May 6, 1888

Blood even on the Golden Altar   “And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation.” — Leviticus iv. 7.   ALL through Holy Scripture you constantly meet with the mention of “blood.” “Without shedding of blood is no …

Leviticus:4:7

January 23, 1887

Salt for Sacrifice   “And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.”— Leviticus ii. 13.   IT is taken for granted that all true Israelites would bring many …

Leviticus:2:13

October 3, 1886

The Annual Atonement   “For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.”— Leviticus xvi. 30.   BEFORE Adam transgressed he lived in communion with God; but after he had broken the covenant, and grieved God’s Spirit, he could have no …

Leviticus:16:30.

January 17, 1886

A Plain Man's Sermon   “It shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.”— Leviticus xxii. 21.   THE ceremonial law, as ordained by the hand of Moses and Aaron, called the worshippers of God to great carefulness before him. Before their minds that solemn truth was ever made visible, “I the Lord thy God …

Leviticus:22:21

May 11, 1884

The Sprinkling of the Blood of the Sacrifice   “And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary. And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which …

Leviticus:4:6-7

March 23, 1884

Slaying the Sacrifice    “And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD.”— Leviticus i. 5.   You remember that last Sabbath day we spoke of two things vitally essential to a true sacrifice, and the first upon which we then enlarged was the laying on of the hands of the offerer upon the victim, by which he accepted …

Leviticus:1:5

March 16, 1884

Putting the Hand Upon the Head of the Sacrifice    “And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD.”— Leviticus i. 4, 5.   No doubt there are clear distinctions in the teaching of …

Leviticus:1:4-5

November 25, 1877

Sins of Ignorance   “And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for …

Leviticus:5:17, 18

August 12, 1877

Laying the Hand on the Sacrifice     “And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering.” — Leviticus iv. 29.   August 12th, 1877   I MIGHT have taken, as my test, several other verses in the same chapter, for they all express the same idea as the words I have just read to you. For the …

Leviticus:4:29

April 28, 1872

The Sin-Offering for the Common People   “And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring …

Leviticus:4:27-31