Here, too, he begins to introduce what a. priest does, that is, the exercise of his functions. But the apostle lets them know that if they understood their true blessing, this was the very part of it that was inseparably bound up with their present nearness to God, as set forth typically by the central and most important rite of the Jewish system. If it be not the truth, it would be the height of presumption indeed. And now a tiger, drawn by the scent of human flesh, circling the pit, and then the fast footsteps as it approached and leaped into the pit. 37 For, "But my righteous[ b] one will live by faith. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is witness to us: for after he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their hearts, and their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more ( Hebrews 10:15-17 ). In the beginning ofHebrews 11:1-40; Hebrews 11:1-40 we are told what faith is. James has said, "Have patience brethren; establish your souls for the Lord is waiting for the complete fruit of harvest" ( James 5:7 ). This is of the deepest importance. They really mar the sense, because they draw attention not to the truth in itself so much as its application to us, which is not the point in Hebrews 9:1-28, but rather ofHebrews 10:1-39; Hebrews 10:1-39. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we areyet he did not sin. To what then are we come? As the result of enduring the cross, having despised the shame, the word for sitting down here has a remarkably beautiful shade of meaning different from what is given in all the other occurrences. "If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?" I ask my brethren here if they are looking to God strenuously, earnestly, for themselves and for their children, not to allow but to oppose as their adversary every thing that tends to weaken either of these truths, which are our highest privilege and our truest glory as Christians here below. (i) Jesus is the living way to the presence of God. It became us to have a Priest, "holy, harmless, undefiled, made higher than the heavens.". Had the energetic activity of faith been first noticed, it would have made more of man; but when the heart had been disciplined in quiet endurance, and lowly expectancy from God, then he could be clothed with the energy of the Spirit. As the day begins, as the day ends and ever and again in the midst of its activities, we should turn aside, if only for a moment, and enter God's presence. But he offered one single sacrifice for sin and then took his seat for ever at the right hand of God, and for the future he waits until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet. What was this "better thing"? For another thing, the life and death of Jesus was an act of perfect obedience and, therefore, the only perfect sacrifice. ", Then he commends the saints to God. They must draw near in humble adorations, worshipping at his footstool. The burnt offerings were offerings of consecration where I would consecrate my life to God. III. And as we are both nourished by the same lamb, then I become a part of God and God becomes a part of me, and I have this fellowship.So God was tired. The allusion in the last clause to the eternal inheritance (for everything is eternal in the Hebrews, standing in decided contrast with Jewish things which were but for a season) leads the Holy Spirit to take up the other meaning of the same word, which was and is rightly enough translated covenant. For if they could have been perfect sacrifices that had put away the sins then would they not have ceased to be offered? Read xodo 40:5 bible commentary from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge by Samuel Bagster FREE on BiblePortal.com Added to that there was the daily meat-offering of the High Priest; it consisted of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with oil, and baked in a flat pan; half was offered in the morning and half in the evening. I want to be listed in that hall of fame, those who believe in the promises God. What infinite thoughts are those that God's word gives; as glorifying for Himself as elevating for our souls! It remained for a brief season; but even then it soon began to show rents down. For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. The writer to the Hebrews was not saying anything new when he said that obedience was the only true sacrifice. They wouldn't have to offer animals once a year in the Holy of Holies. Although the blood on which that covenant was founded may be now long shed, when the covenant comes into force for them will it not be as fresh as the day the precious Victim died and shed His blood? It is a way that will always be effectual. It is not merely that which goes on quietly waiting for the accomplishment of the counsels of God. There in the darkness a fierce battle ensued, until finally the princess could hear the death throes as the last bit of life was leaving, and then just the dripping of blood.As it became daylight, the men from the city came to take the remains of the princess and bury them. We shall find another use before we have done, which I hope to notice in its place. as He will appear to the salvation of His own people. He quotes Deuteronomy 32:35-36 where the sternness of God is clearly seen. Lectionary Calendar. The latter is not referred to, because it represents the millennial glory; the former is, because it finds its proper fulfilment in that which is made good in the Christian scheme now. He sits there continually, in contrast with the Jewish priest, who was always rising up in order to do fresh work, because there was fresh sin; for their sacrifices never could absolutely put away sin. . The sin here mentioned is a total and final falling away, when men, with a full and fixed will and resolution, despise and reject Christ, the only Saviour; despise and resist the Spirit, the only . And he sprinkled likewise with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. So really, you have to put the ending on the story yourself. Reason can appreciate not grace but law; and so people are apt, when things go wrong, to bring in the law. It is so with the sacrifice of Christ. In short, the word in itself may mean either; but this is no proof that it may indifferently or without adequate reason be translated both ways. They from Italy salute you. The door is open. When Caesar was murdered he faced his assassins with almost disdainful courage. Man's worst sin culminated in the death of Christ who knew no sin; but in that very death He put away sin. Moffatt distinguishes three reasons which keep a man from worshipping with his fellow Christians. