WE now have come to the second ram which was to be offered. This one had the character of the peace, or communion offering, so we shall find a number of things quite different from the two previous offerings. The mark of identification, by putting their hands upon the head of the sacrifice, was the same as in the burnt offering; they by that act became identified with it, but what marks this offering is consecration, and brings before us a type of the Lord Jesus consecrated to God, even unto death.
The blood of this ram of consecration was put upon the right ear of the priests, on the thumb of their right hand, and the great toe of their right foot.
“What can all this mean?” you say. If you just bear in mind that it is “a ram of consecration” (verse 22), it will help in understanding it as a type of Christ, as the One who was consecrated to God, even unto death. His ear was consecrated to God, so that He could say, “Thy law is within My heart.” He listened to God’s Word, and treasured it in His heart. Even when in the garden of Gethsemane, when the cross of Calvary was before Him, and what it would be to be made sin for us, He said, “Not as I will, but as Thou wilt.” Matt. 26:3939And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. (Matthew 26:39). The lesson for us in all this is, that if we have Christ as our Saviour, we must have His measure of consecration applied to us.
First, He wants our ears to be listening to what He has to say to us in His Word.
Second. He wants our hands to be consecrated to His service, and not to be doing the things that please ourselves.
Third, He wants our feet to walk in His ways. We may also put it this way,
First, what would He have me read?
Second, what would He have me do?
Third, where would He have me go?
ML 08/20/1922