Hebrews 9:11-12 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
‘Good things to come’ – The realities of Christianity that were typified by the law system (10:1).
‘By’ [Greek: dia] through; referring to His passing through the heavens into the heavenly tabernacle to appear in the holy of holies there for us (9:11, 24).
‘Not of this building’ – Not of an earthly tabernacle like the tabernacle of Moses which was made by human hands.
‘Building’ [Greek: ktisis] creation (Mark 10:6; 13:19; Rom. 1:20; 8:22; 2Pet. 3:4; Rev. 3:14), creature (Mark 16:15; Rom. 1:25; 8:19-21, 39; 2Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15; Col. 1:15, 1:23; Heb. 4:13); building (9:11); and ordinance (1Pet. 2:13).
‘Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood.’ Christ does not minister in an earthly tabernacle or offer the blood of goats and calves which cannot take away sins. He ministers in the holy place in heaven where He has offered the true atonement – His own blood which brings eternal redemption.
‘Once’ – He made atonement once for all and does not have to make a daily atonement as earthly priests (7:27; 9:6-7, 25-28; 10:1-18).
‘Obtained’ [Greek: heurisko] to find; discover; procure; obtain. Translated as “obtain” (9:12); “get” (Luke 9:12); “perceive” (Acts 23:29); and “find” 174 times (4:16; 11:5; 12:17; etc.). Christ found and obtained for man the only method of eternal salvation, that of dying in man’s place (Matt. 26:28; Heb. 2:9-15; 1Pet. 2:24).
To be continued…
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