Hebrews 9

The Earthly Tabernacle

(Exodus 40:1–33; Acts 7:44–47)

1NowG3303G3767 theG3588 firstG4413 covenant1 hadG2192 regulationsG1345 for worshipG2999 and alsoG5037 an earthlyG2886 sanctuaryG40. 2A tabernacleG4633 was preparedG2680. InG1722 its firstG4413 room were theG3588 lampstandG3087, theG3588 tableG5132, andG2532 theG3588 consecratedG4286 breadG740.2 ThisG3748 was calledG3004 the HolyG40 Place. 3BehindG3326 theG3588 secondG1208 curtainG2665 was a roomG4633 calledG3004 the Most Holy PlaceG40,3 4containingG2192 the goldenG5552 altar of incenseG2369 andG2532 theG3588 gold-coveredG5553G4028G3840 arkG2787 of theG3588 covenantG1242. InsideG1722 the ark were the goldG5552 jarG4713 ofG2192 mannaG3131, Aaron’sG2 staffG4464 thatG3588 had buddedG985, andG2532 theG3588 stone tabletsG4109 of theG3588 covenantG1242. 5AboveG5231 the ark were the cherubimG5502 of gloryG1391, overshadowingG2683 theG3588 mercy seatG2435.4 But we cannot discussG3756G3004 these things inG2596 detailG3313 nowG3568.

6When everythingG3778 had been preparedG2680 in this wayG3779, theG3588 priestsG2409 enteredG1524 regularlyG1223G3956 intoG1519 theG3588 firstG4413 roomG4633 to performG2005 their sacred dutiesG2999. 7ButG1161 onlyG3441 theG3588 high priestG749 entered theG3588 secondG1208 room, and then only onceG530 a yearG1763, and neverG3756 withoutG5565 bloodG129, whichG3739 he offeredG4374 forG5228 himselfG1438 andG2532 for theG3588 sins the people had committed in ignoranceG3588G2992G51.

8By thisG3778 arrangement theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 was showingG1213 that theG3588 wayG3598 into theG3588 Most Holy PlaceG405 had not yetG3380 been disclosedG5319 as long as theG3588 firstG4413 tabernacleG4633 wasG2192 stillG2089 standingG4714. 9It is an illustrationG3850 forG1519 theG3588 presentG1764 timeG2540, becauseG2596 the giftsG1435 andG2532 sacrificesG2378 being offeredG4374 were unableG3361G1410 to cleanseG5048G2596 the conscienceG4893 of theG3588 worshiperG3000. 10They consist onlyG3440 inG1909 foodG1033 andG2532 drinkG4188 andG2532 specialG1313 washingsG909—externalG4561 regulationsG1345 imposedG1945 untilG3360 the timeG2540 of reformG1357.

Redemption through His Blood

11ButG1161 when ChristG5547 came asG3854 high priestG749 of theG3588 good thingsG18 that have comeG1096,6 He went through theG3588 greaterG3173 andG2532 more perfectG5046 tabernacleG4633 thatG3778 isG1510 notG3756 made by handsG5499 and is notG3756 a part of thisG3778 creationG2937. 12He did not enter byG1223 the bloodG129 of goatsG5131 andG2532 calvesG3448, butG1161 He enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 Most Holy PlaceG40 once for allG2178 byG1223 His ownG2398 bloodG129, thus securingG2147 eternalG166 redemptionG3085.

13ForG1063 ifG1487 theG3588 bloodG129 of goatsG5131 andG2532 bullsG5022 andG2532 the ashesG4700 of a heiferG1151 sprinkledG4472 on those who areG3588 ceremonially uncleanG2840 sanctifyG37 them so thatG4314 their bodiesG4561 are cleanG2514, 14how muchG4214 moreG3123 will theG3588 bloodG129 of ChristG5547, whoG3739 throughG1223 the eternalG166 SpiritG4151 offeredG4374 HimselfG1438 unblemishedG299 to GodG2316, purifyG2511 ourG14737 consciencesG4893 fromG575 worksG2041 of deathG3498, so thatG1519 we may serveG3000 the livingG2198 GodG2316!

