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

The ritual was an appropriate expression in outward signs
of the emotions of the heart in view of its sins and sorrows,
and of the goodness and mercy of the Lord. It was a
help to the understanding of promises to come, and to faith
in their fulfilment. In believing hearts it nursed the expectation
of the Messiah, and set forth the great doctrine
of atonement through the daily sacrifice -- a type of the
Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." p. 100,
Para. 3, [LOOKING].
The tabernacle was erected of materials which were the
gifts of the people. Every one was to give something who
could do it with a willing mind. The lesson taught in this
is that God can accept no gifts which are not presented in
this spirit. And the alacrity with which they complied with
this call for material for the sanctuary, is the first incident
calculated to awaken surprise. Their abounding liberality
is equally noteworthy. So bountiful were their offerings
that it was impossible to use them all, and it was
found necessary to restrain the people from giving further.
Was there ever a parallel of this incident in any other enterprise?
In this the people gave abundant evidence of
thorough repentance, and a complete recovery from the apostasy
into which they so lately had fallen. The materials
contributed to the sanctuary were gold, silver, and brass,
brought with them from Egypt; of textile fabrics, -- blue,
purple, scarlet, and fine (white) linen, -- for the production
of which Egypt was celebrated; fabrics of goats' hair
and rams' skins, from their own flocks; badgers' skins, to
be had in abundance in the vicinity of the Red Sea; the
wild acacia trees grew freely in the desert itself; oils
and incense were prepared from material at hand; spices,
jewels, and precious stones, were in the possession of the
heads of families and tribes. p. 101, Para. 1, [LOOKING].
Two persons, Bezaleel and Aholiab, were called by the Lord
and endowed with the Spirit of God in all wisdom and understanding,
to execute all manner of skilful and marvelous
work necessary for the tabernacle. The evident lesson of
this is that God often has a special work to be done, and
calls and qualifies those who he sees are adapted to its
accomplishment. p. 101, Para. 2, [LOOKING].
Moses was the ablest man for leader, Aaron the best
adapted to the high-priesthood; but neither of them were to
be compared with Bezaleel and Aholiab for the performance
of the cunning work to be wrought for the tabernacle. Of