Friday, July 8, 2022

A Kindergarten Lesson for us

"Israel's ancient sanctuaries built by Moses, Solomon, Ezra and Nehemiah, and finally Herod were never the real thing. 
They were only a type of "the true tabernacle set up by the Lord" "in heaven." Hebrews 8:1, 2, NIV
 
All the blood of the countless animals offered in the earthly sanctuary could never suffice to wash away the stain of even one human sin
 
---When David committed his monstrous sin of adultery and a cover-up murder, he knew well enough that no animal sacrifice could help him in the least. He prayed, "You do not delight in [such] sacrifice, or I would bring it. ... The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart." Psalm 51:16, NIV
The only effective sacrifice was always that offered by "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." John 1:29, NIV
 
The earthly priests were only a "shadow" of Him as High Priest. The entire setup was a kindergarten lesson to illustrate Christ's work as Saviour. The "shadow" was as close as human consciousness could then come to envisaging the reality. See Hebrews 10:1."
R.J.W.