Day 15 - Hebrews 9:6 - 9:16

Hebrews 9:6-16 

6 When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room as they performed their religious duties. 7 But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8 By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle and the system it represented were still in use.

9 This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them. 10 For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies—physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.

Christ Is the Perfect Sacrifice
11 So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. 12 With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

13 Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity. 14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. 15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.


16 Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead.

Terrie's Comments -

The old covenant clearly had some limitations, and that is putting it lightly!

There is still a tabernacle which was raised up in heaven (probably on the third day after the death of Jesus like he said it would be) 

The old covenant was all about rules and regulations that dealt mainly with cleansing the outward man it didn't have the power to cleanse inside the heart of man.  But Jesus has secured our ETERNAL REDEMPTION.... how sweet it is :-) We are free and clear to worship the living God!  When Jesus died he set us free from ALL PENALTY of the sin under the first covenant... He fulfilled it ... It is PAID IN FULL!  

sidenote:  I think for our next challenge we will base our verse break down on more than just the numbers :-) 

Tori's Comments -

Again with the old system cleaning the outside and the new one cleaning the inside. WOOP WOOP.

Also- there's something about the assurance of 'forever' and 'eternal' and etc. that is repeated through this section and yesterday's. It's as if he's trying to get across that we shouldn't even worry about those things anymore (and we shouldn't). We're saved, we're loved and we're cleaned.

Take our personal comments or leave them. We would love to hear what stood out to you about today`s passage and how it encouraged you. Tell us in the comments below!