The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1966

• ree 1eces o By Rev. John Reno I d . or,•: I h1, 1, 1n 111(,•rt• fing sttul). IC ,1uhl h,· tt, Clu r,· ut,•r , .ut, .1nf 1g,· it lu.• \\ oulcl r,•nd fh,· ,,·ria•t11r,· p.,,, U't.'' rc:t,•r,,•d to hJ tlu.• ,uctu,r. I h,• "rit,·r ot 1111, .,rtic. 1,, i, R,·,. Johu R, no. , ho t,,r 1n:u1J .\ l'nr, ,,•r, ,·d n, n ,,a,(or an Oth; ot our (., . \ .R . IJ . t.•hur,·h,·, lf,• taught :11 t: dar, ill,• < o11t.•a.:.,• in if t•:1r1t,•r eta,,. ,\t pr,·,,•nt. ht.• rc.•ut.·h,•, nu1fht>n1atac, und ,,·1,•n<.·c.· in th,• J:nu,•,to,, n. (lhio Hich ,,·hool I· a,·h ,unun,•r ht• ,, ""'nf t,u,, n11ni,t,•rinJ.! n( llihll' ( "ont,•rtn,-t•,. I ht.' lord h·,, u,,•d h1111 Jlurtiru– larl) in r,•ach1nc Hich ~<'hool ) ou1u? pl'Olllt• tur hri,t. 1"' hat , )li }1"1~ l:h .. lngcll tht: 1 ric~l- ._ h" t'd (',Jnnt,t l1e ,lrgt1ed. (1l)li tatcc.i th~ f .. 1 I 1n Hchrc\\ 7:12. There i~ t:\ 11..it.:n c tl1c11 ..a change al o of the '- I ,l\\ ·· l ct t1, n ,, fl)llo\\ a 11attern \\ her h) •l)tl 111ntie lhi" change C\ i– lient Lt1 the people t)f lsrtle l. The Priest' s Garment The fir t cloth to n tice i. n1 n– t1oned in L ,itictt 10:6. The word , are to the High Prie.. t "neither rend ) our cloth ." Thi in it elf could be in ignificant but in the light of od· ord it i a terrible aying. The cene i \i\- ith four men pre ent. :\1o e i peaking at God' con1mand. T\.\. men have ju t died and been carried ot1t ide the camp. They were carele in regard to thing of the Lord. Aaron. the brother of Mo e . ' 1 the High Prie t by God s choice. He tand near to hear of that which ma)' take hi life or the life of one of hi on . Two on of Aaron tand to hear the awful me age which in– clude the word , ··1e. t ye die.' ' The e word are enough to cau e any man to give attention. Any man of good heart would li ten carefully and with feeling to the following \.\ ord which have a bearing upon the people. Hear then God's Word as to the people of I rael if the High Prie t hould rend his clothe "and le t wrath come upon all the people." ~Ihere are a lot of le ons to learn here. I cannot stay to ee the effect upon a people by a carele leader. There is the fact that a new and fear– ful relationship will be upon God's Cho en People if the High Priest keep not his proper and planned place before God. Go ahead and draw conclu ions and Jes ons but don t forget that God saw thi cene and that of the time "'hen Hi on would become the High Prie t of a new order. Before going aY. 1 ay from this cene notice that one man has delivered God' \Vord. There are three other men who may be affected by the me~- SEPTEMBER 1966, PAGE 8 ~ag' l.'\l'll tc, 111l' !}(lint <'l <.lc:1111. 1\n<.I thl'll' 1, il J)Cll f)IL' \\h() ll1i.l\ C<l llll' 1111- <.ltt tht• \\filth <ll (r<ltl ,r a ce rtain ,..,,cCl' <.)( c l<.llh '" rc r1t . t)lice 1()(1\; \\ l)t<.f ' ' 1entl". l<.11 it \\di ('le t1\ccl agai r1 111 (1<.)tl', \r\ 1 t)rcl t<) kcefJ in <)t1r n 11 nc.J " t h c grca l t ur n I ng ,., c.) 1 n t i n h 1, _ l<.)f \ \\here ot1r rclien111tio11 appc,1rccJ Ill the !)Cr\<.)Jl ()r an<.)lher Man \\,h() I\ \ C r O IC l ) () 'r 111Ca n O f (h C j r g j 11 B1rtl1 . Before tttrning le) the C\V c. ta- 111cnt let ti s get a not her look at the cloth ft)r it h~l~ a l)caring on the cloth n1enti ned in the ew Te t,11nent. In [ . odt1 28: 3 J -32 we . ee the purpo e I the robe of the ephod being n1ade by' definite order. The la t word of ve r e 32 read. "that it be not rent. ' "' tin1es now God ha declared that it was not to be rent. In Leviticus it \va told the re ult if it were rent. I am f tt]ly av\ are that there are other thing n1entioned there. But we can not deal with the fire or the head or other things in thi limited time, title, and place. either can we deal with the application that wot11d be beneficial to us as i ndividua1 . Let the Holy pirit talk to you and apply His le on to your life . Now hall we notice the New Te tan1ent a bit. None of the inci– dent are new to you. Always as yot1 read God Word tuck away fact and portion of the Word. They may enrich you or help you later. Turn now to see the rent cloth in Matthew 26: 65. "Then the High Prie t rent hi clothe ." My memory does not recall another uch case. Here we find the Cho en People coming into a new relationship with God and it was not good for them. The wrath of God is never p]ea ant. ever until recently had I een th i . The event was not new but the result wa new. Thi people require a sign and it is given. Here ends the tory of the first of three pieces of cloth. It is torn by man. Why he did it I don t know. urel y he knew of the consequences. 1 t i now torn never to be mended a nd o end the time of the Levitical prie thood. It i recorded in the Go pel record e pecia) ly to a people ""ho \Vere cho en of God. The Rent Veil Con1e now to the second piece of cloth. rt i in the ten1ple. Find men- Rev. John Reno tion of it in Matthew 27:51 "The veil or the temple wac;; rent in twain fron1 the top to the bottom." The word rent i u~ed again. Where the first c loth wa. lorn by man, the c;;ec– ond wa torn by God. Now man can ee that God no more dwells beyond thi vei l. What they may have ex– pected to ee is beyond our know– ing. Where they h ave thought to ee a dead man in the Holy of Holies he was not there. There wa a Man on a cro . He had ju t yielded up Hi life. What a precious person thi . We al o need to see the Son of God who became man to die. Be sure yot1 h ave een your identity with Him 1n His death. Make doubly certain that you h ave accepted Him and what He ha done for you . They may h ave expected to see the glory of the Lord. It was not beyond thi veil. No more blood sacrifices would pa thi way. The quiet tread of a High Priest in the old path would be u eles after this time. J esu Chri t wa the new High Priest and a Hebrew make clear, He was of a new order. ever more would there be a death to atone for sin. All future sacrifices for sin would be usele s. Thi is a once affair in which God deal in completene s and finality. The econd piece of cloth has been rent and we are ready to ee the third piece of cloth. The Saviour's Robe In John 19:23-24 we see the part– ing of the garment of our Lord. There wa a problem. ' ' ow the coat wa without earn, woven from the top throughout. ' The solution wa , ' Let u not rend it, but ca t lots for it." Do you notice the word rend? Here it i aga in. You no doubt ee the word "that the scripture might he fulfilled." Of cour e thi is refer- (Continued on page 15) THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST