9. As regards the facts of the Old Testament, of the holy places and vessels, they are these. When the tabernacle was set up, all was anointed. The altar of burnt-offering was daily sprinkled with blood, when Aaron and his sons were consecrated; see chapter 29: 36. Blood was put upon the mercy-seat the day of atonement, but this was not to cleanse it, but it was also put on the altar of incense. But an atonement was made—a ka-phar—for the Holy Place by the former, and for the altar of incense, i.e., the places of approach, by the latter—there is nothing said of candlestick or shewbread—it is the place of priests (saints) approaching. The place without, and altar, was for sinners to come to God by—there God must act in His ways to bring them to Himself; that was another thing.
15. Note in this sanctifying no blood is used as to any, or anything—it is the sanctifying in itself.
35. Yet he was in the cloud on the top of Sinai. How the relationship with God is of His own grace and way!