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Hebrews 10:3
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Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice
2If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.3Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
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Reuben Walter
Arno Clemens Gaebelein Summary
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- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
- John Gill
- Tyndale
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
But--so far from those sacrifices ceasing to be offered (Heb 10:2). in, &c.--in the fact of their being offered, and in the course of their being offered on the day of atonement. Contrast Heb 10:17. a remembrance--a recalling to mind by the high priest's confession, on the day of atonement, of the sins both of each past year and of all former years, proving that the expiatory sacrifices of former years were not felt by men's consciences to have fully atoned for former sins; in fact, the expiation and remission were only legal and typical (Heb 10:4, Heb 10:11). The Gospel remission, on the contrary, is so complete, that sins are "remembered no more" (Heb 10:17) by God. It is unbelief to "forget" this once-for-all purgation, and to fear on account of "former sins" (Pe2 1:9). The believer, once for all bathed, needs only to "wash" his hands and "feet" of soils, according as he daily contracts them, in Christ's blood (Joh 13:10).
John Gill Bible Commentary
But in those sacrifices,.... The Arabic version reads, "but in it"; that is, in the law; but the Syriac version reads, and supplies, as we do, , "in those sacrifices", which were offered every year on the day of atonement: there is a remembrance of sins made again every year; of all the sins that were committed the year past, and even of those that were expiated typically by the daily sacrifice, and others that had been offered; which proves the imperfection and insufficiency of such sacrifices: there was a remembrance of sins by God, before whom the goats were presented, their blood was sprinkled, and the people cleansed, Lev 16:7 and there was a remembrance of them by the people, who, on that day, afflicted their souls for them, Lev 16:29 and there was a remembrance of them by the high priest, who confessed them over, and put them upon the head of the goat, Lev 16:21 by which it was owned, that these sins were committed; that they deserved death, the curse of the law; that the expiation of them was undertook by another, typified by the goat; that this was not yet done, and therefore there was no remission, but a typical one, by these sacrifices; but that sins remained, and required a more perfect sacrifice, which was yet to be offered up. Legal sacrifices were so far from inducing an oblivion of sins, that they themselves brought them to remembrance, and were so many acknowledgments of them. Though Philo the Jew thinks the contrary, and gives this as a reason why the heart and brain were not offered in sacrifice, because "it would be foolish, that the sacrifices should cause, not a forgetfulness of sins, but a remembrance of them (q).'' (q) De Victimis, p. 841.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
10:3 Instead of removing guilt, the ongoing sacrifices actually reminded those who wished to come near to God, year after year, that they were guilty before God.
Hebrews 10:3
Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice
2If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.3Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
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Significance of Christs Death and Resurrection
By Reuben Walter1.1K58:41Christs DeathACT 15:10ROM 3:20HEB 9:11HEB 10:1HEB 10:3HEB 10:9In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of not taking the resurrection of Jesus lightly. They encourage the audience to let the risen Christ have a transformative effect on their daily lives. The speaker acknowledges the heartbreak and significance of the details of Jesus' death, but urges the audience to look past them and understand the purpose behind it. They highlight the resurrection as the foundation of their faith and emphasize that it is a testable fact of history that cannot be explained away.
The Pre-Eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ
By Arno Clemens Gaebelein0JHN 12:26JHN 14:6JHN 17:24COL 1:16COL 1:18HEB 1:3HEB 10:3REV 5:12Arno Clemens Gaebelein preaches about the incomparable pre-eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ, emphasizing His eternal Glory, His role in creation, sustenance, revelation, redemption, and future reign. He highlights the necessity of giving Christ the first place in all aspects of our lives, acknowledging His sacrificial love, and the privilege of fellowship with Him. Gaebelein urges believers to make Christ the absorbing object of their hearts and to live for Him, recognizing His unmatched worthiness and the honor bestowed upon Him by the Father.
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
- John Gill
- Tyndale
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
But--so far from those sacrifices ceasing to be offered (Heb 10:2). in, &c.--in the fact of their being offered, and in the course of their being offered on the day of atonement. Contrast Heb 10:17. a remembrance--a recalling to mind by the high priest's confession, on the day of atonement, of the sins both of each past year and of all former years, proving that the expiatory sacrifices of former years were not felt by men's consciences to have fully atoned for former sins; in fact, the expiation and remission were only legal and typical (Heb 10:4, Heb 10:11). The Gospel remission, on the contrary, is so complete, that sins are "remembered no more" (Heb 10:17) by God. It is unbelief to "forget" this once-for-all purgation, and to fear on account of "former sins" (Pe2 1:9). The believer, once for all bathed, needs only to "wash" his hands and "feet" of soils, according as he daily contracts them, in Christ's blood (Joh 13:10).
John Gill Bible Commentary
But in those sacrifices,.... The Arabic version reads, "but in it"; that is, in the law; but the Syriac version reads, and supplies, as we do, , "in those sacrifices", which were offered every year on the day of atonement: there is a remembrance of sins made again every year; of all the sins that were committed the year past, and even of those that were expiated typically by the daily sacrifice, and others that had been offered; which proves the imperfection and insufficiency of such sacrifices: there was a remembrance of sins by God, before whom the goats were presented, their blood was sprinkled, and the people cleansed, Lev 16:7 and there was a remembrance of them by the people, who, on that day, afflicted their souls for them, Lev 16:29 and there was a remembrance of them by the high priest, who confessed them over, and put them upon the head of the goat, Lev 16:21 by which it was owned, that these sins were committed; that they deserved death, the curse of the law; that the expiation of them was undertook by another, typified by the goat; that this was not yet done, and therefore there was no remission, but a typical one, by these sacrifices; but that sins remained, and required a more perfect sacrifice, which was yet to be offered up. Legal sacrifices were so far from inducing an oblivion of sins, that they themselves brought them to remembrance, and were so many acknowledgments of them. Though Philo the Jew thinks the contrary, and gives this as a reason why the heart and brain were not offered in sacrifice, because "it would be foolish, that the sacrifices should cause, not a forgetfulness of sins, but a remembrance of them (q).'' (q) De Victimis, p. 841.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
10:3 Instead of removing guilt, the ongoing sacrifices actually reminded those who wished to come near to God, year after year, that they were guilty before God.