Continued from previous post.
“You shall also have the bull brought before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.” (Exod 29:10)
“Note that Moses, and not Aaron nor his sons provided the bullock for this occasion, the consecration of the priesthood. The animal here used for a sin-offering was a bullock, since the bullock represents perfect humanity, we may gather from the type that neither the Logos (our Lord in his pre-human existence) nor the church possessed it; but that God here typified by Moses supplied it for the specific purpose of sacrifice.”
“For Jesus he prepared a perfect body; “A body you have prepared for me…” (Heb 10:5).
For the church he did not prepare perfect bodies, but he did prepare the church to be THE “body” (Eph 1:23) of Christ, through the imputation of the righteousness of their head. This provision of God and this alone enables the church to make up, as it were, “that which remains of the afflictions of Christ for the body’s sake…” (Col 1:24) Is it not significant that in the type both Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock?” Lev 8:14
“The bullock for the sin-offering was brought, ‘and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head’ of it, thus saying, this sacrifice represents us. From that moment, all that happened to the bullock represented what was to be done to Jesus and his body, the church as human beings. The bullock was delivered up to the ‘law’ (represented by Moses), to meet its demands against Israel typical of mankind in general. To meet the demands of the law it had to be slain, ‘and Moses slew it’.” (T 41)
“And eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a perfect man [Jesus] for a perfect man [Adam].” Deut 19:21
As was stated, it was Moses who brought the bullock for both Aaron and his sons to lay their hands upon the head of it, as if to say, we accept this bullock from your hands, Moses, and in this ritual it is to represent us. Like all the animals in this `consecration’ ritual, the bullock was slain by Moses.
“As only those believers who make a consecration to the utmost—`even unto death’—are begotten of the holy Spirit and counted members of the Great High Priest, so the type illustrates; for the Levites (typifying the household of faith, believers in general) DID NOT receive of the holy anointing oil, typical of the holy Spirit, ONLY THE SACRIFICERS, the PRIESTS.
These were all sprinkled with the oil mixed with blood, to show that the Holy Spirit granted to the members of Christ is theirs only by virtue of the shedding of blood: 1) the sacrifice of Christ Jesus on their behalf, justifying them; and 2) their pledge to joint-sacrifice with Christ—laying down their lives in his service. (Exod 29:21).” F 131
Thus God supplies for the Church the human perfection of Christ Jesus, her Head; accounting to her the human perfection which would be hers in the end of the millennial age, had each of her individual members merely shared the same earthly restitution as the rest of mankind. The life-rights then possessed would not be those lost in Father Adam, but rather those laid down by the man Christ Jesus. Such an accounting or imputation of the merit of Christ does not make the Church actually perfect, but in the matter of her consecration makes her acceptable “in the beloved.” (Eph 1:6) Her true condition, as far as her humanity is concerned, is more particularly set forth in the goat of the sin-offering of the Atonement Day; or maybe in the burnt-offerings whereof the head, unwashed (representing Jesus) having been laid upon the altar, the legs and inwards (body members, representing the Church) were first washed ere they could be laid as pieces unto the head. (Lev 8:20, 21)
Let it be noted that nothing is ever said about washing either head or body of the bullock. Undoubtedly this is because the bullock represents perfect humanity, implying also a sinlessness requiring no justification. Here it is clearly set forth that if we are `in Christ’—one with him, we are already justified. That this justification took place before we became worthy of oneness with Christ, is shown in the type, we believe, by the washing which the priesthood underwent before any of the animals were slain (Refer back to Part 1 of this study). It is implied in the reaching forth of their hands and placing them upon the `head’ of the bullock. Surely, our justification is based upon the fact that we have accepted the perfect humanity of Christ Jesus as our own. If we have appropriated to ourselves his righteousness, made available by way of his ransom sacrifice on our behalf, our own righteousness (which is actually unrighteousness) must have passed away, and if so, our standing before God is now IN Christ’s righteousness, and in his alone. Such indeed, is our justification.
