Since the promise was not performed to Sarah, and no offspring had been born to Abraham, Sarah suggests that Abraham should take to himself a concubinary wife, Hagar. See how the Apostle Paul used several of them. Beyond a doubt, the historical parts of Scriptures are intended to be instructive allegories, setting forth heavenly mysteries. But the apostle paused, for he felt that this allegory of Melchizedec was too strong meat for those who were not fullgrowu men. The apostle was about to show that Melchizedec was a type of Jesus, who, as a priest, is without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days nor end of years, but is a priest for ever according to the power of an endless life. You will mark that the apostle was about to allegorize upon Melchizedec He had intended to set forth that that venerable and priestly king was, so far as scriptural information goes, without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of years nor end of life, and that he was superior to Levi seeing that Levi’s progenitor paid tithes to him and received his blessing.
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Let us, first of all, BRING FORTH SOME OF THIS STRONG MEAT AND SET IT UPON THE TABLE BEFORE YOU.Ī careful examination of the context will inform you that one form of strong meat which is only fit for full grown Christians is the allegorical exposition of Scriptural history. Our text talks of strong and solid meat, and it describes the persons who are to feed thereon, while the context gives a mild rebuke to those who, by reason of indolence and sloth, have not attained to years of discernment, and cannot therefore feed on substantial diet.
Now it were unfitting to give the milk to the man of full age, and equally improper to present the strong meat to those who are but infants our Lord has, therefore, been pleased to dictate directions as to the persons for whom the various provisions of his table are intended. He openeth his hand, and supplieth the want of every living thing, and this is true, not only of the temporals which he gives to man and beast alike, but also of the spirituals which he dispenses liberally to all the new creatures in Christ Jesus. For the young men and for the hoary sires there is as plentiful and as fitting a provision as for the infants. But we bless his name that they are not all babes in the house some are young men, who are strong, and have overcome the wicked one, and there are a few fathers who have known him, that is from the beginning. He hath many babes, and for these he hath abundance of nourishing food. The sighing of repentance, and the crying of simple faith are always in our heavenly Father’s ears, giving him delight. Perhaps there is never a moment in the year in which there is not a new birth unto God by the Holy Spirit. Now in our Father’s great house his family is always so large that you will always find believers in all stages of growth. There will be milk provided for the babes, and the larder will not be without solid meat for the fullgrown men. In such a mansion, if a careful Martha be in charge, provision will be made for all the different ages. We shall see the infant, in its cradle children laughing in their play, young men working with vigour, and the old man resting in peace. IN most large houses we shall find humanity in all its stages. “But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”- Hebrews 5:14.
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