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Show THE rilllMsOI'TIIOIUHtlf LUT. Iti.i i in cr haa lieeii made to tho eacilflm which coiutltuted the main part of the divine tirlcea of tho Mo-mlo Mo-mlo economy. The duty of prceentlng time aiirrlflcra Wfore the Ird, of kw lug Ihu file burning and of ad-mlulaUrlng ad-mlulaUrlng lu the eacred la(ea belonged be-longed to tho ptlralhood which had Uen conferred upon the tribe of Levi. The prcaUrticy of thli irlealhood at llrtt ivuferrel itfoia Aaron, an I he wat to tm n-.1ted by hla four aoua Xailab, Ablhu, llleiitr aul Ithimar, (Hi. xxvlll: 1.) riieaewere Kolcmnly conaecmte.1 fur thulr holy lalllng by uuahlugt and auiiolntlug, at dracrlbtd Lev. Till. According to tho ltw , the pretl lency ua to go from the fullu r to the flrat born aou, but Aaron'a flrtt two aoua, Xadab and AblUu, tnnignito and wire burnt todtatha ahort time after they had Ik ell act apult, whereforu the imaldeucy w out over to Aaron'a third aou, I.loizir. In hit f4mlly It re-aiatnod re-aiatnod for about three huudrod ) e ira, when through the tint of the aoua of Kll, It waa entruatod to the deaceud. antaof Ithauiar, At the Jrwl.li policy decllced, the right of aucceaalou waa altogether dlt-regirdthtanl dlt-regirdthtanl at the time of our Lord, nn Infidel, appointed by the Ilomaui, held the eacrod olllce. Tho dutleia of thli functionary wat to enter, oncon year, the holy of hollet andprctunt Ihuatcrlllee of atonement before tho Lord. He waa the medium through which flad g tve re cUtlout to thu ople, bulug the mediator. In hit oMclal robea, hit petition aa audi wat typified. Over hit while tunlehe worn n woolen robe of blue having on lit hem amt.ll golden belle (i:xxxvlll.31-3l). Uver thla waa a abort garment without alcevrt an "epliod"of ftuallueu, Inwrought with gold and purplo and having on each ahoulder atrap a precloua atone, i ngrav. en with thu uaiiiea of the twelve trlbea, alx on each ahoulder (Hx, xxvlil, 5 IS). In front wat the brcaat-ptate of Judgme nt, c?uiioae.l of twelvu prtclout ttone, on each of which wat the uviieof one of thu twelvu. trlbea engraven, en-graven, lilt head wat adorned with akludof mitre, at thnfroulof whloh uat n goU plito b-arlngtlie luacrlp-lion luacrlp-lion "Itollneaa to tho I,ord." Conuect-l Conuect-l with the brrait-pla'e wat the Urlui and lhuniliii,tlio aicred liiatriiuieut by which thlt ecclealaatlcal dlgultary waa eiiabha) (j ruad the mind and will of thu lord. All tboK Ueeceu lauta of I.tvl were prletU Hamuof them were cugt red In alJjhiK the dally aacrlflcri, tlicy could decide what wat clean or uu clean, etc. Honii were merely aaalat nnU to the prleaU, or, w ere engaged ut alngert lu the choir, jwitera, guaidi, etc, I Cliron xlv: 23, ii, Aud whea not cugagej In actua UU 1 I, iiJPL,. 1 jgg temple service, fhey wouM aerve at the Inttruclore of Hie people. They i re, In fart, the lawyer., doctora an I profemurt of the ax le. Thomalntenauco of theto men'wat amply provided for. At they were the aervnutaof Uie people, they wero to Ik u ported by the people. Forty-tight cltlea were act a) art for their exclusive lit, each wllh a tract of laud for pasture. Thirteen of thcao were luhal lied by the (rloti lu actual service and thlrty.flvewere for the rest of Ihetrlbnof Ivl Numb.xxxvi 18. A tenth art of the prwlnce of the laud aud a tenth part of the cattle were alto tolie given to the I.ovltci. The irhla 'were entltleel to atenlh part of thla llthlng. Hold., the ple were aup-jioacel aup-jioacel to expend ncerUIn amount each year In fenat oirerlogt, and of Ihete the l-evltoe wero lo have their share. Further, Fur-ther, the akliis, the breaat, Ihe ihoulilrr of tresepatt'OfTrrltigi and of alii-eitrer-lnga, at well at Ureavland wlueand oil of ctrttln ofTetlDga lielouged to them, ah I they were lo share It with the lKir. Deut. xxvl. 1 2. It will tie aeeu that the Motale' law enjoined continual oHWlngt for eccle-slaatlcal eccle-slaatlcal irxt. The llrtt of thu fruit of Ihe eatth waa given aa n sign of gratitude for the safe entrance Into Canaan. Deut. xxvl. 2. Hvcrythlng flratborn Inth of man andanlnnlwat la be consecrated lw cauaelhe flrat-uorii wat tjiared at the time of the oxodut frum llgpt. l'.x. xlll. ;. A Until parth of all produee,whelher ef the land or of the Hocks and herdt w aa the Iiord'e. The lw waa: " nd all the tllba of the Ian I, whether of tbeaeedfifthelaal, or of the fruit of tho tree, lathe Lirda. It It holy unto the lnl. And If a man will at all rcelreni uu tht or hit tlUiet,bo ah ill a lJ thereunto a fifth part thereof" bev. xxtlL SO, 31. That It to say, suppoae he had grown ahundrcd buaheltof whoatatuOetinU abuthel. Ho owed then ten buabuls, i.pialtoa. If he now for aome