DAY 353 Read Hebrews 10 and 11.
Today's reading: We conclude the study of the ancient sanctuary service as a type of Christ's ministry. Then follows the well-known "faith chapter."
Memory gem: "Having a high priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith" (Hebrews 10:21, 22).
Thought for today:
In the earthly sanctuary the offerings were the bodies and blood of animals. Our High Priest offers His own life, His own blood, His own body, crucified for us. The shadows of the earthly sanctuary pointed to the reality of the new, even to Christ, our Lamb as well as our High Priest. The writer tells us that those sacrifices of lambs and calves could not actually take away sins or make the one who did the service perfect (see Hebrews 9:9). But our High Priest offers His own sacrifice for us. This offering does take away sins. Our High Priest appears now in heaven for us.
Christ came, we are told, to do the will of God (see Hebrews 10:5-9). Thus He was not merely to be obedient to God in His life here on earth, though He was obedient; but the will of God which He obeyed was the divine will which declared "the offering of the body of Jesus Christ" (Hebrews 10:10) as necessary for our salvation. Christ lived obediently, died obediently, and offered Himself upon the cross. His act was the perfect sacrifice by the perfect Priest, for Himself both priest and offering. So, by God's grace and eternal love, He "obtained eternal redemption for us" (Hebrews 9:12). That redemption cannot be improved upon; it is the final redemption, because it is "eternal." It is "one sacrifice for sins for ever" (Hebrews 10:12).
This wonderful epistle opens with the statement that the Son Jesus Christ, "himself purged our sins" (Hebrews 1:3). The last chapter brings in the same tremendous salvation truth (see Hebrews 13:20, 21). Here we have again the blood of the eternal offering, the blood of Christ, with the result that salvation is offered freely to us all.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Hebrews 11:17. "Only begotten"--literally, unique. Isaac was the only son qualified for the birthright blessing.
Today's reading: We conclude the study of the ancient sanctuary service as a type of Christ's ministry. Then follows the well-known "faith chapter."
Memory gem: "Having a high priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith" (Hebrews 10:21, 22).
Thought for today:
In the earthly sanctuary the offerings were the bodies and blood of animals. Our High Priest offers His own life, His own blood, His own body, crucified for us. The shadows of the earthly sanctuary pointed to the reality of the new, even to Christ, our Lamb as well as our High Priest. The writer tells us that those sacrifices of lambs and calves could not actually take away sins or make the one who did the service perfect (see Hebrews 9:9). But our High Priest offers His own sacrifice for us. This offering does take away sins. Our High Priest appears now in heaven for us.
Christ came, we are told, to do the will of God (see Hebrews 10:5-9). Thus He was not merely to be obedient to God in His life here on earth, though He was obedient; but the will of God which He obeyed was the divine will which declared "the offering of the body of Jesus Christ" (Hebrews 10:10) as necessary for our salvation. Christ lived obediently, died obediently, and offered Himself upon the cross. His act was the perfect sacrifice by the perfect Priest, for Himself both priest and offering. So, by God's grace and eternal love, He "obtained eternal redemption for us" (Hebrews 9:12). That redemption cannot be improved upon; it is the final redemption, because it is "eternal." It is "one sacrifice for sins for ever" (Hebrews 10:12).
This wonderful epistle opens with the statement that the Son Jesus Christ, "himself purged our sins" (Hebrews 1:3). The last chapter brings in the same tremendous salvation truth (see Hebrews 13:20, 21). Here we have again the blood of the eternal offering, the blood of Christ, with the result that salvation is offered freely to us all.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Hebrews 11:17. "Only begotten"--literally, unique. Isaac was the only son qualified for the birthright blessing.
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