties kept up their attempt to gain Dl-
vine favor by obedience to the terms
of their Law Covenant And year by
year they failed afresh until Jesus
came to be the 0ntityplcal Priest, in
order that He might eventually become
the antltypical King Of Israel and the
world His priestly office was neces'
sary to lay the foundation for His
klngly office AS King he could not
upllft to perfection Adam aud his mul-