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Hebrews 9

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Hebrews 9 . 1

1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.TOSKHebrews 9:1

Hebrews 9 . 2

2 A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.TOSKHebrews 9:2

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3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,TOSKHebrews 9:3

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4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.TOSKHebrews 9:4TTArk of the Covenant (God's Throne of Mercy) Manna (The Bread of Life)

Hebrews 9 . 5

5 Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.CHebrews 8:1-9:5TOSKHebrews 9:5

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6 When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:6

Hebrews 9 . 7

7 But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:7

Hebrews 9 . 8

8 By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:8

Hebrews 9 . 9

9 It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:9TTJosiah (Reformer King Prophesied by Name)

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10 They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.IP2 Kings 23:4CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:10

Hebrews 9 . 14

14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:14TTWater of Purification (Living Water and Ashes) Red Heifer (Purification from Death)

Hebrews 9 . 15

15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.IPJeremiah 31:31-34CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:15TTGolden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession)LTMediation

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16 In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:16

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17 because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:17

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18 That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:18

Hebrews 9 . 19

19 For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:19TTHyssop (Instrument of Blood Application) Scarlet Wool and Cedar (Purification Bundle)

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20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”IPExodus 24:8CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:20TTAaron (The Great High Priest) Abel (First Martyr) Covenant Meals (Fellowship with God) Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb) Peace-Offering (Fellowship with God) Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice) Red Heifer (Purification from Death)

Hebrews 9 . 21

21 In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:21

Hebrews 9 . 22

22 According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.IPLeviticus 17:11CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:22

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23 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.IPLeviticus 16:16-19CHebrews 09:6-28TOSKHebrews 9:23TTHeavenly Sanctuary (The True Tabernacle) Aaron (The Great High Priest) Abel (First Martyr) Ark of the Covenant (God's Throne of Mercy) Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement) Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame) Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice) Legal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers) Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice) Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice) Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins) Veil (Access Through Christ's Flesh)

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24 For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.CHebrews 09:24-10:19TOSKHebrews 9:24TTHeavenly Sanctuary (The True Tabernacle) Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice) Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession)

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25 Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.CHebrews 09:6-28 Hebrews 09:24-10:19TOSKHebrews 9:25

Hebrews 9 . 26

26 Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.CHebrews 09:6-28 Hebrews 09:24-10:19TOSKHebrews 9:26TTPriestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice)