Again, what were the two lambs for the Sabbath? a sin-offering, or a burnt-offering? “This is _the burnt-offering_ of every Sabbath.” It was to be double, because the Sabbath was a type of the rest that remaineth for God’s people, when there will be a twofold appreciation of Christ. But the character of the offering is as plain as possible,—it was Christ to Godward. This is the special point in the burnt-offering. The sin-offering is Christ to usward. In this, it is a question of the hatefulness of sin; in that, it is a question of the preciousness and excellency of Christ. So also at the beginnings of their months (ver. 11), in the feast of the passover and unleavened bread (ver. 16-25), in the feast of first-fruits (ver. 26-31), in the feast of trumpets (chap. xxix. 1-6), in the feast of tabernacles (ver. 7-38). In a word, throughout the entire range of feasts, the leading idea is, Christ as a sweet savor. The sin-offering is never lacking; but the sweet-savor offerings get _the_ prominent place, as is evident to the most cursory reader. We do not think it possible for any one to read this remarkable portion of Scripture and not observe the contrast between the place of the sin-offering and that of the burnt-offering. The former is only spoken of as “_one_ kid of the goats,” whereas the latter comes before us in the form of “fourteen lambs,” “thirteen bullocks,” and such like. Such is the large place which the sweet-savor offerings get in this scripture. But why dwell upon this? why insist upon it? Simply to show to the Christian reader the true character of the worship God looks for, and in which He delights. God delights in Christ, and it should be our constant aim to present to God that in which He delights. Christ should ever be the material of our worship; and He will be, in proportion as we are led by the Spirit of God. How often, alas! it is otherwise with us, the heart can tell. Both in the assembly and in the closet, how often is the tone low, and the spirit dull and heavy. We are occupied with self instead of with Christ; and the Holy Ghost, instead of being able to do His own proper work, which is, to take of the things of Christ and show them unto us, is obliged to occupy us with ourselves, in self-judgment, because our ways have not been right.