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant." To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary. We belong to the holiest of all, and we act upon it, if we iet rightly, when we worship God; nay, when we draw near to God in prayer at all times. Jesus alone. Have done the will of God By keeping the faith, and patiently suffering for it. The reason appears to be, because he is going to tell us of the Old Testament saints. Their own Psalm, in its grand prophetic sweep, and looking back on the law, pointed to the place in which Christ is now seated above; and where it is of necessity He should be, in order to give Christianity its heavenly character. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself, and all the people, saying, "This [is] the blood of the covenant which God hath enjoined unto you. They were dead. (iii) We must encourage one another. He is my peace. Yet it also anticipates what is to come by introducing the triad of Christian virtues, which the writer developed in chapters 11-13 (cf. (a) He may not go to church because of fear. God meant to have His will done, and thereby a people for Himself capable of enjoying His presence and His nature, where no question of sin or fall could ever enter. But as for you who believe in Jesus, wait not for the Romans; let Judaism be nothing but a corpse, which does not concern you. He does not reason from the singular circumstance that there was no incense, any more than sacrifice. For the sacrifice of Jesus Christ is complete. Hebrews 10:36 Context Crossref Greek Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. They were to suffer patiently their trials, looking forward to their termination; and in order to encourage them patiently to endure, he reminds them in the next verse that it will only be for a very short time. All the people of the kingdom gathered in the great arena to hear the verdict against the princess. If we examine the historical facts as found in the Old Testament story, what is it rises up before all eyes as to Zion? Now accordingly, by virtue of His death which rent the veil, God and man stand face to face. Those who know the joy that results from the favour of God can thereby judge of the power and dread of his vindictive wrath. Oh how happy is the man whose sins are covered. In short, Christians will never advance two paces without fainting, except they are sustained by patience. God has made great and precious promises to believers, and he is a faithful God, true to his word; there is no falseness nor fickleness with him, and there should be none with us. The apostle exhorts believers to hold fast the profession of their faith, Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 10:23. Here it is the grand truth itself in its own character. The answer is, by sacrifice. If you believe in Christ at all, such is your portion nothing less. For it is deeply, deeply ingrained.So the time of the writing of the Hebrews, those who had made a profession of Christ, some of them sort going back. He is my mediator. If we have to wait for the exercise at a future day, the order is as true and plain now as it ever can be. It is no definition of what it is to believe, but a description of the qualities of faith. The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. He first brings us into the joy and nearness of His presence. (Verses 8-22.). As for the first Adam and all his race, their portion was only death and judgment, because he was a sinner. For the law maketh men priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath which was since the law, a Son perfected (or consecrated) for ever." It is the fact that there He sat down; but in this place it will be observed that His taking His seat there is the reward of the life of faith. Those therefore that so translate our two verses have invented a meaning for the phrase, instead of accepting its legitimate sense as attested by all the monuments of the Greek tongue; whereas the moment that we give it the meaning assigned here rightly by the better translators, that is, the sense of "testator" and "testament," all runs with perfect smoothness, and with striking aptitude. If in these two verses we bear in mind that it really means "testament," growing out of the previous mention of the "inheritance," I am persuaded that you will have better understanding of the argument. It was for all men, not only for the respectable classes, that Christ died. This they shall have at God's hand, they shall lie down in sorrow; their destruction shall come from his glorious powerful presence; when they make their woeful bed in hell, they will find that God is there, and his presence will be their greatest terror and torment. This one simple act to hear and or read with your heart the ospel of our Lord Jesus g Christ and Then we hear of the practical use of all. He has shown its the symbolic mount Of grace in Zion, contrasted with Sinai the mountain of law. David Guzik is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara, California. The Holy Spirit speaks within us, telling us what is right and wrong, seeking to check us when we are on the way to sin and to spur us on when we are drifting into lethargy. His life is like a panelled tapestry; to look at one panel is to see only a little bit of the story. Hey, you're not calling the shots! By His one offering we have been perfected forever. To help their patience, he assures them of the near approach of Christ's coming to deliver and to reward them (Hebrews 10:37; Hebrews 10:37): For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. The first chapters of Acts describe that thousands of Jews came to believe. Christians must be on their guard and persistent in prayer if they are to endure firmly to the end ( Luke 21:36 ; Colossians 4:2 ). Offering and burnt offerings and the offering for sin thou wouldst not, neither did you have pleasure therein; those things that were offered by the law. This is, as is well known, the special characteristic of the millennium. He may have friends who have no use for that kind of thing and may fear their criticism and contempt. His faithfulness should excite and encourage us to be faithful, and we must depend more upon his promises to us than upon our promises to him, and we must plead with him the promise of grace sufficient. It is no longer effective. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ is complete. On the other hand it is notoriously true, that in no case can a testament come into execution without the testator's death a figure that every man at once discerns. You could use this verse to present a "balanced" view of God, like this: "He is a God of grace and He is a God of judgment. Remember the great reward it brings you! Hebrews 10:36 New International Version 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. It was therefore never something that could be allowed to drift; it was its end which made the process of life all important, and only the man who endured to the end would be saved. You've never understood that." He has been proved to be a divine person, and the true royal priest of whom not Aaron only but Melchisedec was the type. Nor is it that redemption only is denied, but creation also; so that there is very great importance in maintaining the rights and the truth of God in creation. The writer to the Hebrews has this horror of sin for two reasons. Christianity does not demand the impossible; but if we were always as honest, as kind, as courageous, as courteous as we can be, life would be transformed. 