translated "sin" 165 times in the Old Testament. Hence, looking beyond Judah to the

anti-type, we see that if Christ our Surety failed in His work, He must be still bearing

sin--a dreadful thought--but, blessed be God, this is effectually disposed of by the

resurrection, for "He was delivered because of our offences, and raised again because of

our justifying" (Rom. 4: 25).  "Sin hath no more dominion over Him."  The

substitutionary character of the work of the surety is further emphasized in Gen. 44: 33,

"Let thy servant abide instead of the lad." Precious word "instead." "That One who

knew no sin was made sin (and a sin offering) for us (or on our behalf), with the object

that we might become righteousness of God in Him" (II Cor. 5: 21), Christ dying in my

stead, and raised from the dead, is pledge of

Gen. 44: 34 gives a word which enables us to see that the step downward from

heaven's glory to earth's shame taken by the Lord Jesus when He made our cause His

own, is to be followed by a step upward from earth's shame to heaven's glory with Him.

He who identified Himself with our sorrows has identified us with His joys. Oh, the

wonder of it all! Truly "by grace ye are saved"; truly (as one has put it) "the saved are in

for favour." Listen to Judah, but think of Christ, as he says, "How shall I ascend up to my

father, and the lad be not with me?" How can Christ who suffered, died, and rose again,

ever be satisfied until those for whom He became surety are safely by His side in the

Father's home?

"With me."--When we contemplate our ruin, our fall, our sin, our doom; what grace,

what love, that He, the spotless peerless Son of God should come down and identify

Himself "with me!" When we contemplate His glory, His fulness, His holiness, the

wonders of the heavenly home, the light of His glorious throne, the nearness to the

Father, what transcendent grace and unspeakable mercy do we find in the scripture which

tells us that, sinful by nature as we are, we shall one day reach the fruition of redemption

by finding ourselves placed securely for all eternity "with Him."

Let it be repeated and emphasized unremittingly that all is of grace, that He hath

"saved us and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to

His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the age-times"

(II Tim. 1: 9).  There are some who are so spiritual (?) that the doctrine of the atoning

blood is repulsive to them. We can but pity them. In the sight of God that blood is

"precious." On the pages of Scripture we discover that through that precious blood we

have peace; we are justified; we are saved from wrath. We know Him, our great Surety,

not only as the One who died, but as the One who was raised from the dead to die no

more. Still for us He lives; still for us He intercedes; soon for us He is coming. Soon we

shall be with Him.

May those who read these words be led fully to realize the blessedness of the truth

contained in the type before us, and unflinchingly and unfalteringly hold fast the truth of

Christ our Surety.