Hebrews 10:11-18

Christ Is Now Seated At God's Right Hand

The many priests of the old covenant stood performing sacrificial duties day after day. The desired result of cleansing from sin was not attained. In contrast, Christ only made His sacrifice once and sat down with His work completed. There was no need for numerous offerings since God's will was accomplished when the one sacrifice was finished. Thus, Christ sat down at God's right hand when the sacrifice had been made. He now awaits the fulfillment of Psalms 110:1. He will sit in His position of authority until all His enemies are subjected to Him (Matthew 28:18; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28). He does not need to make daily offerings for sin because the one offering of Himself was enough. It is through that one offering that Jesus was able to perfect all those who would come to Him and subject their will to His commands. This would, of course, include all of those who had already lived in subjection to God's commands, such as the patriarchs and the children of Israel (Hebrews 10:11-14).

For further proof of his point, the writer quoted the Holy Spirit's words from Jeremiah 31:33-34, which clearly indicates he thought it was inspired. This loose quotation shows that during days gone by, God had intended there should be a new covenant. Under it people's sins would be fully blotted out. Where such complete forgiveness is obtainable, as is the case under the new covenant, there is no further need for further sin offerings. (Hebrews 10:15-18).