Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. THEN VERILY, [ men (G3303) oun (G3767)] - 'According]y then.' Resuming Hebrews 7:5. In accordance with the command to Moses, "the first covenant had," etc. HAD - not 'has;' for as a covenant it no lo... [ Continue Reading ]
For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. Defining the "worldly sanctuary." MADE, [ kateskeuasthee (G2680)] - built and furnished. THE FIRST - the anterior tabernacle. CANDLESTICK, AND THE TABLE - t... [ Continue Reading ]
And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; AND, [ De (G1161)] - 'But.' AFTER - behind: within. SECOND VEIL. There were two curtains; one before the Holy of holies [katapetama] here alluded to, the other before the tabernacle door [kalumma]. CALLED - as op... [ Continue Reading ]
Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; GOLDEN CENSER, [ thumiateerion (G2369)] - must not be translated 'altar of incense,' for it was in the o... [ Continue Reading ]
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. OVER IT - over "the ark of the covenant." CHERUBIM - representing the ruling powers by which God acts in the moral and natural world (note, Ezekiel 1:6; Ezekiel 10:1): sometimes the ministerin... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. The use made of the sanctuary by the high priest on the anniversary of atonement. The tabernacle is described according to the original design, not as the temple of Herod... [ Continue Reading ]
But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: ONCE EVERY YEAR - the tenth day of the seventh month. "Once" means on the one occasion only. The two, or possibly more, entrances within the veil on tha... [ Continue Reading ]
The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: THE HOLY SPIRIT. Moses did not comprehend the typical meaning (1 Peter 1:11). SIGNIFYING - by the typical exclusion of all from the holiest, except th... [ Continue Reading ]
Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; WHICH, [ Heetis (G3748)] - 'The which;' namely, anterior tabernacle: 'inasmuch as it is,' not 'was.' FIGURE - `par... [ Continue Reading ]
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. WHICH - sacrifices. STOOD, [ epi (G1909) broomasin (G1033)] - consisted in (Alford); or have attached to them only what appertains to the use of foods, etc. The latt... [ Continue Reading ]
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; BUT - in contrast to "could not make ... perfect" (Hebrews 9:9). CHRIST - of whom all the prophets retold: not "Jesus." From whom th... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. NEITHER - Nor yet. BY - through: as the means of His approach. GOATS ... CALVES. Not a bullock, such as the Levitical high priest offered for himse... [ Continue Reading ]
For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: IF - as we know is the case: the indicative. Argument from the less to the greater. If the blood of mere brutes could purify, in however small a degree, how much... [ Continue Reading ]
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? OFFERED HIMSELF. The voluntariness of the offering gives it its efficacy. He "through the eternal Spirit" - i:e., His Divine... [ Continue Reading ]
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. FOR THIS CAUSE - the all-cleansing power of His blood fits Him... [ Continue Reading ]
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. An axiomatic truth; "a (not 'the') testament." The testator must die before his testament takes effect (Hebrews 9:17) [a common meaning of diatheekee (G1242)]. So Luke 22:29, "I appoint [by testamentary dispositi... [ Continue Reading ]
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. AFTER, [ epi (G1909)] - 'over;' we say 'upon the death of the testator.' The Greek hardly sanctions Tholuck, 'on the condition that slain sacrifices be there.' OTHERWISE, [ epei (G1... [ Continue Reading ]
Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. WHEREUPON, [ Hothen (G3606)] - 'Whence.' Since the old dispensation also had its testamentary aspect. THE FIRST TESTAMENT - not that the old dispensation, regarded by itself, is a testament, but it is so as the typical represen... [ Continue Reading ]
For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, FOR - Confirming Hebrews 9:18. SPOKEN EVERY PRECEPT ... ACCORDING TO THE LAW - ad... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. , "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you." The change accords with Christ's inauguration of the New Testament, recorded , "This cup (is) the New Testament in my blood, which is shed for you;... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. The sprinkling of the tabernacle with blood is added by inspiration; ; , mentions only Moses' anointing the tabernacle and its vessels. ; ; mentions sprinkling of blood upon Aaron and His garments, upon his... [ Continue Reading ]
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. ALMOST ALL THINGS - under the old dispensation. The exceptions are Exodus 19:10; Leviticus 15:5, etc. Leviticus 16:26; Leviticus 16:28; Leviticus 22:6; Numbers 31:22-4. WITHOUT, [ chooris (G55... [ Continue Reading ]
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. PATTERNS, [ hupodeigmata (G5262)] - 'the suggestive representations;' the typical copies (note, Hebrews 8:5). THINGS IN THE... [ Continue Reading ]
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Resumption of the thought, "He entered in once into the holy place," Hebrews 9:12. He has, in Hebrews 9:13, expanded "by His own... [ Continue Reading ]
Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; NOR YET (DID HE ENTER HEAVEN) THAT. Another superiority of Christ. His sacrifice needs not, as the Levitical sacrifices did, to be repeated. His purpose in entering the tr... [ Continue Reading ]
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. THEN - in that case. MUST HE OFTEN HAVE SUFFERED, [ edei (G1163) pollakis (G4178) pathein (G3958)] - 'it would have been nec... [ Continue Reading ]
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: AS, [ kath' (G2596) hoson (G3745)] - inasmuch as. IT IS APPOINTED, [ apokeitai (G606)] - 'it is laid up (as our appointed lot)' (Colossians 1:5). "Appointed" [Hebrew, Shiyth (H7896 ], in the case of man, answers to 'anoin... [ Continue Reading ]
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. CHRIST - Greek, 'THE Christ:' the representative MAN; representing all men, as the first Adam did. ONCE OFFERED - not "often" (Hebrews 9:25); just as... [ Continue Reading ]