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Leviticus 27:14-3
As we remarked last week, it is well to notice that God has dlared His full. and complete satisfaion in the work His beloved Son has accomplished. The Lord Jesus, the One and the only One who could pay for Israel’s broken vow—the broken law—has paid the debt in full, and He is now seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Heb. 1:33Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Hebrews 1:3).) If there should he one reading these lines who is unsaved, or in doubt, we would point you now to that finished work of Calvary. Not only did the Lord Jesus bear the sins of those of faith in Israel, but the message is now sent out to “whosoever will.” God would have you turn from yourself, your own thoughts; and your own self—righteous rags (Isaiah 64:66But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isaiah 64:6)), and see the value He has put upon the precious blood of Christ. He has said in His unchangeable Word that, “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin:” 1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7). Oh, what peace and joy fill the soul when we can truthfully sing the words of the little hymn,
“God is satisfied with Jesus,
I am satisfied as well.”
It then follows in our chapter about redeeming the land when it had been sold, and this too the Lord Jesus has done, for He bought the field, which is the world (Matt. 13:3838The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; (Matthew 13:38)), and now with a double right, as both Creator and Redeemer, He will bring Israel back into their land in peace and blessing. And He has added the fifth part in tins too, for the future glory of Israel during the millennium will be “greater than of the former” (Haggai 2:7-97And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. 8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts. 9The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts. (Haggai 2:7‑9)). We notice here in our chapter that when this remption took place, the priest was not to search whether the thing to be reemed was good or had, nor was he to allow any change to be made in the matter. How beautifully this tells is of the Lord Jesus who did not look for any goodness in us (for we were all bad), and who would not alter or change, but setting “His face as a flint” He went on in obedient love and dotedness to the cross to pay our great debt. Yes, He paid it all, blessed be His Name, for all blessing must rest upon God’s unchanging faithfulness and not on Israel’s goodness, for there could not be any blessing to them, or to any creature of Adam’s race, on that ground.
This brings us to the end of our meditations on this most interesting book of Leviticus, and surely we cart say it is a record of the faithful grace of God to Israel through the sacrifices and priesthood. We have seen how the people were maintained before God according to the holiness of His own nature through these sacrifices which all pointed on in such a beautiful and perfect way to the work of Christ. He is now our Great High Priest, and by His one perfect Sacrifice our sins have been forever put away. Now He is interceding for us above, supplying the grace to help in every time of need, to all who come to Him for it. There is never a time when we cannot come to Him and find this much-needed help in all the difficulties of the way. Then too, He is our Advocate when we have sinned as believers, and we should come at once and confess our sin to Him. We do not ask for forgiveness, for the debt was paid at Calvary, but the moment we confess, then “He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:99If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9). Oh, what wonderful prision has been made for us, first as needy sinners, now as needy saints, all through Christ our true Sacrifice and Priest.
ML 06/10/1951