Leviticus: Andrew Bonar (#7): Drink Offering--Leviticus 2/Peace Offering...

Was not quite expecting the "joy and power" of the Gospel to this effect in Leviticus. Was expecting more of the liturgical details about the offerings (and that is meeting expectations), but the "joy of the Gospel?" Why, of course, Mr. Veitch. It's the Gospel old boy. What a joy! What access to the eternal God! What peace of conscience! Romans 5.1-2: "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."

A simple point above, but a good one. The Gospel of Atonement and redemption in Leviticus.

Meanwhile, we're reading of the dead-beat "holy living crowd" (Taylor, Laud, Forbes, Cosin, Montagu and others) of the 17th century. They were a joyless and precisionist crowd, talking about rituals rather than the joys of an everlastingly abiding, eternally efficaceous redemption, accomplished and applied. It's amazing that Bishop Fitzimons Allison is not tougher on these precisionists focusing on their externalities. More could be said. God willing, more shall be said about these Arminian and rigidifying precisonists, e.g. William "My Way or the Highway" Laud.

Rev. Andrew Bonar is hitting all the key points. A wonderful commentary.