Hebrews 10:1-39

Contents: Law only a shadow of things to come. Through Christ a way made into the Holiest for all believers. Warning to the Hebrews who were wavering between Jewish sacrifices and Christ's finished work.

Characters: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Moses.

Conclusion: The legal sacrifices under the law, which were but shadows of Christ's atonement, could never make the comers perfect nor satisfy justice. Now, under the Gospel, Christ's atonement is perfect and not to be repeated, and the sinner once pardoned, is ever pardoned as to his standing, and only needs to walk in communion with God, on the basis of Christ's blood, to have a continuous sense of God's pardon and favor.

Key Word: Better sacrifice, Hebrews 10:12.

Strong Verses: Hebrews 10:4; Hebrews 10:10; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 10:14; Hebrews 10:16; Hebrews 10:17; Hebrews 10:19-25; Hebrews 10:29; Hebrews 10:31; Hebrews 10:37.

Striking Facts: Hebrews 10:26-29. In Hebrews 10:26, «more sacrifice» should be «other sacrifice.» If this «judgment and fiery indignation» were the penalty of every sin, what Christian could escape for there is none who has not since converted given way to sin by consent of the will. These verses must be taken with the context, which contrasts the inefficacious and oft-repeated sacrifices of the law with the one sacrifice of Christ. There were many Hebrews perfectly enlightened, having witnessed the works of Christ and the Holy Spirit, but who deliberately put themselves under the law, trusting to «other sacrifices,» thereby treading under foot the blood of Christ.