The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-07

IsFSSON IFNI-EN. lE.sl-3I,
GOLDEN TENT--"The Son OF man
came not to be ministcred unto. but to
minister. and to give Ills life a ransom
Tor many."-Matt. S:2s.
There was a two.fold preparation be-
fore partaking Of the passover sup.
per. The lamb had to be properly &C.
lected and definitely kept a period Of
four days. Ex. 1886. Then those who
ate had to make proper preparation
first In the previous eating u2:1O
and second In the dress they were
to wear while partaking Of the feast
". ~. Everywhere throughout the
subsequent references the Passover
lamb Is used as type Of the Christ.
We have chosen to add verses 31.36
and to make a four.fold division Of the
lesson.
Without Blemish.
!. instruction, w. 21-23. This Pass.
over month was henceforth to be the
beginning OF the year. It Ia even 80
with US that being redeemed by the
shed blood "all things become new"
we begin over again, the past is as
though 1t were not, Cor. 5:17. In
v. 3, we read that the lamb was for
an household" Or. W and II the
household be too little. then shall he
and his neighbor next door be In.
vited to the feast. Christ IL for the
home, but others should be invited. be.
ginning next door; there IL an abun-
dance for all in him. It will be noted
that the lamb was to be held four
days, so Christ was set apart before
the time of his actual sacrifice Il. Pet.
1:20). Salvation through the shed
blood OF Jesus Christ was not the rem.
edy OF an emergency, an after thought
Of God to meet an unexpected con.
tingency. The lamb must be without
blemish q. Peter 1919; Heb. 9:14: 2
Cor. 5;2D, and the fact of 1t being
year old ". 81 suggests the perfection
Of strength which is In Christ.
n. Inspiration, w. 24-27. God seeing
the blood gave them security: they
seeing the blood were given assurance.
In the days to come, when they had
entered into their promised posses.
sion, they were to be inspired to obe-
dience as with gratitude they remem.
bered the merciful provision Of God.
Even so the testimony of Gods Word
about the blood of Christ makes US
sure and we are to tell others Of our
marvellous deliverance. Peter 1924.
Symbol Of Faith.
~. Execution, w. $3.50. It was not
enough merely to shed the blood. II
must be applied according to instruc.
tions or else there was no security.
w. Z and 20. Hyssop 10 symbolic OF
faith. Have we. by faith. applied the
blood? See Rom. 3:25: I. John 1:9:
Rom. 1910. Notice. also. no blood was
to touch the threshold. Sec Heb. 10:
20. No Israelite was to neglect to eat
of the feast (nor should any Chris.
t;an neglect the Lords supper where
oy he is to feed upon Christ) and fur
ther, none but those behind the blood
were to eat Of the feast. It Is quite
suggestive that the Israelites went
and did 80 as the Lord had command
ed" v. %. Gods warning received
no such obedience from Pharaoh and
the Egyptians. and hence the terrible
judgment executed.
w. Expulsion, w. 31.36. Pharaoh
could not wait till morning to get rid
Of Moses and the Israelites ". 81.
His former dilatoriness stands Out
In strong contrast now that he has
drunk the cup to the bitter dregs. He
is insistently urgent and the Egyp
tians with him. for. said they. I'VE be
oil dead men," The Israelites asked
". 35) Of the Egyptians jwels Of Gil
YER and gold and nne raiment. When
orientals 90 to their sacred festivals
they always put on their best jewels
Summary. The preeminent value
Of this feast Of the Passover was thai
II created for the Israelites an op
portunity to tell their children the
story Of how they became q nation
Like as they partook OF It within the
houses protected by the blood upor
the doorposts and lintels and girdet
for immediate departure so We can bt
protected by the bloow Of our Lamb
As they obeyed they were saved. Ir
close connection with THIS feast wal
the feast of unleavened bread. signifi
cant Of the fact that their redemption
by God was to be manifested by then
In the separation from every corrupt
ing influence. This feast was to b.
equally perpetual as . memorial o
their new bondage to the law O
their god. Every subsequent refer
ence to these events by prophet
priest or rabbi emphasized the funds
mental fact that 1t was Jehovah VIII
redeemed them and that in that re
demption was the foundation Of thei
national life.
The Golden 1sxt.-Paul was brough
up In the strictest sect Of the Jew
to observe, punctiliously. all the de
tails OF the Hebrew religion. HI
found In Christ the fulfllment of al
it, suggestions. It took ages Il
teach the full meaning Of the sacri
hcial lamb. but when its interest wa