reaaou orotherwl.hedtokn.plhe wheat, hu could do ao, provl lei he paid tin fi and added $l, a filth part, to It. Theliw cjnoarnlnt the tlthlnjof aohutls was, that every tenth animal "Hut piaieth u u lur the rod," when counted, wattoleturnedlnattllhln'. Theowuerwat not allowed lo select, theanhusls, but every tenth, at they chanced ti plat out through the door, one byune, wat to hi given "whether It be good or bat." He could not changu It. "And if he clianielt at all, then both II an I the change th.nv.if .li-ell be holy) It ahall not be rc-lfOLio.l " Ir. mil tl,3)J llealdea thla tlllllug, the law provide that another teutl, eirt of the tucrtaM of the produce of tho lau I should be pent In featt-olIVrlngi. Thli fact It not commonly known, but the naaiare relating re-lating thereto la plain: "riioil .halt truly tithe all tho Incroaao nfthyecol, thai the tlel 1 brinjiHh forlb yearbyjear. Atltlioii slialtrttMire Iho Lord thy lul, In Hio pin w hl h he ahallcho.wto1aiililt iiama Itiere, Hie tithe of Ihy corn, of thy wlne,and of thine nil, aul theflrallliittoflby hard i aud uf thv lloeka," Thu rule regarding thlt tlthlngihowa plainly that It Ii somothlng eeparate frumo the llthlng to which haa been prevloiialy lefurrcd, for Itsaya: " u I If Iho way bo to,, on for tbn, a. that thou art not ublo lo e-urry Hi or ir tbo phu-elia ton far from thee which the l,nllby Mod ahall lliooat t!i eel III! name there e ijl0n ualt thou turn It Int., iiionee, en I bind up the mono lu tin baud, and alnlt go tub) Hid la.v which the Lunl thy Mod ahall i-lioo.e. All I thou ahall l.tow that liionv fur whatever lliyaout lu.bth after, fir okeii, or for ahcep, or fir Mine - -aul thou ahalt eat there bef re the !rd Ihy (bid, ami thou abill r Juice, thug an 1 thy hoiiwliol I au I Hit bevlle that la wllhlu lliy gain.) th hi all alt not foraako htiiu for he hat nn pert n ir lufatrltanee will, thn'." Deut. xlv.f!. Two tela of llthlngi were rojulred, thin. One wat paid Into the common com-mon triatury fur the maintenance of tho rellgiout services aud for the ur; Uie other was to bo spen t by the ople In social gatherings of a rillglous nature. And finally, devoted Jews were expected ex-pected lo glvu tiiedal donation, on various occoalona, nil voluuury. l'roie.rty of arlout kinds wot continually con-tinually consecrated to thu l,ord. II teso burdens might be consld-creel consld-creel jeuvy, but It la a fact that the Jews, at long ta they lolucleutloualy ki 1 1 these law i, prospered lu a n mark, able digrce. Tho country yielded dbuudantly. Cities surrouude.1 with luxuriant orchards and fields S rang up on every little hill. The enemy waa kept al bay. II Is alao n fact that poseity came at a result of deviation from thu law a of Clod. Well might thu last rohetof that dlia.nsatlon ay I ''Hcliini unto me, uu I I will return until vou, aaltli Iho Lord of henta. Ye aro cured with a cur.01 for je have robbed me, even thlt whole nation. lllliilOu all the llthea Into the aUiro-liuilae, aUiro-liuilae, that liters may bo meat In mv liomw, anl jirovo mo now horuwllh, aalllt Ibelirdofliota, in will not open you the In Iowa uf luiatt li au 1 lour Jul! out a blcmluif, thai thuru shall not bo room enough tore.,) lie II. And Iwlllrebnke the dti nurer lor j our ukeei an I he shall not doatmy tho trull nf your ground, tti Itlie r shall Ibe i Ine mat her fruit lxfurn Hie time In Iho Hold, aaltli the Ixird of hoata. Aul all nations ahall call ou bleaueil for i shall be a drllghtaouic land ' Mai. IL 7 13 To iiudrralaii Itho prlnelple Invohed In thlt law It Is necessary la reimmla.r that one, of the Aatles of Hie New Testament, 1'jul, Incidentally refers tu it as one of the Uoitrluea that lends to perfection, ltepeutauce, faith, bajk llama, laying on of hands, resuirectlon and Judgment, he refers to as the null mcnU or first piluclplet of Christianity. Christian-ity. And he sate, lot ut "leave three and go on unto perfection." In o doing he procrejt to consider Abraham Abra-ham 'e meeting with Melchtscdco, to whom Ihe patriarch "gave a lrnlhpa:t of all," thereby Indicating one of Ihe tle on the real way toward! perfection. perfec-tion. Helflshneiei Is acummon sin of human nature. Like til aim It mutt lw overcome over-come by repentance. Hut rra nlaucn muat lake a practical form and not bu confliiod to a mero inenUt process. Heiiro IhUwundcifut law of sacrifice. He who hat been so trained that hu Muds plena u re In 1st lug hla all iiill the nltar of the Iiord, acenllng lo Hla illrerltout, may Indeed lie said lo liavo reached n stale of perfection far In advance of that which can lie obUlned by him who never knew by actual experience ex-perience that "It It more blcneed to give than to receive." |
