7. What did a priest have to bring to the services of God? Hebrews 7:26-27. Consider the wonder of 2 Corinthians 5:21.
NOTE: ‘The great plan of redemption, which was dependent on the death of Christ, had been thus far carried out. And there was joy in heaven that the sons of Adam could, through a life of obedience, be finally exalted to the throne of God. Oh, what love! What amazing love! that brought the Son of God to earth to be made sin for us, that we might be reconciled to God, and elevated to a life with Him in His mansions in glory. Oh, what is man, that such a price should be paid for his redemption!’ Testimony Treasures, volume 1, page 230.
8. At times thousands of sacrifices were offered, but was this what God wanted or intended? Psalm 51:16-17. Compare Hebrews 10:6.
NOTE: ‘In Judah and Israel many were inquiring: “Shall I come before the Lord ... with burnt offerings? ... Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil?” The answer is plain: “He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah 6:6-8.’ From Splendour to Shadow, page 172.
‘Although the early education of Paul had … led him to bitterly oppose the work of God, yet the revelation of Christ to him while on his way to Damascus had changed the whole
current of his life. His character and works had now become a remarkable illustration of those of his divine Lord. His teaching led the mind to a more active spiritual life, that carried the believer above mere ceremonies. “For Thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it. Thou delightest not in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.” Sketches from the Life of Paul, page 105.