Ten Bases and Ten Lavers

Ten bases of brass, with wheels, were made upon which ten lavers rested. Remarkably, more is said about the bases than about the lavers. This would scarcely be man’s method of writing; but the Holy Spirit’s ways are always divinely wise whether we understand them or not. The bases and lavers are described at some length in 1 Kings 7:17-39; but their use is told us in 2 Chronicles 4:6. “Such things as they offered for the burnt-offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.” Every sacrifice that was brought to the altar spoke to God of Christ. This being so, they must be absolutely clean. When Noah came out of the ark, he “builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings upon the altar” (Gen. 8:20). This action showed that he had been taught of God. When the leper was to be cleansed, a very lowly offering was prescribed― two sparrows; but it was stipulated that they should be clean (Lev. 14:4). Thus would God teach us pictorially lessons concerning His Holy One:
“He did no sin” (1 Peter 2:22).
“He knew no sin” (2 Cor. 5:21).
“In Him is no sin” (1 John 3:5),
Well may we sing: ―
“Thy life was pure without a spot,
And all Thy nature clean.”

His spotlessness was necessary for His sacrifice. Prove one flaw in the Christ of God, and the blood of His cross loses its value, and nothing can save us from the damnation of Hell.
“Which of you convinceth Me of sin?” was His challenge soon after His pointed words to the accusers of an adulterous woman, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her” (John 8:7-46). Men felt constrained to say of Him, “He hath done all things well” (Mark 7:37); and the Father said immeasurably more when twice He opened the heavens, and testified, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matt. 3:17; 17:5).