LOOKING UNTO JESUS OR CHRIST IN TYPE AND ANTITYPE. BY ...

As finally embodied in the temples of Solomon, Zerubbabel,
and Herod, its history has been followed to A.D. 70, when
it finally disappeared from the earth. No other object but
these does the Bible recognize as the sanctuary for the
long period from Moses to Christ. This was to the Jewish
people the outward symbol of the Lord's dwelling-place
among them. But simply having the Lord with them, shrined
in his sanctuary, was not enough. They still needed to know
how they might acceptably draw near to him. To this end a
ritual of sacrifices and offerings was ordained. For the
offerings, they used five kinds of animals: bullocks,
goats, sheep, turtle-doves, and pigeons; and the chief offerings
included sin-offerings, trespass-offerings, burnt
offerings, meat and drink-offerings, and peace-offerings.
The fact that sacrifices must have been of divine appointment
has already been referred to. This is evident because
the important rite appears as an established usage in the
family of Adam, without any account of its introduction;
and the idea of presenting an innocent victim to atone for
sin could neither have originated in the minds of men, nor
have been acceptable to God, and connected with his worship,
had it been a human invention. Previous to Moses's
time, the burnt offering seems to be the one that had been
generally used. No mention is found of any other kind, except
that of Cain's, which was rejected because it lacked
the element of blood, and therefore could not alone typify
the coming Redeemer. p. 86, Para. 2, [LOOKING].
But under the Jewish economy the sacrificial system was
enlarged and perfected. Especially was the sin-offering now
introduced, which became one of the most prominent and important
offerings of the whole service. Surrounding the
tabernacle was a court, one hundred by fifty cubits. Its
longer dimension was in the direction of east and west,
with its door of thirty cubits closed by curtains opening
to the east. In the western half of this court stood the
tabernacle already described. In the eastern half, a space
of fifty cubits square, stood the laver and great brazen
altar of sacrifice, near the door of the tabernacle. To
this point all the people had access. It was the nearest
object to them as they entered the court. Into the first
apartment of the sanctuary, only the priests could enter,
and into the holy of holies, only the high priest, and he
but once a year. But all could bring their offerings to the
brazen altar in the court. This was, therefore, emphatically,
the meeting place between God and the people. On it
were offered the whole burnt offerings, and all the parts