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Vail, the Sacred.

From: The New Topical Textbook

By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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Moses commanded to make. Ex. 26:31³¹And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: (Exodus 26:31).

Made by Bezaleel for the tabernacle. Ex. 36:35³⁵And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work. (Exodus 36:35).

Suspended from four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold. Ex. 26:32³²And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. (Exodus 26:32).

Hung between the holy and most holy place. Ex. 26:33³³And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. (Exodus 26:33). Heb. 9:3³And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; (Hebrews 9:3).

Designed to conceal the ark, mercy-seat, and the symbol of the divine presence. Ex. 40:3³And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. (Exodus 40:3).

THE HIGH PRIEST

Alone allowed to enter within. Heb. 9:6, 7⁶Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. ⁷But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: (Hebrews 9:6‑7).

Allowed to enter but once a year. Lev. 16:2²And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. (Leviticus 16:2). Heb. 9:7⁷But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: (Hebrews 9:7).

Could not enter without blood. Lev. 16:3³Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. (Leviticus 16:3), with Heb. 9:7⁷But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: (Hebrews 9:7).

Made by Solomon for the temple. 2 Chr. 3:14¹⁴And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon. (2 Chronicles 3:14).

Was rent at the death of our Lord. Matt. 27:51⁵¹And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; (Matthew 27:51). Mar. 15:38. Luke 23:45⁴⁵And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. (Luke 23:45).

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of the obscurity of the Mosaic dispensation. Heb. 9:8⁸The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: (Hebrews 9:8).

Of the flesh of Christ which concealed His divinity. Heb. 10:20²⁰By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; (Hebrews 10:20). See Isa. 53:2²For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Isaiah 53:2).

(Rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints. Heb. 10:19, 20¹⁹Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; (Hebrews 10:19‑20), with Heb. 9:24²⁴For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: (Hebrews 9:24).

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