1 . That he shall " come again " —
[The high-priest, after offering incense within the vail, was to come out and bless the people. This was a type of our Lord's return from heaven when he shall have finished his work of intercession there k.]
2. That he shall take his people to dwell with him — [He had promised this as a condition of their engaging in
his service1. He declared it to be his fixed determination just before his departure"1. It may even be inferred from his ascension ; seeing that his ascension would have been utterly in vain without itn.]
What a bright and blessed prospect is this ! What an effectual antidote against their approaching troubles!
Infer —
1. How wonderful are the condescension and grace of Christ !
[We cannot conceive any thing more tender than the whole of this address. Such is still his conduct towards all
his people Let us admire and adore this compassionate
high-priest.]
2. How highly privileged are they that believe in Christ !
[How different was our Lord's address to unbelievers0; but to believers he says, " Where I am, ye shall be also." Let this inestimable privilege have its due effect upon us ; let it stimulate our desires after heaven ; let it reconcile us to the thoughts of death ; let it engage us more earnestly to serve God?.]
k Heb. ix. 28. ] John xii. 26. m John xvii. 24.
n 1 Cor. xv. 14. ° John viii. 21. Pi Thess. i. 9, 10.
John xiv. 6. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life : no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
THERE is in the Christian church a great diver- sity of character : some, like Nebuchadnezzar's image, have heads of gold, while their feet are of materials as unstable as they are unsuitable, even of iron and