combining the Sin Offering, burnt to ashes without the camp, with the blood of

atonement taken within the veil.

The apostle here in Heb. 13: 11 refers to the offering on the day of atonement, which

also figures in Heb. 9:, and he quotes Lev. 16: 27.  The actual law upon which the

apostle builds his argument is expressed in Lev. 6: 30: "And no sin offering, whereof

any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal the

holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt with fire."

The position "without the camp" and "without the gate" puts an end to Judaism and

the old covenant. Those who have "boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of

Jesus" (Heb. 10: 19) will also have grace given to go with Him without the camp, leaving

behind the types and shadows that could never perfect nor touch the conscience.

There is a word of warning here that it may not be unprofitable to give and to heed.

Heb. 13: 13 does not say: "Let us go forth without the camp." There are many who, by

temperament, are "separatists". Three clauses need to be added to the above quotation to

make it true:--

"Therefore."--Our removal from "the camp" of organized and carnal must be based

upon the work of Christ, and not upon our own inclinations. Further, we go out "unto

Him"; if He is rejected and outside the camp, then we go there too, but in itself, the

position of being "outside" has no attractions for us; we go there because it is "unto

Him". Then, the added clause, "bearing His reproach", teaches us that we are not dealing

with words, but realities, and Heb. 11: 24-27 reveals the seriousness of the step. The

experiences of Heb. 10: 32-35 are the experiences of His "reproach" and are not to be

entered upon lightly.

The statement in verse 14: "For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to

come" turns us back to Heb. 11: 8-16, where Abraham and his seed, though heirs of

God, voluntarily became strangers and pilgrims on the earth, declaring plainly by their

withdrawal outside the camp, "that they seek a country, wherefore God hath prepared for

them a city".

This is true separation and sanctity, and is set over against the "meats and drinks, and

divers baptisms, and carnal ordinances" that obtained during the time of type and

"Christ being come" (Heb. 9: 11) has made the difference. Christ has ascended to the

right hand of God, Christ suffered without the gate. These facts give us our twofold

position: "Let us draw near!" "Let us go forth!" Hebrews recognizes no middle course.