Hebrews 9:1
The first covenant had ordinances of outward worship, and a worldly — a visible, material sanctuary, or tabernacle. Of this sanctuary he treats, Hebrews 9:2. Of those ordinances, Hebrews 9:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
The first covenant had ordinances of outward worship, and a worldly — a visible, material sanctuary, or tabernacle. Of this sanctuary he treats, Hebrews 9:2. Of those ordinances, Hebrews 9:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
The first — The outward tabernacle. In which was the candlestick, and the table — The shewbread, shown continually before God and all the people, consisting of twelve loaves, according to the number of the tribes, was placed on this table in two rows, six upon one another in each row. This candlesti... [ Continue Reading ]
The second veil divided the holy place from the most holy, as the first veil did the holy place from the courts.... [ Continue Reading ]
Having the golden censer — Used by the high priest only, on the great day of atonement. And the ark, or chest, of the covenant — So called from the tables of the covenant contained therein. Wherein was the manna — The monument of God's care over Israel. And Aaron's rod — The monument of the regular... [ Continue Reading ]
And over it were the cherubim of glory — Over which the glory of God used to appear. Some suppose each of these had four faces, and so represented the Three — One God, with the manhood assumed by the Second Person. With out — spread wings shadowing the mercy — seat — Which was a lid or plate of gold... [ Continue Reading ]
Always — Every day. Accomplishing their services — Lighting the lamps, changing the shewbread, burning incense, and sprinkling the blood of the sin offerings.... [ Continue Reading ]
Errors — That is, sins of ignorance, to which only those atonements extended.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Holy Ghost evidently showing — By this token. That the way into the holiest — Into heaven. Was not made manifest — Not so clearly revealed. While the first tabernacle, and its service, were still subsisting — And remaining in force.... [ Continue Reading ]
Which — Tabernacle, with all its furniture and services. Is a figure — Or type, of good things to come Which cannot perfect the worshipper — Neither the priest nor him who brought the offering. As to his conscience — So that he should be no longer conscious of the guilt or power of sin. Observe, the... [ Continue Reading ]
They could not so perfect him, with all their train of precepts relating to meats and drinks, and carnal, gross, external ordinances; and were therefore imposed only till the time of reformation — Till Christ came.... [ Continue Reading ]
An high priest of good things to come — Described, Hebrews 9:15. Entered through a greater, that is, a more noble, and perfect tabernacle — Namely, his own body. Not of this creation — Not framed by man, as that tabernacle was.... [ Continue Reading ]
The holy place — Heaven. For us — All that believe.... [ Continue Reading ]
If the ashes of an heifer — Consumed by fire as a sin — offering, being sprinkled on them who were legally unclean. Purified the flesh — Removed that legal uncleanness, and re — admitted them to the temple and the congregation. Numbers 19:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
How much more shall the blood of Christ. — The merit of all his sufferings. Who through the eternal Spirit — The work of redemption being the work of the whole Trinity. Neither is the Second Person alone concerned even in the amazing condescension that was needful to complete it. The Father delivers... [ Continue Reading ]
And for this end he is the Mediator of a new covenant, that they who are called — To the engagements and benefits thereof. Might receive the eternal inheritance promised to Abraham: not by means of legal sacrifices, but of his meritorious death. For the redemption of the transgressions that were und... [ Continue Reading ]
I say by means of death; for where such a covenant is, there must be the death of him by whom it is confirmed — Seeing it is by his death that the benefits of it are purchased. It seems beneath the dignity of the apostle to play upon the ambiguity of the Greek word, as the common translation suppose... [ Continue Reading ]
After he is dead — Neither this, nor after men are dead is a literal translation of the words. It is a very perplexed passage.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whence neither was the first — The Jewish covenant, originally transacted without the blood of an appointed sacrifice.... [ Continue Reading ]
He took the blood of calves — Or heifers. And of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop — All these circumstances are not particularly mentioned in that chapter of Exodus, but are supposed to be already known from other passages of Moses. And the book itself — Which contained all he had sai... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God hath enjoined me to deliver unto you — By this it is established. Exodus 24:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
And in like manner he ordered the tabernacle — When it was made, and all its vessels, to be sprinkled with blood once a year.... [ Continue Reading ]
And almost all things — For some were purified by water or fire. Are according to the law purified with blood — Offered or sprinkled. And according to the law, there is no forgiveness of sins without shedding of blood — All this pointed to the blood of Christ effectually cleansing from all sin, and... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore — That is, it plainly appears from what has been said. It was necessary — According to the appointment of God. That the tabernacle and all its utensils, which were patterns, shadowy representations, of things in heaven, should be purified by these — Sacrifices and sprinklings. But the heav... [ Continue Reading ]
For Christ did not enter into the holy place made with hands — He never went into the holy of holies at Jerusalem, the figure of the true tabernacle in heaven, Hebrews 8:2. But into heaven itself, to appear in the presence of God for us — As our glorious high priest and powerful intercessor.... [ Continue Reading ]
For then he must often have suffered from the foundation of the world — This supposes, That by suffering once he atoned for all the sins which had been committed from the foundation of the world. That he could not have atoned for them without suffering. At the consummation of the ages — The sacrific... [ Continue Reading ]
After this, the judgment — Of the great day. At the moment of death every man's final state is determined. But there is not a word in scripture of a particular judgment immediately after death.... [ Continue Reading ]
Christ having once died to bear the sins — The punishment due to them. Of many — Even as many as are born into the world. Will appear the second time — When he comes to judgment. Without sin — Not as he did before, bearing on himself the sins of many, but to bestow everlasting salvation.... [ Continue Reading ]