_The first covenant had also ordinances_ THE ANCIENT TABERNACLE The writer now proceeds to compare the old and the new covenants with reference to their respective provisions for religious communion between man and God, his purpose being to show the superiority of the priestly ministry of Christ o... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Holy Ghost thus signifying_ THE OVERTONES OF JUDAISM: Musicians tell us that the quality of the voice in song depends upon its overtones; that is, the accordant notes which are heard sounding faintly above the fundamental tones. It is the same peculiarity which gives the silvery ring to some... [ Continue Reading ]
_Which was a figure_ TYPES: Prophecy is the prediction of the coming of the Redeemer in word; type is the prediction in act. (_W. B. Pope, D. D._) The types are, indeed, pictures, but to understand the pictures it is necessary we should know something of the reality. The most perfect representat... [ Continue Reading ]
_The time of reformation_ THE GOSPEL A TIME OF REFORMATION: Christ then reformed the Law for our sakes, and all things that were in the Old Testament; old things are passed away, and shall we ourselves remain unreformed? As Christ hath reformed the Law for our salvation, so let us suffer Him to r... [ Continue Reading ]
_Christ … an High Priest of good things to come_ THE LORD JESUS AS A HIGH PRIEST God never destroys for the sake of destroying, nor pulls down the old to leave a void in its place. The Divine method is to overcome evil by uplifting that which is good, and to remove the good, after it has served i... [ Continue Reading ]
_How much more shall the blood of Christ?_ THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST The sacrifice of our Lord admits of being considered from many different points of view. We may consider it as making atonement for our sins, and ask how any such transference and application of His merits to us, as is involv... [ Continue Reading ]
_Mediator of the new testament_ THE TWO MEDIATORS: I. Is WHAT RESPECTS JESUS AND MOSES ARE MEDIATORIALLY ALIKE. 1. Both of Divine appointment. 2. Both give to the world the notion of a covenant with God. 3. Both proposed a covenant that was fundamentally the same. II. IN WHAT RESPECTS JESUS AN... [ Continue Reading ]
_Without shedding of blood is no remission_ NO REMISSION WITHOUT BLOOD I. ESTABLISH THE FACT. 1. The observances of the ceremonial law show that men were saved by blood under the Mosaic dispensation. 2. The same way of salvation still obtains under the gospel. The typical sacrifices are indeed s... [ Continue Reading ]