The Blood Part 28

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28. The blood of Jesus Christ is victory over the enemy. As it is written, " They [the martyrs who knew his power more than all else] overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." (Rev. 12:1111And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11).)
Having now just traced out in part (and we know hut in part, so can we but prophesy in part), some of the testimony about the blood of Jesus, as God estimates it in its uses and purposes, I close. Whilst writing, so many fresh views of the blood have opened upon me, that I feel almost discouraged to present that which I have here written. But if I forbear, and retrace the thing again and again, I am aware it would still but be in part; blessed be God's name for the unsearchable fullness of His truth! If there be any sweetness in the truth in these pages (and to me there is very, very much), 0 that the saints would learn from it the sweetness of the word of the Lord, as contrasted with the thoughts of man's teaching: for all that has been attempted here has been whilst tracing out the testimony, just ever and anon to repeat, in other words, what, the scriptures say: and occasionally to bring other scriptures to bear upon points, supposed to be less understood by the saints generally.
I add some references from the Old Testament, of places in which the blood seems to me, in the
Spirit's mind, to have looked forward to the blood of Jesus in some way or other.
Gen. 49: 11.
Ex. 12: 7, 13, 22, 23. The passover. Judgment past because faith.
Ex. 22:2323If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; (Exodus 22:23). N.B. As a mark of righteousness under the law, a night breaker-in might be killed; not a day breaker-in.
Ex. 29: 12, 16. The Altar; 20, 21. The priests; Lev. 8:15, 19, 23, 24, 30; 9:9, 12, 1815And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it. (Leviticus 8:15)
19And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. (Leviticus 8:19)
23And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 24And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. (Leviticus 8:23‑24)
30And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. (Leviticus 8:30)
9And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: (Leviticus 9:9)
12And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. (Leviticus 9:12)
18He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, (Leviticus 9:18).
Lev. 4: 5-7. Sins through ignorance; and verses 16-18, 25; xxx. 34.
Lev. 5: 9. Defilements.
Lev. 7: 2, 14. Trespass offering.
Lev. 12: 4, 5, 7. Purification after child-birth.
Lev. 6, 14, 17, 25, 28, 51, 52. Purification of leper.
Num. 35:19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 3319The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. (Numbers 35:19)
21Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. (Numbers 35:21)
24Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: 25And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. (Numbers 35:24‑25)
27And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: (Numbers 35:27)
33So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. (Numbers 35:33). The avenger of blood and city of refuge. Compare Deut. 19:6, 10, 12, 136Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. (Deuteronomy 19:6)
10That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee. (Deuteronomy 19:10)
12Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. (Deuteronomy 19:12‑13); Josh. 20:3, 5, 93That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. (Joshua 20:3)
5And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. (Joshua 20:5)
9These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. (Joshua 20:9).