from father or mother, or that he ever left it to a successor. In this respect, he was a striking type of the Messiah, who was to be a priest forever. See the apostle's argument throughout Hebrews 7.

3. Isaac, the third type mentioned in Genesis, resembles Christ, chiefly, in that he was appointed to be a sacrifice. He was the seed of Abraham, and so was Christ. Referring to Isaac as a type of the Saviour, Paul says, Hebrews 11: 18, 19, "Of whom it was said, that in Isaac shall thy sced be called. Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.”

II. We notice the types of the book of Exodus.

1. Aaron was an eminent type of the Messiah. He was so, as priest, and particularly as the first of the order of Levitical priesthood. The name MESSIAH in Hebrew, and CHRIST in Greek, signifies the ANOINTED, and anointing was a ceremony performed upon Aaron, and upon all other priests, when inducted into the priestly office. Paul notices Christ, as "a great High priest that passed into the heavens," who can be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, "tempted in all points like as we are," and "who took not this honor unto himself," but was "called of God, as was Aaron." See Hebrews 4: 14, 15, and

5: 1-4.

2. The Paschal Lamb was also an eminent type of Christ. In the book of Revelation, the epithet Lamb is applied to Christ no less than twenty-five times. In many particulars, which our limits will not allow us to mention, this Lamb beautifully prefigured Christ. The Lamb was without blemish; slain by violence; slain on the very

month, day and hour, when Christ died; a personal use was made of his blood, to secure the people from the destroying angel; a personal use was made of his flesh; it was to be eaten with the loins girt, their staves in their hands, their shoes on their feet, and eaten in haste; and on that very night the Israelites took their departure from Egypt to Canaan. These resemblances are too natural to require comment. In allusion to this type, Isaiah speaks of the Saviour, "as a Lamb led to the slaughter." (Isaiah 53:7.) John recognizes him as the "Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world," whereas Paul directly establishes the connection between the type and the antitype, when he says, "For even Christ our 'passover is sacrificed for us.' See 1st Cor. 5: 7.

3. The manna is the next type that claims our attention.

In allusion to this manna upon which the Israelites fed in the wilderness, our Saviour appears to have called himself the bread of life that cometh down from heaven. Speaking of himself, he says, "This is that bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead; he that eateth of this bread shall live forever." (John 6: 58.) Paul also establishes the connection between the type and the antitype, when he speaks of the Jewish fathers all eating the same spiritual meat. See the whole argument in 1st Cor. 10th chapter.

4. The smitten rock in Horeb is the next type of the Saviour. Numerous are the passages, both in the Old and New Testaments, where the salvation of Christ, is compared to water. But Paul directly establishes the connection in 1st Cor. 10:4," And did all drink of that same spiritual

drink, for they, drank of that spiritual rock that followed them; and that rock was Christ." That is, the rock was typical of Christ.

5. The Tabernacle and the ark were also typical of gospel times. Compare Exodus 25 and 37 with Hebrews 9. 6. The mercy seat prefigured the Saviour's shrine of mercy. Compare Exodus 37: 6, with Romans 3: 25"propitiation," mercy seat-and Hebrews 4: 16.

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The Jubilee, which took place every fiftieth year, when all servants were free, and when each man returned to his inheritance, typified the deliverence of sinners from the bondage of sin through Jesus Christ. Compare Exodus 23, Leviticus 25, with Isaiah 61: 1-3, and Luke 4: 19.

8. The Cities of Refuge, are first mentioned in this book. These were appointed for the man slayer, to which he might flee, and there await an impartial trial. They are alluded to in the New Testament, as typical of the security we find by taking refuge in Jesus Christ. Compare Exodus 21, Numbers 35: 9-28. Joshua 20, with Hebrews 6: 18.

III. Let us now notice the types of Leviticus.

These were chiefly the sacrifices and offerings, enjoined by the Jewish law; the institution of the priesthood, purifications, and sacred festivals.

Horne gives five offerings under the Levitical law. 1. The burnt offerings which prefigured the full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice of Christ to put away sin; and who, by his own offering, "hath perfected forever them that are sanctified." Compare Leviticus 1, with Hebrews 9: 28, 10 14 and John 1: 7.

2. Meat offerings. See Leviticus 2d chapter.

3. Peace offerings, which represented both Christ's oblation of himself, whereby he became our peace and salvation, and also an oblation of praise, thanksgiving and prayer to God. Compare Leviticus 3, with Ephesians 2: 14–16, Acts 13:47, Hebrews 5: 9; 9:28.

4. The offering for the sin of ignorance, which being consumed without the camp, signified Christ's suffering without the gate, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood. Compare Leviticus 4, with Hebrews 13: 11-13.

5. Trespass offerings were for sins knowingly committed, on which sacrifice the guilt was considered as being transferred to the animal offered up to Jehovah, and the person offering it, as redeemed from the penalty of sin. Thus, Jesus Christ is said to have made his soul an offering for sin.. Compare Leviticus 6 and 7 chapters, with Isaiah 53: 10, and 2d Corinthians 5: 21.

The laws respecting the consecration of the priesthood, Aaron and his sons, is particularly related in Leviticus 8– 10. We have already alluded to the priestly office in connection with the name of Aaron. This is a very important link in binding together the two Testaments.

Those laws concerning purification that abound in Leviticus, typify the moral cleansing from sin, received through Jesus Christ.

1. Of these, we may mention those laws concerning the leper, and the great day of atonement. Compare Ch 13 and 16, with Hebrews 9: 7-12. 24-27.

These ceremonies were intended to show the exceeding

sinfulness of sin, and to point to the great atonement to be made by the Messiah.

2. The scape goat, over the head of which the sins of the people were confessed, and then sent away into "a land not inhabited," evidently prefigures the Messiah. Many are the slight and incidental allusions in the Scriptures which establish this position beyond all rational doubt.

Compare the account given in Leviticus 16: 21, with Isaiah 53: 11, 12, John 1: 29, Hebrews 9: 28, 1st Peter 2:24.

The twenty-third chapter of Leviticus treats of the seven great Jewish festivals-the Sabbath, passover, feast of firstfruits, feast of pentecost, feast of trumpets, great day of atonement, and feast of tabernacles. These festivals, not only afforded the Jews an opportunity for congregating and for worship, but they prefigured some circumstances connected with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Frequent allusion is made to their spiritual import in the New Testament, particularly in the book of Hebrews.

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order.

The types of the book of Numbers come next in

The brazen serpent was an object made by order of Moses, for those Israelites to look upon, who had been bitten by the fiery serpents, and all who looked were healed. That this image prefigured the Messiah, will be seen by comparing Numbers 21 with John 3: 14.

This appears to be the principal original type introduced

in this book.

V. The types of the book of Deuteronomy are the last that claims our attention.