The Greatest Liberty of All
We apologize for the missing blog for the 3rd of July. It was in 1776 that the Liberty bell was rung for the first time. Fifty years later on July 4, 1926, it ushered in what was known as the Jubilee Anniversary of the American Republic. The bell, mow cracked, no longer tolls but it is still very much a symbol of our freedom. No doubt our forefathers were well acquainted with the Bible so it is not surprising that they associated liberty with a bell. On the Day of Atonement, the High Priest would go alone into the Holy of Holies to offer a sacrifice for the nation of Israel. When he entered the tabernacle he had on a beautiful robe. At the bottom of that robe was a series of tiny bells as Exodus 28 states. As the priest moved inside the Holy of Holies the bells could be heard, but when it was time for the sacrifice to be made the High Priest would take off the robe. It could not be put on again until God accepted the sacrifice for sins. When the p...