Study 11 From The Book of
Hebrews Is: Hebrews 9:1-15
1.
Verses 1-10. In what respects
did the earthly sanctuary and its ceremonies come short, and for what reasons?
2.
Verses 11-15. In what ways is
the ministry which Christ fulfilled superior to, and more effective than, the
Levitical ceremonies? List its
far-reaching consequences.
Notes
1.
Verse 9. “Perfect the conscience’: i.e free it from
guilt and defilement, or ‘purify’ it (verse 14).
2.
Verse 12. The Greek does not say that Christ
took blood into God’s presence, like the Levitical high priest took blood into
the inner shrine (verse 6). Rather He entered ‘through’ His own blood, i.e., on
the ground of His death or shed blood.
For by this the veil had been rent which shut men out. Cf. Mk. 15: 37, 38; Heb. 10:19-22
