Done Day 11 Reconciled Redemption
Discover the original intent of Scripture. Make good application to our everyday lives.
Become equipped to correctly handle the Word of Truth!
Hebrews 9:11-22
there is no forgiveness of sins.
The Original Intent
1) What is writer of Hebrews comparing in v. 11-15?
In these verses, the writer of Hebrews is comparing Jesus and the crucifixion with the sacrificial system of the Old Testament. The writer is stressing the importance of Jesus being the fulfillment of the whole law, including the need for sacrifice and shed blood for the restoration and forgiveness of sins.
During the Old Testament period prior to Christ, the high priest would enter into the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement to offer sacrifice on behalf of the people and beg forgiveness for his sin and the sins of the people.
With the new covenant established with Christ’s death and resurrection, a new hope was found. The priest was no longer a necessary part of the forgiveness process. Christ entered the holy place, and once and for all eternity, offered grace and forgiveness for all those who believe, thereby fulfilling the need for a sacrifice.
The Everyday Application
1) What is writer of Hebrews comparing in v. 11-15?
It is difficult sometimes to imagine what the old covenant looked like with the tent, the Holy of Holies, the Day of Atonement, and the sacrificial system in general.
As we read this passage, the hope we have is evident in that Christ abolished the need for all of that in the sacrifice of His own life.
Through His death and resurrection, atonement is made, the chains are broken, and hope is restored!
The Original Intent
2) What does it mean that Jesus is the high priest?
Throughout Hebrews, we see Jesus referred to as the high priest. The role of high priest was reserved for the supreme religious ruler of Israel; only the high priest could atone for the sins of the people on the Day of Atonement.
Only he could go into the Holy of Holies to make right what sins had been committed. With Jesus’ death and resurrection, Christ ushered in a new covenant which established Himself as the High Priest. He went before the Father on our behalf making atonement that set believers a part, sanctifying and redeeming us once and for all.
The Everyday Application
2) What does it mean that Jesus is the high priest?
The Lamb is the only one worthy! Jesus was the only one who could do what needed to be done. There is no earthly high priest that could do it. It required a continual sacrifice with men as high priest.
With Christ as our High Priest, it is finished once and for all! We know how the story ends. Our High Priest, our mediator between God and us, is worthy to plead our cause and to offer atonement.
The Original Intent
3) What is the new covenant?
When speaking of the new covenant, it is a reference to the covenant that was established through Jesus Christ. The original covenant was established between God and Abraham in Genesis 12 but also includes the covenant God made with Moses for the Israelites to follow the Law, which they could not keep because of their sinfulness.
Once Christ took His rightful place after His death, resurrection, and ascension, a new covenant was established with the giving of the Holy Spirit. God now dwells in the hearts of believers in the person of the Holy Spirit and the promise to Abraham is being fulfilled through the new covenant.
The Everyday Application
3) What is the new covenant?
Every day, if we are genuine believers, we live with the power of the Holy Spirit. We live not as continual “sacrificers”, but rather as those who have a sure hope because the answer has been given once and for all eternity; the sacrifice has been made.
Our fate is sealed with the promise of something more, something new—a future that rests on Christ the solid rock. We stand, knowing that we are secure in our relationship with God, and that through the sacrifice of His Son, we are a redeemed people.
The Original Intent
4) What does blood have to do with the covenant?
Blood was part of the covenant process. In Genesis with Abraham and Moses, God used the blood shed of animals as a symbol of life and atonement.
Those covenants were temporary until the blood of Christ, which is the ultimate blood covenant between God and man.
The Everyday Application
4) What does blood have to do with the covenant?
Since we do not live in Old Testament times with animal sacrifices being made, the idea of a blood sacrifice is a far distant thought. I think this is a challenge to us to better understand the Old Testament so that the New Testament makes sense.
It is easy to forget that the entire Bible is the love story between God and His people and the entire story must be read and understood to know His character, His desires, and His will.
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