led a sweet savour, and blessed him and
his posterity. When Abraham in purpose offered up his son Isaac, GOD
said, "By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast
done this thing, ... that in blessing I will bless thee, and in
multiplying I will multiply thy seed; ... and thy seed shall possess the
gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth
be blessed."

The burnt-offering tells us of the perfect and accepted righteousness of
CHRIST, in virtue of which the imperfect believer and his imperfect
service are accepted by GOD. But it also reminds the believer of his
privilege to _surrender himself_ as a living sacrifice, holy and
acceptable unto GOD, which is to be the reasonable (intelligent) service
(that is, ritual or worship) of each day and hour.

THE SIN-OFFERING AND THE PEACE-OFFERING.

The sin-offering, as its name indicates, recognized the offerer as
guilty and defiled, but obtaining forgiveness and cleansing through the
death of the victim in his stead. We see CHRIST as our sin-offering in
Isa. liii. 4-10. But guilt removed still leaves the believer needing the
imputed righteousness of CHRIST, and acceptance before GOD, which are
the aspects of CHRIST'S death foreshadowed, as we have seen by the
burnt-offering.

Lastly, the peace-offering--part of which was consumed on the altar,
while part was the portion of the priest, and the remainder furnished a
feast to the offerer and his friends--shows us GODS and man feasting
together on the perfect work of CHRIST. He that sanctifieth and those
who are sanctified, find their full satisfaction in Him, and in Him
alone. He has made peace by the blood of His cross. He has given us His
own peace. We are called to let His peace _rule_ in our hearts. And if
we will but bring our burdens and cares to Him, we are promised that the
peace of GOD shall guard and garrison our hearts and thoughts in CHRIST
JESUS!

PART II.

The Blessing of GOD.

NUMB. VI. 22-27.

We have already seen the grace of GOD making provision that His people,
who had lost the privilege of priestly service, might draw near to Him
by Nazarite separation and consecration. And not as the offence was the
free gift: those who had forfeited the privilege of priestly service
were the males only, but women and even children might be Nazarites;
whosoever desired was free to come, and thus draw near to GOD.

We now come to the concluding verses of Numb. vi,