_Burn incense upon it._ INCENSE All religious ceremony and ritual is a picture, in external and material form, and upon a lower platform, of something higher, properly religious. Now this altar of incense had a very distinct meaning. I. The first thing that I want to point out is what a lovely, s... [ Continue Reading ]
_A ransom for his soul._ THE RANSOM FOR THE LIFE The word which is here rendered “ransom” is afterwards rendered “atonement.” The atonement covered or removed what displeased God, and thus sanctified for His service. Our notion of atonement under the law should ordinarily be limited to the removal... [ Continue Reading ]
_A laver of brass._ THE TRUE WASHING I. Divine (John 13:8). II. Spiritual (Jeremiah 4:14). Rest not in a mere social or ecclesiastical purity. III. Essential. “That they die not” (Revelation 7:13). (_J. S. Exell, M. A._) THE LAVER 1. This laver teaches us, among other things, that those who wou... [ Continue Reading ]
_An holy anointing oil._ THE ANOINTING OIL I. The universal need there is of the Holy Spirit’s influence. 1. There was nothing under the law so holy, but that it needed this Divine unction. 2. Nor is there anything under the gospel which does not need it. II. His sufficiency for all to whom tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sweet spices._ THE INCENSE The incense employed in the service of the Tabernacle was compounded of four ingredients: stacte, onycha, galbanum, and frankincense. It might only be used in the worship of God. The penalty of death was affixed to the making or using of it for profane purposes (Exodus 3... [ Continue Reading ]