2. He draws attention to the well-known rites of the atonement day; at any rate, if not of that day exclusively, wherever there was a beast the body of which was burnt without the camp, and the blood carried within the veil. Men who have seemed before to have the blood of Christ in high esteem may come to account it an unholy thing, no better than the blood of a malefactor, though it was the world's ransom, and every drop of it of infinite value. 10:1-10 Because the law is only a pale shadow of the blessings which are to come and not a real image of these things, it can never really fit for the fellowship of God those who seek to draw near to his presence with the sacrifices which have to be brought year by year and which go on for ever. He presses the fact of a new principle, as well as an institution established on better promises, upon the Jews. To the writer to the Hebrews the whole business of sacrifice was only a pale copy of what real worship ought to be. Then comes a second exhortation as to their guides, or leading men among the brethren. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. This is a different way of looking at His session there. But it is the language for us to learn and speak, as we are called to rest on God and not on the creature. He has nothing more to do with sin; He will judge man who rejects Himself and slights sin. They were afflicted in their estates, by the spoiling of their goods, by fines and forfeitures. Hebrews 9:1-28 brings us into the types of the Levitical ritual, priesthood and sacrifice. And for this cause he is mediator of the new covenant, that by means of death, for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance." He taketh away the first" (that is, the law), "that he may establish the second" (that is, God's will, often unintelligently confounded by men with the law, which is here set in the most manifest contradistinction). There is no necessity for considering anything else, but that the Spirit of God, forecasting the future, was pleased to conceal the line of Melchisedec's parentage, or descendants if any, of their birth or death. In their names and reputations (Hebrews 10:33; Hebrews 10:33), by many reproaches. he's pointing out these offerings cannot take away sins. 6. I speak, of course, of our entrance there only in spirit. For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens." Read full chapter Hebrews 10:36 in all English translations Hebrews 9 Hebrews 11 King James Version (KJV) Public Domain Bible Gateway Recommends You, as a Christian, ought to have the calm settled consciousness that God, looking on you, discerns not one spot or stain, but only the blood of Jesus Christ His Son that cleanses from all sin. The grace or principle of patience comes from God; the use and exercise of that grace is of yourselves. I've consecrated my life and my service to God, and now I come into oneness with God and I offer the peace offering. Such is pre-eminently the bearing of this epistle to those who had no such frequent opportunities of profiting by his teaching as the Gentile churches. Always there had been voices crying out for God that the only sacrifice was that of obedience. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice because he perfectly did God's will. He has so absolutely swept it away for those who believe on Him, that when He comes again, them will be no question of judgment, as far as they are concerned, but only of salvation, in the sense of their being cleared from the last relic or result of sin, even for the body. "There was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called holy. This was the very thing that these Jewish Christians were shrinking, from, if not rebelling against. In that day it will be the joy of Him who is the true Melchisedec, to bring out not the mere signs, but the reality of all that can be the stay and comfort of man, and all that sustains and cheers, the patent proof of the beneficent might of God, when "no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.". NASB Compact Reference Bible 9780310918868 ? And again, The Lord shall judge his people. Theirs is the position of a servant; his is the position of a monarch. For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. [Note: Cf. At the end of his course there was a still heavier tax on him. Perfection cannot be improved upon. of God, rather than burnt offerings." It is a fearful thing to fall in the hands of the living God ( Hebrews 10:30-31 ). He that despised Moses' law [that is, the first covenant that has been set aside] died without mercy under two or three witnesses ( Hebrews 10:28 ): Very severe punishment, capital punishment for those who despised the first covenant that God established through Moses. Esau would have liked well to have got or regained the blessing; but this was given of God otherwise, and he had forfeited it himself. "Conscience of sins" means a dread of God's judging one because of his sins. But soon after persecutions started through their unbelieving, hardened compatriots ( Acts 8:1-3; Acts 11:19; Acts 12:1-3; compare 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ). Jesus Christ has made the way whereby we can come into the presence of God and fellowship with Him.And so, "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,". In the volume of the book it is written of Me." Heaven and earth have not been united, nor have they been in fact possessed for the blessing of man by the power of God, since sin severed between the earth and that which is above it, and the prince of the power of the air perverted all, so that what should have been, according to God's nature and counsels, the source of every blessing, became rather the point from which the guilty conscience of man cannot but look for judgment. [Note: Cf. Every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins ( Hebrews 10:11 ): So they're busy. Accordingly he now turns to set forth the contrast between the weakness and the unavailingness of the Jewish sacrifices, which, in point of fact, only and always brought up sins again, instead of putting them away as does the sacrifice of Christ. "And Samuel said, has the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Hence, therefore, he now introduces us "to the spirits of just men made perfect." He is labouring for this, and with divine skill accomplishes it, by the testimonies of their own law and prophets. 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