OLBGrk; HEBREWS CHAPTER 8 HEBREWS 8:1 Christ, our great High Priest in
the heavens, hath a more excellent ministry than the priests on earth,
HEBREWS 8:6 as he is also the Mediator of a better covenant than that
which was given to Moses. The Spirit having cleared the doctrine of
the priesthood of th... [ Continue Reading ]
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A MINISTER; this is spoken of the High Priest sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty in the heavens, and relates to that work of his
whereby he was constituted leitourgov which, according to Suidas, is
compounded of two words, para to lhion _vel_ lhiton ergon, public
work; so as it might... [ Continue Reading ]
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FOR EVERY HIGH PRIEST IS ORDAINED TO OFFER GIFTS AND SACRIFICES: in
Christ's administration for his in heaven, as he is a King, so he is a
High Priest; and as such must have service and ministration suitable
to himself there, as the Aaronical high priests had on earth; every of
which was con... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IF HE WERE ON EARTH, HE SHOULD NOT BE A PRIEST: this gives the
reason why the Levitical gifts and offerings were inconsistent with
Christ's priesthood: for if he were earthly for person or office, or
was existing on earth, or in an earthly sanctuary or tabernacle proper
to the law, he could not... [ Continue Reading ]
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WHO SERVE UNTO THE EXAMPLE AND SHADOW OF HEAVENLY THINGS; these
Aaronical priests and their service in the literal tabernacle, were
only subservient, as the model in the mind, to represent the truth, as
the platform of a tabernacle serves toward the making and pitching of
it. Upodeigmati is... [ Continue Reading ]
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BUT NOW HATH HE OBTAINED A MORE EXCELLENT MINISTRY: _but_ is here
adversative, setting this High Priest over against and above the
Aaronical, on the account both of his ministry and covenant, of which
theirs were but types and shadows. The Lord Christ hath now really and
fully obtained, and... [ Continue Reading ]
This proves the gospel covenant better than the Mosaical, for if it
had not, there would have been no second. FOR IF THAT FIRST COVENANT
HAD BEEN FAULTLESS: that first covenant, of which Moses was the
mediator, as to the administration of it, (as to the matter of it, it
was the same from Adam throug... [ Continue Reading ]
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This is the proof of the faultiness of the Mosaical covenant, from the
right cause of it, those who did abuse it. FOR FINDING FAULT WITH
THEM: the Lord, by the prophet Jeremiah, being distasted and offended,
accuseth, and with complaints and aggravations chargeth the houses of
Israel and Jud... [ Continue Reading ]
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The Spirit proceedeth to show the form of the covenant denied. NOT
ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS; not the same
covenant for habit or form, nor any like unto the same for the manner
of its administration, as was made by the Lord with the Hebrews their
progeni... [ Continue Reading ]
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FOR THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE: _for, _ showeth it should
not be such a covenant-form as was given on Mount Sinai, it being
wholly different, and that denied before, being carnal and
ceremonious, full of types and shadows, and through their sin
ineffectual to them. This is... [ Continue Reading ]
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AND THEY SHALL NOT TEACH: the subject implied in the plural verb, and
by a partitive particle expressed, _they, _ and _every man, _ is in
Jeremiah's text vya a man, even every truly covenanted one who hath
the knowledge of the Lord. _And they shall teach no more, _ in
JEREMIAH 31:34.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR UNRIGHTEOUSNESS: this _for_ states the
cause of all the former acts promised in the gospel covenant, as
regenerating, illuminating, adopting, and God's gracious removing all
sins that might hinder the communication of these and all other good
to his covenanted ones; G... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THAT HE SAITH, A NEW COVENANT, HE HATH MADE THE FIRST OLD: the
inference from what was before said, HEBREWS 8:8, (in the Lord's
saying this by the prophet Jeremiah, that he would make a new
covenant, for form and manner of administration later and better, even
the last and best he will make, and... [ Continue Reading ]