view. It is, however, confirmatory of the teaching, that only those
who follow the Lord’s footsteps are participants in the sin offering.
Who could take exceptions to this?
“And he brought the burnt offering and offered it according to
the (usual) manner. And he brought the meat offering, and took a
handful of it and offered it upon the altar beside the burnt sacrifice
of the morning.
He also slew the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice or peace
offering which was for the people.” The peace offering, as already
described, represents a vow of covenant. By this peace offering,
made in connection with the sin offering of the High Priest, is
signified the covenants and promises based on that sin offering. In
the type, the peace was established between Jehovah and Israel on t
his wise: The sin offering having been made, and the burnt offering
showing the acceptableness of it to God, there was peace between
Jehovah and Israel because their former original sin was typically
removed; and they were obligated to now live obedient to a
covenant based on their forgiveness–i.e., they were to keep the
Law–that he that doeth those things should live by (or as a reward
for keeping) them. But as our sin sacrifices are better than the
typical ones, so with the peace offering or covenant established by
those sacrifices; it is a better covenant. Thus in this sacrifice of
peace or covenant offering, the Priest is seen to serve unto the
example and shadow of spiritual things–the mediator of a better
covenant. Heb. 8: 6-13.
“And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people and blessed
them and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the
burnt offering and peace offerings.”
Thus in the type we see illustrated the fact that though the
blessing is not fully due to come upon the people until all sacrifices
are finished, yet a measure of blessing comes upon mankind from
the members of the Priest, even now during the age of sacrifice,
before we all go into the “Most Holly” or perfected spiritual
condition.
“And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the
congregation, and came out and blessed the people.”
This shows how, when this age of sacrifice is over, the Priest
(head and body) appears before God, giving evidence of having
met all the claims of the Law against the people (world). Moses’
going in also, seems to say, the Law will be fully satisfied and its