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What God has joined together sin has put asunder.God did not separate Himself from us when He made us.Pastor Bonar writes "communication between the thing made and its maker is involved in the very idea of creation." When the restoration of that which was breached in the fall takes place in the life of an individual,their heart begins to echo that of the Psalmist-'thy hands have made me and fashioned me:give me understanding,that I may learn thy commandments.'(Psalm 119:73).
The veil in the temple was a symbol or representation of the true veil which the writer of Hebrews informs us was the body of Jesus. I wonder if any of the old testament saints understood the significance of the veil(and the prophecies concerning the Messiah-the suffering servant).In the light of the New Testament these things have been made very clear to us.Bonar shows the contrast between the Old and the new with crystal clarity throughout this work.Here is one sterling insight "it was the cross of Christ that rent the veil;overthrew the cold statutes of symbolic service;consecrated the new and living way into the holiest...and substituted for lifeless performances the living worship of the living God."
The temple and the sacrificial system were the heart of the worship that the Israelites offered up to God.All of this was symbolic and Horatius Bonar brings out their meaning in bold relief.He gets to the essence of what the symbols and types should have caused men to think:"if the unreal be so attractive,what will the real be;if the shadow thus soothes and pleases what will not the Divine substance do,if the picture of the Messiah,thus sketched in these ceremonies,be so fair and goodly,how much fairer and goodlier will be the living Christ Himself." The Jews were outraged when when Christ spoke of the destruction of the temple but that was to make way for the better temple(the new temple being the body of believers,the living stones-the Church).The destruction Christ was speaking of was His body and that if destroyed it would be raised up in three days.The Jews thought he was speaking of the destruction of their temple(which would come in some of their lifetimes as well).The temple had become an idol for many of them(thus the outrage at the implication of its destruction).
All the sacrifices in the old temple system pointed to the last sacrifice(the crucifixion of Christ).This would be the last sacrifice that God would require,this sacrifice would open the new and living way to which God would now be approached and worshipped.The better way because it was not earthly but heavenly.The blood of the lambs that the Israelites offered up was not sufficient to cleanse their sins but the blood of the lamb of God was the indication that there was pardon and forgiveness available for even the greatest of sinners.For the blood of God's son could atone for all of their sins(even for the chief of sinners).
Pastor Bonar commenting on Hebrews 10:19 'Having therefore,brethren,boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus' writes "God's full provision in Christ for us as sinners is continually brought before us;and we are invited to avail ourselves of it." It is because the blood of God's son has been shed that we can boldly approach the living God and draw near to Him,with full assurance that our sins have been covered and God welcomes us.
One reviewer commented that it took him some time to get through this book because there was much meat to be digested little by little.That comment is filled with wisdom.Here is a spiritual feast that can nourish the soul of a hungry pilgrim.Sit down and enjoy the feast that the Lord's servant has prepared for those who hunger and thrist for Biblical light and truth.
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