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ThereforeG1223G3778 Christ isG1510 the mediatorG3316 of a newG2537 covenantG1242, so thatG3704 those whoG3588 are calledG2564 may receiveG2983 theG3588 promisedG1860 eternalG166 inheritanceG2817, now that He has diedG2288G1096 toG1519 redeemG629 them from theG3588 transgressionsG3847 committed underG1909 theG3588 firstG4413 covenantG1242.

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In the case ofG3699 a willG1242,8 it is necessaryG318 to establishG5342 the deathG2288 of theG3588 one who madeG1303 it, 17becauseG1063 a willG1242 does not take effectG949 untilG1909 theG3588 one who madeG1303 it has diedG3498; it cannot be executedG4218G3361G2480 whileG3753 he is still aliveG2198.

18That is whyG3606 even theG3588 firstG4413 covenant was not put into effectG3761G1457 withoutG5565 bloodG129. 19ForG1063 when MosesG3475 had proclaimedG2980 everyG3956 commandmentG1785 ofG2596 theG3588 lawG3551 to allG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992, he tookG2983 theG3588 bloodG129 of calvesG3448 andG2532 goatsG5131,9 along withG3326 waterG5204, scarletG2847 woolG2053, andG2532 hyssopG5301, and sprinkledG4472 theG3588 scrollG975 andG2532 allG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992, 20sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 is theG3588 bloodG129 of theG3588 covenantG1242, whichG3739 GodG2316 has commandedG1781 youG4771 to keep.”10

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In the same wayG3668, he sprinkledG4472 withG3588 bloodG129 theG3588 tabernacleG4633 andG2532 allG3956 theG3588 vesselsG4632 used inG3588 worshipG3009. 22According toG2596 theG3588 lawG3551, in factG2532, nearlyG4975 everythingG3956 must be purifiedG2511 withG1722 bloodG129, andG2532 withoutG5565 the shedding of bloodG130 there isG1096 noG3756 forgivenessG859.

23SoG3767 it was necessaryG318 for theG3588 copiesG5262 of the heavenlyG1722G3588G3772 thingsG3588 to be purifiedG2511 with theseG3778 sacrifices, butG1161 theG3588 heavenly thingsG2032 themselvesG846 with betterG2909 sacrificesG2378 thanG3844 theseG3778. 24ForG1063 ChristG5547 did not enterG1525G3756G1519 a man-madeG5499 copyG499 of theG3588 trueG228 sanctuaryG40, butG235 He entered heavenG3772 itselfG846, nowG3568 to appearG1718 on our behalfG5228G1473 in theG3588 presenceG4383 of GodG2316.

25NorG3761 did He enter heaven toG2443 offerG4374 HimselfG1438 again and againG4178, asG5618 theG3588 high priestG749 entersG1525G1519 theG3588 Most Holy PlaceG40 everyG2596 yearG1763 withG1722 bloodG129 that is not his ownG245. 26OtherwiseG1893, Christ would have hadG1163 to sufferG3958 repeatedlyG4178 sinceG575 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889. ButG1161 nowG3570 He has appearedG5319 onceG530 for all atG1909 the endG4930 of theG3588 agesG165 toG1519 do away withG115 sinG266 byG1223 theG3588 sacrificeG2378 of HimselfG846.

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JustG2596 asG3745 manG444 is appointedG606 to dieG599 onceG530, andG1161 afterG3326 thatG3778 to face judgmentG2920, 28soG3779 alsoG2532 ChristG5547 was offeredG4374 onceG530 toG1519 bearG399 the sinsG266 of manyG4183; and He will appearG3708 a second timeG1208, not to bearG5565 sinG266, but toG1519 bring salvationG4991 to those whoG3588 eagerly awaitG553 HimG846.