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Post by Admin on Oct 23, 2016 19:24:27 GMT -6
9:15 For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16 For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. 17 For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. 18 Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood. 19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” 21 And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood. 22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. 23 Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. 26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. 10:1 For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, “Sacrifice and offering You have not desired, But a body You have prepared for Me; 6 In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure. 7 “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (In the scroll of the book it is written of Me) To do Your will, O God.’” 8 After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law), 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. 10 By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; 12 but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet. 14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws upon their heart, And on their mind I will write them,” He then says, 17 “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.
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Post by JB on Oct 25, 2016 5:59:20 GMT -6
15 For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
The writer has been explaining why a new covenant is new required. What’s wrong with the old one?
Jesus is mediator of a new one because the old one didn’t accomplish its purpose. It didn’t make people holy. That has been his reasoning throughout the last couple of chapters. The old covenant prescribed a sacrifice of earthly things. These sacrifices had to be repeated year after year because no one was released from sin by them.
Jesus replaced those sacrifices by providing His unblemished self as a sacrifice “through the eternal spirit” one time for everyone. Through His perfect sacrifice our consciences are purified (9:11-14).
Since the old sacrifice was replaced with a better one, the old covenant also had to be replaced with a better one (9:15).
Jesus’ death redeemed sins committed under the first covenant as well. In this way, ALL who have been called – regardless of when they lived – will receive the eternal inheritance.
16 For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. 17 For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.
It’s important to know that the Greek word for “covenant” here can mean any sort of covenant, including a will. The NASB that I’m using here remains consistent with the word “covenant” throughout and the KJV consistently uses “testament” throughout. Other translations such - as the NIV, ESV, and HCSB - switch to the word “will” in v.16, and I agree with them. Though the same Greek word is behind it (diathēkē , or διαθήκη) throughout this section of Hebrews, the context is clear that the writer is discussing a will.
V.15 ended by saying that we who are called “may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” V.16-17 says that inheritance can only come after the one who made the will dies.
18 Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood. 19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” 21 And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood. 22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. 23 Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
The Law’s earthly prescriptions were a copies (literally, “examples”) of the things in the heavenly will. Since a will requires death and blood, the copies were accompanied by the death and blood of calves and goats. In this way “one may almost say” (v.22) that the Law cleansed everything by blood (though it really just resulted in a bloody mess).
24 For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. 26a Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world;
Unlike any other priest, Jesus Christ entered the genuine holy place –in God’s presence in heaven itself – for us. He didn’t enter a mere copy of it (literally “’antitype;” the Greek word is “antitypos”).
He did what no other priest could do. He offered His own blood for our purification. He didn’t need to do this repeatedly like the Law’s symbolic sacrifices – otherwise He would have been continually suffering since the beginning of creation.
26b but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.
Jesus is now the “consummation of the ages” and “has been manifested.” Both of these phrases simply mean “He is the fulfillment!” By His sacrifice He has now “put away sin” and “bore the sins of many!”
But it doesn’t stop there. He’s coming back. The first time was to bear our sins. The second time will be to bring salvation – without reference to sin! – for those who eagerly wait for Him.
That last point deserves to be explored a little more: He took our sins away in His sacrifice. So when He comes back, sin will not be a barrier. He’ll save those who are eagerly waiting for Him.
Are you eagerly waiting for Him?
Seriously – is His return the thing you regularly look forward to more than anything else? Or do your plans and dreams on earth consume more of your worship and attention?
10:1 For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
The only thing those sacrifices accomplished when they were offered each year was reminding people that they were sinners. The blood of bulls and goats couldn’t actually deal with the sin nor draw people closer to God.
If they could actually do something about the sin itself, they would have only needed to be offered once and the people would be perfected.
5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, “Sacrifice and offering You have not desired, but a body You have prepared for Me; 6 In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure. 7 “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God.’” 8 After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law), 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. 10 By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
In Old Testament times, under law, obedience to God was acquired through a slaughter sacrifice. Now Christ — perfect obedience in bodily form — became the slaughter sacrifice.
No longer is there a symbolic perfection, requiring some further symbolic action (animal sacrifice) to bring one to a symbolic Throne of God. Perfection is now both complete and real, and a true meeting with God at His genuine throne is possible.
Contrast 9:12. It is through His own blood that Christ Himself entered, just as we do.
He came to do God’s will: To offer the sacrifice of His body which would indeed make men clean once and for all. This, of course, made the old, repeated sacrifices of bulls and goats unnecessary anymore.
11 Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; 12 but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet. 14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
Priests of the Law, after offering a sacrifice for sins, had to stick around to do it again the next time. But Christ, the Highest Priest, offered His sacrifice once and then went to sit at God’s right hand.
15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws upon their heart, and on their mind I will write them,” He then says, 17 “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.
This shouldn’t be so controversial: The Holy Spirit already said it would happen. Look at Jeremiah 31:33-34. Jeremiah quoted God as saying He would make a new agreement with His people where His laws would be written on their hearts and minds and He would no longer remember any of their sins. And, if people’s sins are gone, there’s no longer any need for a sacrifice for them, right? Thus, a sacrifice “once for all” was necessarily implied in Jeremiah, and Christ is it.
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