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HEB. VIII. 2-5.

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For if he were on earth, he should not be a Priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the

law:

*Or, they are Priests.

sons with him, from among the child. | ὄντων τῶν ἱερέων τῶν προσφερόντων κατά ren of Israel, that he may minister ròv rópa râ dãgaunto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons, Exod. 28. 1. And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cométh out, that he die not, 35. And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office, xxix. 44. Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers, Rom. xv. 8.

b But Christ being come an High Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building, Heb.ix. 11. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us, 23, 24. For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God, Heb. xi. 10. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens, 2 Cor. v. i: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ, Col. ii. 11.

VER. 3.

Πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεὺς εἰς τὸ προσφέρειν δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας καθίσταται· ὅθεν ἀναγκαῖον ἔχειν τὶ καὶ τοῦτον ὃ προσενέγκη. For every High Priest is ordained to ofer gifts and sacrifices : buherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.

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a If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another Priest, Heb. vii. 11-15. To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses, Numb. xvi. 40. And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? xvii. 12, 13. And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel,

xviii. 5.

VER. 5.

Οἵτινες ὑποδείγματι καὶ σκιᾷ λατρεύου σαι τῶν ἐπουρανίων, καθῶς κεχρημάτισται Μωσῆς, μέλλων ἐπιτελεῖν τὴν σκηνήν· Ορα γὰς, φησὶ, ποιήσης πάντα κατὰ τὸν τύπον τὸν δειχθέντά σοι ἐν τῷ ὄρει.

See on chap. vii. ver. 27.

Who serve unto a the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to

b See on Matt.xx.ver. 28. clauses 3,4. make the tabernacle: for, b See, saith he,

VER. 4.

Εἰ μὲν γὰρ ἦν ἐπὶ γῆς, οὐδ ̓ ἂν ἦν ἱερεὺς,

that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

a Which was a figure for the time

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then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience, Heb. ix. 9. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us, 23, 24. For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect, x. 1. Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ, Col. ii. 17.

bAnd look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount, Exod. xxv. 40. And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount, xxvi. 30. Hollow with boards shalt thou make it as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it, xxvii. 8. And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick, Numb. viii. 4. All this, suid David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern, 19. Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen, Acts vii. 44.

VER. 6.

Νυνὶ δὲ διαφορωτέρας τέτευχε λειτουργίας, doge nal ngeíTTovós σTi diathans MeriTns, ἥτις ἐπὶ κρείττοσιν ἐπαγγελίαις νενομοθέ

τηται.

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the Mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

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isters of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away; How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which was done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious, 2 Cor. iii. 6-11. See also on chap. vii. ver. 11. clause 1.

b And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath injoined unto you, Heb. ix. 15-20. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but

God is one, Gal. iii. 19, 20. See also on chap. vii. ver. 22.

C For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach a Who also hath made us able min. every man his neighbour, and every

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man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more, ver. 10-12. Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises, Rom. ix. 4. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many ; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hands of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been the law, Gal. iii. 16-21. In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began, Tit. i. 2. Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises that by these ye might be partakers of the divine na. ture, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust, 2 Pet. i. 4.

VER. 7.

Ei yàgi wewrn insívn hv äμeμntos, οὐκ ἂν δευτέρας ἐζητεῖτο τόπος.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

a For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah, ver. 8. If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the

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people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron, vii. 11. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law, Gal. iii. 21.

VER. 8.

Μεμφόμενος γὰρ αὐτοῖς λέγει· ἰδοὺ, ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, λέγει Κύριος, καὶ συντελέσω ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰούδα διαθήκην καινήν

For finding fault with them, a he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make ↳ a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

a This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more, Heb. x. 16, 17. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth, Jer. xxiii. 5. For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it, xxx. 3. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast, xxxi. 27. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah, 31. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD, from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner, 38. And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it, Luke xvii. 22.

b And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the

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first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance, Heb. ix. 15. And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel, xii. 24. For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins, Matt. xxvi. 28. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many, Mark xiv. 24. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you, Luke xxii. 20. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me, 1 Cor. xi. 25. Who also hath made us able minis

ters of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life,

2 Cor. iii. 6.

c Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David, Isa. lv. 3. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me, Jer. xxxii. 40. Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. Thus saith the LORD, If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so, that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them, xxxiii. 24-26. Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder

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and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant, Ezek. xvi. 60, 61. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore, xxxvii. 26.

VER. 9.

Οὐ κατὰ τὴν διαθήκην ἣν ἐποίησα τοῖς πατράσιν αὐτῶν, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπιλαβομένου μου τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν, ἐξαγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου· ὅτι αὐτοὶ οὐκ ἐνέμειναν ἐν T Siahan pov, nḍyà hμéλnoa aitãv, eyes Kúpios.

made with their fathers in the day when Not according to a the covenant that I b I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and 1 regarded them not, saith the Lord.

a Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath injoined unto you, Heb. ix. 18-20. And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt-offerings; and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto the LORD. And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people; and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold, the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made

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HEB. VIII. 9.

with you concerning all these words. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink, Exod. xxiv. 3-11. And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do miracles, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee, xxxiv. 10. And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the terror of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments, 27, 28. The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day, Deut. v. 2, 3. These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb, xxix. 1. That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee in this day, 12. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by pro

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mise. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator, Gal.iii. 15-19. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage which is Agar, iv. 24.

b And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hands of his two daughters; the LonD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city, Gen. xix. 16. Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers, Job viii. 20. Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee, Cant. viii. 5. For I the LORD God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee, Isa. xli. 13. There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she has brought up, li. 18.

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine, Exod. xix. 4, 5. Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron, Psal. Ixxvii. 20. But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased, lxxviii. 52-54. And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness, cv. 43. And he brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm for his mercy endureth for ever:

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