Continued with next post.
“You shall also have the bull brought before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.” (Exod 29:10)
“Note that Moses, and not Aaron nor his sons provided the bullock for this occasion, the consecration of the priesthood. The animal here used for a sin-offering was a bullock, since the bullock represents perfect humanity, we may gather from the type that neither the Logos (our Lord in his pre-human existence) nor the church possessed it; but that God here typified by Moses supplied it for the specific purpose of sacrifice.”
“For Jesus he prepared a perfect body; “A body you have prepared for me…” (Heb 10:5).
For the church he did not prepare perfect bodies, but he did prepare the church to be THE “body” (Eph 1:23) of Christ, through the imputation of the righteousness of their head. This provision of God and this alone enables the church to make up, as it were, “that which remains of the afflictions of Christ for the body’s sake…” (Col 1:24) Is it not significant that in the type both Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock?” Lev 8:14
“The bullock for the sin-offering was brought, ‘and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head’ of it, thus saying, this sacrifice represents us. From that moment, all that happened to the bullock represented what was to be done to Jesus and his body, the church as human beings. The bullock was delivered up to the ‘law’ (represented by Moses), to meet its demands against Israel typical of mankind in general. To meet the demands of the law it had to be slain, ‘and Moses slew it’.” (T 41)
“And eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a perfect man [Jesus] for a perfect man [Adam].” Deut 19:21
As was stated, it was Moses who brought the bullock for both Aaron and his sons to lay their hands upon the head of it, as if to say, we accept this bullock from your hands, Moses, and in this ritual it is to represent us. Like all the animals in this `consecration’ ritual, the bullock was slain by Moses.
“As only those believers who make a consecration to the utmost—`even unto death’—are begotten of the holy Spirit and counted members of the Great High Priest, so the type illustrates; for the Levites (typifying the household of faith, believers in general) DID NOT receive of the holy anointing oil, typical of the holy Spirit, ONLY THE SACRIFICERS, the PRIESTS.
These were all sprinkled with the oil mixed with blood, to show that the Holy Spirit granted to the members of Christ is theirs only by virtue of the shedding of blood: 1) the sacrifice of Christ Jesus on their behalf, justifying them; and 2) their pledge to joint-sacrifice with Christ—laying down their lives in his service. (Exod 29:21).” F 131
Thus God supplies for the Church the human perfection of Christ Jesus, her Head; accounting to her the human perfection which would be hers in the end of the millennial age, had each of her individual members merely shared the same earthly restitution as the rest of mankind. The life-rights then possessed would not be those lost in Father Adam, but rather those laid down by the man Christ Jesus. Such an accounting or imputation of the merit of Christ does not make the Church actually perfect, but in the matter of her consecration makes her acceptable “in the beloved.” (Eph 1:6) Her true condition, as far as her humanity is concerned, is more particularly set forth in the goat of the sin-offering of the Atonement Day; or maybe in the burnt-offerings whereof the head, unwashed (representing Jesus) having been laid upon the altar, the legs and inwards (body members, representing the Church) were first washed ere they could be laid as pieces unto the head. (Lev 8:20, 21)
Let it be noted that nothing is ever said about washing either head or body of the bullock. Undoubtedly this is because the bullock represents perfect humanity, implying also a sinlessness requiring no justification. Here it is clearly set forth that if we are `in Christ’—one with him, we are already justified. That this justification took place before we became worthy of oneness with Christ, is shown in the type, we believe, by the washing which the priesthood underwent before any of the animals were slain (Refer back to Part 1 of this study). It is implied in the reaching forth of their hands and placing them upon the `head’ of the bullock. Surely, our justification is based upon the fact that we have accepted the perfect humanity of Christ Jesus as our own. If we have appropriated to ourselves his righteousness, made available by way of his ransom sacrifice on our behalf, our own righteousness (which is actually unrighteousness) must have passed away, and if so, our standing before God is now IN Christ’s righteousness, and in his alone. Such indeed, is our justification.
Continued with next post.
