Sacrifice

Christ’s One Sacrifice for Sin

June 29, 1890

Christ’s One Sacrifice for Sin   “Now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” — Hebrews ix. 26.   I NEED not read the text again, for I shall not go far away from it; but again and again shall we come back to these precious words …

Hebrews:9:26

The Blood of the Lamb, the Conquering Weapon

September 9, 1888

 The Blood of the Lamb, the Conquering Weapon   “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”—Revelation xii.11.   WHEREVER evil appears, it is to be fought with by the children of God in the name of Jesus, and in the …

Revelation:12:11

Driving Away the Vultures from the Sacrifice

November 3, 1887

Driving Away the Vultures from the Sacrifice   “And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.”— Genesis xv. 11.   ABRAHAM, when he was childless, received the amazing promise that his seed should be as the stars of heaven for number. This he believed, and his faith in Jehovah “was counted unto him for …

Genesis:15:11

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children

October 23, 1887

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children   “Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike …

Exodus:12:21-27

Salt for Sacrifice

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

Slaying the Sacrifice

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

Putting the Hand Upon the Head of the Sacrifice

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

The Red Heifer

July 13, 1879

The Red Heifer    “For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the …

Hebrews:9:13-14

The Sin-Offering for the Common People

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

The Sin Offering

March 10, 1867

The Sin Offering   “If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish, unto the Lord for a sin offering.” Leviticus 4:3.   IN the previous chapters of the book of Leviticus you read of the burnt …

Leviticus:4:3