But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
when Christ appeared as a high priest - "When Messiah arrives upon the scene of human sin and sorrow as a High Priest whose work of providing a salvation for the lost is 'by a greater and more perfect tabernacle.' The word 'by' is the translation of 'dia,' the preposition of intermediate agency. That is, the kind of tabernacle the priest officiates in, determines the quality of his work. If he ministers in a tabernacle that is a mere type, his work is not efficacious so far as actual salvation is concerned, but only typical. If he on the other hand, serves in the actual tabernacle of which the other tabernacle is only a type, his work of salvation is actual and meritorious." (Wuest)
"At His first advent, Christ came and operated according to prophecy. At His second advent, Christ will be the King of Kings. Here we see Him being come as high priest: prophet, priest and king. The only other figure in your Bible to hold all three offices was David, and that fact suggests why David was said to be a man after God's own heart (1 Sam 13:14; Acts 13:22). Perhaps it was not so much about David as it was about who David pictures: the Lord Jesus Christ." (McLean)
through His own blood - "But not only were the tabernacles different. The blood offered was different. In the case of the Aaronic priests, it was the blood of goats and calves. In the case of Messiah, it was His own blood. The words 'His own' are the translation of 'idios.' Had the personal pronoun 'autos' been used, the reference would be merely to the fact that it was by means of His blood that He entered the Holy of Holies. But the 'idios' speaks not merely of ownership, but of a personal, private, unique ownership. For instance, John in his Gospel (5:18) states the fact that the Jews tried to kill our Lord because He had said that God was His personal, unique Father. Had John used 'autos,' there would have been no justification for their accusation, for each one of these Jews claimed God as his Father. John used 'idios,' reporting the Lord Jesus as saying that God was His private, unique Father. God was His Father in a different sense from that in which He might be the Father of others. Our Lord claimed unique Sonship, and, therefore, Deity. And these Jews recognized that fact." (Wuest)
"Our Lord's sacrifice was His own blood (not that of animals), offered once for all (not repeatedly), and resulted in eternal redemption (not temporal covering)." (Ryrie)
ashes of a heifer - "The red heifer offering for cleansing from contact with a corpse. Preparation for the ritual [offering] required that the ashes of an unblemished, unyoked red heifer be mixed with water (called water to remove impurity; i.e., water to remove impurity). This served as a purification from sin (lit., a sin offering, as also in Num 19:17). (Ryrie)
sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh - "The writer in this verse speaks of the unclean Israelite, the person who was rendered ceremonially unclean by contact with a dead body, or by entering a house where a corpse was lying, or by touching a bone or a tomb. It he should enter the tabernacle while thus defiled, he was cut off from Israel. Ceremonial defilement was not in itself sin, but a type of sin. Hence the blood of animals could cleanse away this defilement. It was only the flesh of the person which was defiled by contact with the dead. It was likewise only the flesh that was cleansed. Thus, defilement and cleansing were both symbolic. The word 'unclean' in the Greek text is 'koinoo' which means 'to make common, to render unhallowed, profane.' The word 'sanctify' is 'hagiazo' which means 'to set apart for God.' Thus, the word 'unclean' means here 'that which is common, profane, unhallowed, not related to or connect with God.' The unclean Israelite was, therefore, 'out of bounds,' so to speak, so far as participation in the tabernacle service of Israel was concerned, and also his service to God. When he fulfilled the Levitical ritual that had to do with his position and his restoration to a participation in the worship of Israel, he was sanctified, that is, set apart for God again." (Wuest)
cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God - "The effect of the death of Christ is to do away with all works on our part as a means of obtaining acceptance with God. They bring no pardon, no peace, no life, no communion. They leave the conscience still under a burden of defilement and alienation. But if the blood of Christ cleanses our conscience from such a condition, it brings us into a life of service to the living God, not a mere outward service as under the old covenant, but a service springing from the inward experience of communion with, and devotion to, the Lord, and therefore devoid of all self-merit." (Vine)
