the 'tl'orld" (Rev. :xiii. 8), but in outward act onlJ II in these last days" (Heh, i. 2)~ i. e. in the morning and the evening of the world. III. THAT WHIL& OTHER SACRIFICES WERK MOSTLY CONFIN&D TO TH& M0RNIN0 HOURS, THE DAILY LAMB WAS OFFERED AT MORN AND EVE. Even BO each day of life is to be 1Janctified by prayer at its opening and its close-prayer which is based upon the sacrifice of Christ. IV. THAT THE LAMB, ALBEIT THE SUBSTANCE OF THE SACRIFICE, WAS N&VER PRE- SENTED WITHOUT ITS ACCOMPANYING MEAT AND DRINK OFFERINGS i nnd these consider- able in quantity and value. Even so, while we plead the sacrifice of Christ, which alone is meritorious, we must offer with it the tribute of good works, such as are the result and outcome (like the flour and oil nnd wine) of human toil and industry making the most of Divine gifts ; " for with such sacrifices,'' when sanctified and sustained by the one offering, "God is well pleased " (Heh. xiii. 16). See above on eh. xv. And note that the flour, the oil, and the wine, which made up the meat and drink offerings, may be typical of Christian labour, Christian suffering (cf. Geth- semane, the oil-press), and Christian gladness respectively (see on Ps. iv. 7; civ. 15; Zee h. ix. 17). V. THAT THE SPECIAL OFFERING FOR THE SABBATH MORN WAS ALSO THE SACRIFICE 011' A LAMB, ONLY D0U11LED. Even so there is nothing in the devotions of the Lord's day different from those of any other day, save that we are to seek God through Christ with redoubled ardour. VI. THAT THE NEW MOON FEAST CALLED FOB A LARGER NUMBER OF BURNT OFFERINGS THAN THE ORDINARY DAY OR THE SABBATH. Even BO days of natural joy and festivity need to be more carefully 1md earnestly dedicated to God by supplication and by llelf-sarrender than days of secular work or of religious rest. VII. THAT A SIN OFFERING WAS ADDED TO THIS FEAST1 AS WELL AS TO THE GREAT FEASTS OF THE SUMIIIER SEASON. Even so there is almost always sin in times of excitement-not only of secular excitement, but of religious excitement too. There is always occasion in them to seek forgiveness for sine of ignorance and negligence, VIII. THAT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES IN THE AUTUMN WAS ELEVATED BY A SPECIALLY ELABORATE RITUAL ABOVE ALL OTHER FEASTS; possibly because it fore- shadowed the incarnation (see on John i. 14), but probably because it marked the consummation of the year, and so was typicaf of the gathering together in one of all things in Christ, and of the fulness of joy in heaven (Acts iii. 21 ; Ephes. i. 10; 2 These. ii. 1 ; Rev. xiv. 15, compared with xv. 3). Even so, whatever glories nnd gifts the gospel has for the present, its chiefest blessings are reserved for the end of all things. IX. THAT THE CEREM0!'l'IAL OF THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES WAS ORDERED ON A SLOWLY DECREASING SCALE THROUGHOUT. Even BO the law itself like all things transitory and preparatory, was in its nature evanescent and doomed to dwjndle. So again are all things ordered in the predestination of God, that the sabbatic number (" on the seventh day seven") may be finally fulfilled in the rest of heaven. X. THAT IN ALL THESE SACBIFICEB Goo SPAKE OF "MY OFFERING" AND "MY BREAD FOR MY SACRIFICES." Even so all c;ur devotions and our worship are not ours, but God's. They are his because due to him ; his because of his own do we give unto him; ours only because we are privileged to render them unto him. Here is the rebuke of all pride and eeif-esteem in what we offer unto God. "Nemo euum offert Deo, sed quod offert, Domini est cui reddit qum sua sunt" (Origen). On the typical significance of the three feasts see on E:xod. xii., and above, eh. ix. ; E:xod. x:x:iii. ; Levit. x.x:iii.; Deut. xvi,
HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vere. 3-8.-The lesson, of the daily burnt offering. In verses 1 and 2 we have e. general statement respecting offerings to God, reminding us (1) of the paramount claims of God (note repetition of " my'' and "me"), and (2) the fromptness and punctuality needed in meeting those claims (" in their due season" . Then follow directions as to the most frequent of these offerings-tl1e daily burnt offering, whicb suggests lessons derived from-I. ITS CJL&.RACTEB i II. ITS C0l'ITINOANCB, OHB, Xi..:Vm,, XXIX.] THE BOOK OF NUMBERS. 385