THE NEW COVENANT AND THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST Hebrews 9:1 to Hebrews 10:39. The writer now proceeds to elaborate in greater detail the contrast between the old covenant and the new. The old covenant had its tabernacle with furniture and elaborate ceremonial and continual series of sacrifices, culmina... [ Continue Reading ]
A WORLDLY SANCTUARY] RV 'its sanctuary, a sanctuary of this world,' and therefore inferior to the 'true' tabernacle in the heavens (Hebrews 8:2), of which it was but a copy.... [ Continue Reading ]
A TABERNACLE] This term is applied to each of the two chambers into which the whole tent was divided; the outer chamber being the Holy Place, the inner being the Holy of Holies: see Exodus 26. CANDLESTICK] or lampstand: see Exodus 25:31. THE TABLE] see Exodus 25:23. THE SHEWBREAD] see Exodus 25:30;... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND VEIL] so called because a veil hung also before the _Holy Place_, Elsewhere the second veil is called simply 'the veil': see Hebrews 10:20, and cp. Exodus 26:31. HOLIEST OF ALL] i.e. according to a Hebrew idiom, the Most Holy Place.... [ Continue Reading ]
CENSER] The word may mean 'altar of incense' (Exodus 30:1). This, however, stood in the Holy Place, though the writer did not mention it among the furniture in Hebrews 9:2. But as the Most Holy Place was never entered without incense (Leviticus 16:12) it might be described as 'having the altar of in... [ Continue Reading ]
CHERUBIMS] RV 'cherubim,' the Heb. plural of 'cherub': see Exodus 25:17; Exodus 37:6. The MERCYSEAT, or propitiatory, was the golden lid of the ark (Exodus 25:17; Exodus 25:21) on which the blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement: Leviticus 16:14; Leviticus 16:15. PARTICULARLY] RV 'severally.' 7... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH (I.E. THE HOLY PLACE) _WAS_ A FIGURE FOR THE TIME THEN PRESENT] meaning that it pointed the worshippers of that time forward to the dawning of a better time to come. FIGURE] RV 'parable.' IN WHICH] RV 'According to which,' sc. parable. HIM THAT DID THE SERVICE] RV 'the worshipper.' 11-14. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT OF THIS BUILDING] RV 'not of this creation,' i.e. of this material creation, but a heavenly sanctuary.... [ Continue Reading ]
ONCE] i.e. once for all, unlike the high priest in the earthly tabernacle who entered once a year (Hebrews 9:7). Repetition is unnecessary, seeing the redemption he obtained is an 'eternal redemption,' being effectual for ever. The word obtained implies the expenditure of effort.... [ Continue Reading ]
BULLS AND GOATS] refer to the sacrifices offered on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16), heifer to the ceremonial described in Numbers 19. PURIFYING OF THE FLESH] i.e. the removal of ceremonial defilement, so as to permit the worshipper to take part again in the services of the tabernacle. It is ad... [ Continue Reading ]
THROUGH THE ETERNAL SPIRIT] So AV and RV, suggesting that the Third Person of the Trinity is referred to. In the original the article is wanting, which emphasises the operation rather than the personal being of the Spirit. The spirit is Christ's own spirit, or the Holy Spirit in Christ, and the clos... [ Continue Reading ]
TESTAMENT] The Gk. word (_diathekç_) means either covenant or testament (i.e. will), and in this v. the writer passes from the former to the latter sense. For the operation of the terms of a testament the death of the testator is undoubtedly necessary. Is it also necessary in the case of a covenant?... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER MEN ARE DEAD] RV 'where there hath been a death.' The Gk. is lit. 'over dead.'... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREUPON] RV 'wherefore.' NEITHER THE FIRST] RV 'even the first.. not,' imperfect and temporary though it was. 19, 20. See Exodus 24:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
TESTAMENT] RV 'covenant': see on Exodus 24:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is not recorded m Exodus, but is mentioned by Josephus. It rested probably on some Jewish tradition.... [ Continue Reading ]
PATTERNS] RV 'copies,' i.e. the earthly things which were made according to the pattern of the heavenly: see Hebrews 8:5. In the view of the writer, the heavenly original needed purifying just as the earthly copies, only with better sacrifices. It is not necessary to supply a different predicate in... [ Continue Reading ]
TO APPEAR] lit. 'to be manifested before the face of God,' i.e. to show Himself to God: cp. Hebrews 7:25. The earthly 'copy' of this act is that of the high priest who once a year presented himself before God in the Holy of Holies on behalf of the people. In the OT. to 'appear before God' means to g... [ Continue Reading ]
END OF THE WORLD] The Second Coming is regarded as imminent: cp. Hebrews 10:37. APPEARED] lit. 'been manifested,' i.e. in the flesh to men: cp. Hebrews 10:24, where the verb, though different, is from the same root. 27. In the case of men, death is a single event, the definite close of a stage in t... [ Continue Reading ]
APART FROM SIN] So RV. His First Coming was in connexion with sin; He came because of sin, and bearing sin to put it away (Hebrews 9:26); but His Second Coming will be 'apart from sin,' since in dying He did put away sin, actually for Himself, for men by anticipation in faith. THEM THAT LOOK FOR HIM... [ Continue Reading ]