Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-02-01

er apprehension Of Chrlst's present
service on our behalf for in those pic
lures He is constantly set forth, Let
us, then. consider the garment in
which the high priest appeared in the
holy place.
These garments are described in the
2sth chapter Of Exodus, which begins:
Thou shalt make holy garments for
Aaron thy brother for glory and beau
ty." In this line Of Scripture 'he that
hath an ear" can hear the very heart
throb Of God delighting in His Son, for
every detail of those beautiful gar
ments reveals some excellency or per
lection in that Blessed One
The garment of fine-twined linen
was worn next the priests person. be-
ing covered by a robe all Of blue. These
tell of the two natures of Christ, for
ine linen, we are told, is Righteousness.
and blue is the Color OF heaven. over
this robe Of blue was worn the ephod,
made in front and back pieces that
were fastened together on the shoul-
ders by clasps set with onyx stones.
Suspended from these onyx stones, by
a chain Of wreathen gold, was the
breastplate of solid gold, set with 70
precious stones. on each Of which was
engraved the name Of one OF the twelve
tribes, Upon each Of the onyx stones
in the shoulder-pieces were engraved
the names of six Of the tribes. And
thus, bearing the people upon his
shoulders, the place of power, and upon
his heart, the place of affection, the
high priest entered into the holy place.
Consider the high priest Of our con
fession" and behold in this dress how
He bears you before God. Upon His
shouldersi 1t is another figure of the
truth proclaimed by Him in His para
BILE of Luke 15-"When he hath found
1t he layeth 1t on his shoulders rejolc-
ing There you are, child Of God, on
the shoulders of the Shepherd, where.
now that He has found you. you be-
long, and no longer on your own feeti
Then look at the breastplate. Its
gold tells of divine glory and it holds
the precious stones that, flashing with
light and beauty. carry the names Of
the people on the heart Of the priest.
And there on high, upon the heart Of
the Son Of God with its changeless
love, and in all the glory Of His Per
son, you and are borne before God
continually in that unwearled labor. II
we but had eyes to see we should see
In each of those precious stones some
distinctive glory of Christ That they
were stones of great value-preclous
stones-we know. Some day.we shall
know the special meaning Of each. But
In Pet. / 4, | find word that helps
us here a little: "DisaIlowed indeed Of
men, but chosen of God and precious I"
Oh, soul. fathom the depths in that
word if you cant Discover, il possible,
how dear the Lord Jesus is to the Fla.
TIERS heart, and then you shall know
how you are presented to God by the
High Priests ministry, and your per-
feet acceptance with Him. II is in all
the infinite perfection OF Christ and
with all the value that GOD has found
in Him that He beholds you in His
presence.
Upon the hem of the robe of blue there
were pomegranates alternating with
golden bells. The pomegranates were
limitations of the fruit Of TINT name,
and were made of linen dyed with blue,
purple and scarlet. In these very col
ors the memorial OF Christ was ever
before God. Blue is the heavenly color
and tells of ''the Lord from heaven
Scarlet, or erimson-scarlet, is the color
of His death. Purple is the eombina-
ton Of these two And there on the
cross where the Lord from heaven dies
hangs His title; "This Is the King" He
must come down from heaven to die in
order TO make good His kingly title--to
wear the purple. Priest after the or
der of Melchizedek is Kicking and
Priest in His own Person, and Priest
upon His throne. Coming out of
heaven. it shall be not to abandon His
priesthood but to assume in connection
uberewith Ills crown rights on His
throne.
OF the golden bells alternating with
these ponsgranates. the Lord said to
Moses: Their sound shall be heard as
Aaron goeth in and as he cometh out"
Heard by the people who were near.
So now. 1t is only those THAT are near
that hear anything from God. But
there is for US today something that
answers to this hearing Of the music
on the golden bells. Turn to l Peter
?, verse Z: Unto you therefore which
believe is He precious" The Spirit of
God had made real to our hearts that
One who appears before God on our
behalf
Inconsistent Praver