when Christ appeared as a high priest - "When Messiah arrives upon the scene of human sin and sorrow as a High Priest whose work of providing a salvation for the lost is 'by a greater and more perfect tabernacle.' The word 'by' is the translation of 'dia,' the preposition of intermediate agency. That is, the kind of tabernacle the priest officiates in, determines the quality of his work. If he ministers in a tabernacle that is a mere type, his work is not efficacious so far as actual salvation is concerned, but only typical. If he on the other hand, serves in the actual tabernacle of which the other tabernacle is only a type, his work of salvation is actual and meritorious." (Wuest)
"At His first advent, Christ came and operated according to prophecy. At His second advent, Christ will be the King of Kings. Here we see Him being come as high priest: prophet, priest and king. The only other figure in your Bible to hold all three offices was David, and that fact suggests why David was said to be a man after God's own heart (1 Sam 13:14; Acts 13:22). Perhaps it was not so much about David as it was about who David pictures: the Lord Jesus Christ." (McLean)
through His own blood - "But not only were the tabernacles different. The blood offered was different. In the case of the Aaronic priests, it was the blood of goats and calves. In the case of Messiah, it was His own blood. The words 'His own' are the translation of 'idios.' Had the personal pronoun 'autos' been used, the reference would be merely to the fact that it was by means of His blood that He entered the Holy of Holies. But the 'idios' speaks not merely of ownership, but of a personal, private, unique ownership. For instance, John in his Gospel (5:18) states the fact that the Jews tried to kill our Lord because He had said that God was His personal, unique Father. Had John used 'autos,' there would have been no justification for their accusation, for each one of these Jews claimed God as his Father. John used 'idios,' reporting the Lord Jesus as saying that God was His private, unique Father. God was His Father in a different sense from that in which He might be the Father of others. Our Lord claimed unique Sonship, and, therefore, Deity. And these Jews recognized that fact." (Wuest)
"Our Lord's sacrifice was His own blood (not that of animals), offered once for all (not repeatedly), and resulted in eternal redemption (not temporal covering)." (Ryrie)
ashes of a heifer - "The red heifer offering for cleansing from contact with a corpse. Preparation for the ritual [offering] required that the ashes of an unblemished, unyoked red heifer be mixed with water (called water to remove impurity; i.e., water to remove impurity). This served as a purification from sin (lit., a sin offering, as also in Num 19:17). (Ryrie)
sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh - "The writer in this verse speaks of the unclean Israelite, the person who was rendered ceremonially unclean by contact with a dead body, or by entering a house where a corpse was lying, or by touching a bone or a tomb. It he should enter the tabernacle while thus defiled, he was cut off from Israel. Ceremonial defilement was not in itself sin, but a type of sin. Hence the blood of animals could cleanse away this defilement. It was only the flesh of the person which was defiled by contact with the dead. It was likewise only the flesh that was cleansed. Thus, defilement and cleansing were both symbolic. The word 'unclean' in the Greek text is 'koinoo' which means 'to make common, to render unhallowed, profane.' The word 'sanctify' is 'hagiazo' which means 'to set apart for God.' Thus, the word 'unclean' means here 'that which is common, profane, unhallowed, not related to or connect with God.' The unclean Israelite was, therefore, 'out of bounds,' so to speak, so far as participation in the tabernacle service of Israel was concerned, and also his service to God. When he fulfilled the Levitical ritual that had to do with his position and his restoration to a participation in the worship of Israel, he was sanctified, that is, set apart for God again." (Wuest)
cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God - "The effect of the death of Christ is to do away with all works on our part as a means of obtaining acceptance with God. They bring no pardon, no peace, no life, no communion. They leave the conscience still under a burden of defilement and alienation. But if the blood of Christ cleanses our conscience from such a condition, it brings us into a life of service to the living God, not a mere outward service as under the old covenant, but a service springing from the inward experience of communion with, and devotion to, the Lord, and therefore devoid of all self-merit." (Vine)
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