hnl~·. end lin•ly ~acrifice •• to him. The burnt- part of •~ ~ of wine for !- 4rink-otrering, off eriu!-'" were to be arcompe.nied by appro- The application of the "drmk-offerings ·• is prin1 r "meat end drink-offering,; "--i.e., by a uncertain. JosephD!! 11&ys (Ant. Jtul. iii. 9, § 4) that they were poured out round the r<"rlain quantity o[ flour mingled with oli\•e brazen e..ltar. But the e.ne..logy of the "meat oil for the one, and a certain quantitr of wine offering " makes it probable that a portion for the other - indications of the debt of only wu thus 1reated, while the greater part gratitude "·hich the nation owed to God for b~l_onged to. the prieeb. In the entire pro- his coutinnal bencfib; '1'1111on by "·h1ch burnt and peace-offering were to be necessarily accompanied with meat- Ver. 38.-La.mbe of the tlnt year. Com- offerings and drink-offerings, we can acarcely pere eh. xii. 5. The LXX. add "without be wrong in BOOing an arrangement made blemish." But this is unnece!il!BIY, u all especially for the convenience of the priests. ,·ictims were to be "·it.bout blemish (Lev. Ver. 41.-Thov. lhalt do thereto aooording x...xii. 20: Dent. xv. 21, etc.) to the meat - ofrering, et.c. " Thou shall Ver. 39.-.1.t even. Literally, "between offer "--i.e., " the sa.m.e meat-offering and I.he two e,·ening,;." (See the comment on drink-offering with the evening as with the .-h. xii. G.) Josepbm; says (Ant. Jud. xiv. 4:, morning ll&Crifice." For a IW88t aavov.r, § 3) that the hour in ordinary m;e was three. See t.he comment on ver. 18. Ver. 40. - A tenth de&l--i.e., a "tenth Ver. 42.-Throv.ghov.t your gen.eratiou. pa.rt." The tenth part of e.n epbah is 110 Bather, "/or your generations." The taber- doubt meant. This was sometimei; called " an llallle of the oon.gregation. Bather, " of omer" (eh. xvi. 36), and would be about meeting " -" the tabernacle of mating, where t hrce pounds "·eight of flour, or a little more. l will meet you." The verb and substantive One folll'th part of 811 hi». of beaten oil. The are modifications of the same word, iyi. It word hit1 is said to be Egyptian. It occur& is this passage which definitely fixes the here for the first time. The llin was the sixth meaning of the phrase incorrectly rendered Jwi of a ba.lJ&, &11d probably contained about " the tabernacle of the congregation" by our one pint and a half English. The fourth transla.tors.
HOMILETICS. Vers. 3&--42.-The oolue of a daily service. Perpetual remembrance of God is one of the greatest needs for the maintenance and furtherance of religion. " Pray without ceasing." "1,, everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. iv. 6). "I have set the Lord al.way before my face" (Ps. xvi. 8). These and numerous other t.ext.s lay down the perfect law--eonstant worship of the Almighty. But human we.a.kness, and the pressing concerns of life, make literal com- pliance with the perfect law impossible. And in his mercy God relaxes the law. "At evening and morning, and at noonday, will I pray," says the man after his own heart (Ps. h-. 17); "and he shall hear my voice." Daniel prayed "three times a day, with l,is window open towards Jerusalem" (Dan. vi 10). Coldness and worldliness have in the Christian Church reduced, for the most pa.rt, the "three times" to twice; but still the obligation is acknowledged under all circumstances at morn and even to lift the !tea.rt to God, and "look up." Now, it is a great help towards maintaining this minimum that there should be, twice a day, a public service. The daily morning and cvcuing ;;acrifice were a perpetual reminder to the Israelites of their duty in respect of 1,rayer-they felt the" lifting up of their hands" to be-according to the time of it-a J..Uumiug or "an evening sacrifice" (Ps. cxli. 2). And so, in the Christian Church, 1,uLlic service twice a day, which prevails widely, is of great value. 1. A;; DEHI!\'.DING MEN OF THE DUTY OF SUCH OONSTANT SUPPLICATION-as keeping it 1.clure them, by the sight of open church doors, and the sound of chiming bells, that Gud is, at the least, to be addressed twice a day, at morn and even, in earnest, heartfelt 1•rayer; to be praised and thanked for his mercies, intreated for his forgiveness, besought lur his support, and help, and blessing. What is done by public authority rouses atten- tiun, provokes inquiry, raises a general feeling that it would not be done unless it were n;_!Lt. Many a man, who has long neglected private prayer, has been led to acknowledge i,iwself wrong, and to revert to the practice of it by the witness home-the protest mmlc -Ly tlwse churches which persistently keep up the substitute for the morning and 1.vcuiug :;acrifi.ce of the taberuacle and U:WJJle, tv wit-that daily morning and evening rll. XXI~. 13-4/L) TII F, nooK OF EXODUS. - -~--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ee~v)ce in the s11nctu11ry, which the Church of England, among others, enjoms upon her mm,stcrr.. II. As ENABLIN"O THEM TO PERFORM THE DUTY IN QUIETNESS, WITHOUT DTSTTIACTIO'l". In many homes there is no quietness, no retired spot to which husbnn<l, or wife, or eliil,l can go for silont communion with the Almighty Father, or the Saviour. All is n<>i,P, tumult, bustle, hurry-ni~y, sometimes, all is quarrel, angry words, cruel blows, threats, curses. Private prayer in such households, if it was ever known, drops out of nse. Frequently, it is not allowed-it provokes an outbreak-if done at nil, it has to be <lone secretly, hastily, in fear and trembling. In such cases, how great a blessing is it tr, those who feel the need of prayer, that there should be somewhere near them a sacrc,l spot, whither they can, occasiona.lly at any rate, betake themselves to pray their own pro.yers, or join in the prayers of others as may seem best to them, and feel the near presence of the A.l.m.ighty I "How amiable are thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of Host;;! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord!" "One day in thy courts is better tha.n a thousand" elsewhere.
HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers. 38--43.-The dauy burnt-offering. Symbol of consecration of life of the nati1,n. 1. Offered at morn and even. 2. Continually. 3. With meat-offering--<ledication of life in its practical activities.--J. O.