March 7

11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.

12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers mounted with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.

14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for a heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offerings.

15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-

offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.

16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice; and on the no crow also the remainder of it shall be eaten.

17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.

18 And if any man of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

There were three kinds of Peace-offerings. 1. Thanksgiving-offering. Offered in gratitude for mercies received. 2. Vow offering. Presented in connection with a vow conditioned upon receiving some special divine favor. 3. Voluntary-offering. A sacrifice without special occasion, but offered as the tribute of a devout heart rejoicing in its relations of peace with God. The mode and conditions of sacrificing the Peace-offerings are laid down in chapter iii.

In the Peace-offering, the leading thought is the communion of the worshipper. It was not here as in the burnt-offering, Christ enjoyed exclusively by God, but the worshipper feasting upon Christ in communion with God. The offering was shared between the altar, the priest, and the offerer. "That is, the picture presented to us here is of the believer coming to God to be filled with Christ, to have his thoughts occupied with Christ, and his mouth filled with His praises. Many souls have access to God who do not have communion. They come full of themselves, and their own needs, and all they have to say is about their feelings, or their sins, or their trials. It is all self, self, self. But communion means to dwell upon and delight in that which God dwells upon and delights in. And this can never be anything in or about ourselves, but always and only things pertaining to His well-beloved Son. Only the clean could partake of this offering, Lev. vii. 20, 21; and only the Christian whose heart is purified by faith can enter into this blessed communion. 'If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another; and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin.' 1 John i. 7. This is, I believe, the New Testament statement of the truth typified in the Peace-offering."

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Closet Promise.—If a man love Me, he will keep My words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him.—John xiv. 23.

"He has come! He has come! My Redeemer has come! He has taken my heart as His own chosen home. At last! Save given the welcome He sought. He has come, and His coming all gladness has brought.

"He has come to abide, and holy must be The place where my Lord deigns to banquet with me; And this is my prayer: Lord, since Thou art come, Make meet for Thy presence my heart as Thy home!"