Hebrews 9:1
The Arrangement and Ritual of the Earthly Sanctuary Now the first covenant, in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.
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- Exod 25:8 : 8 Let them make for me a sanctuary, so that I may live among them.
- Heb 8:2 : 2 a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.
- Heb 9:10-11 : 10 They served only for matters of food and drink and various ritual washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came. 11 Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,
- Heb 8:7 : 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one.
- Heb 8:13 : 13 When he speaks of a new covenant, he makes the first obsolete. Now what is growing obsolete and aging is about to disappear.
- Lev 18:3-4 : 3 You must not do as they do in the land of Egypt where you have been living, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan into which I am about to bring you; you must not walk in their statutes. 4 You must observe my regulations and you must be sure to walk in my statutes. I am the LORD your God.
- Lev 18:30 : 30 You must obey my charge not to practice any of the abominable statutes that have been done before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.’”
- Lev 22:9 : 9 They must keep my charge so that they do not incur sin on account of it and therefore die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Num 9:12 : 12 They must not leave any of it until morning, nor break any of its bones; they must observe it in accordance with every statute of the Passover.
- Ezek 43:11 : 11 When they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its pattern, its exits and entrances, and its whole design– all its statutes, its entire design, and all its laws; write it all down in their sight, so that they may observe its entire design and all its statutes and do them.
- Luke 1:6 : 6 They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
- Col 2:8 : 8 Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
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- Heb 9:2-1110 verses88%
2 For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place.
3 And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.
4 It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
5 And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.
6 So with these things prepared like this, the priests enter continually into the outer tent as they perform their duties.
7 But only the high priest enters once a year into the inner tent, and not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
8 The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing.
9 This was a symbol for the time then present, when gifts and sacrifices were offered that could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper.
10 They served only for matters of food and drink and various ritual washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came.
11 Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,
- Heb 8:2-76 verses78%
2 a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.
3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. So this one too had to have something to offer.
4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.
5 The place where they serve is a sketch and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary, just as Moses was warned by God as he was about to complete the tabernacle. For he says,“See that you make everything according to the design shown to you on the mountain.”
6 But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one.
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18 So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.
- Heb 9:20-212 verses73%
20 and said,“This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.”
21 And both the tabernacle and all the utensils of worship he likewise sprinkled with blood.
- Heb 9:23-242 verses71%
23 So it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves required better sacrifices than these.
24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands– the representation of the true sanctuary– but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.
- Exod 25:8-92 verses71%
8 Let them make for me a sanctuary, so that I may live among them.
9 According to all that I am showing you– the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings– you must make it exactly so.
- Exod 31:7-104 verses71%
7 the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,
8 the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
9 the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base,
10 the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests,
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9 And take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.
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10 We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from.
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44 Our ancestors had the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as God who spoke to Moses ordered him to make it according to the design he had seen.
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12 Jeremiah Appeals to the Lord for Vindication Then I said,“LORD, from the very beginning you have been seated on your glorious throne on high. You are the place where we can find refuge.
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1 Concluding Exposition: Old and New Sacrifices Contrasted For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.
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2 “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
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1 The Leader’s Offerings When Moses had completed setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and he anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.
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15 The Leading of the Lord On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle– the tent of the testimony– and from evening until morning there was a fiery appearance over the tabernacle.
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3 Solomon and the entire assembly went to the worship center in Gibeon, for the tent where they met God was located there, which Moses the LORD’s servant had made in the wilderness.
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19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD could be placed there.
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9 then he says,“Here I am: I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first to establish the second.
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13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled consecrated them and provided ritual purity,
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29 Now the LORD’s tabernacle(which Moses had made in the wilderness) and the altar for burnt sacrifices were at that time at the worship center in Gibeon.
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27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,
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31 Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.
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13 When he speaks of a new covenant, he makes the first obsolete. Now what is growing obsolete and aging is about to disappear.
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10 Anointing the Tabernacle and Aaron, and Clothing Aaron’s Sons Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them.
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3 From this measured area you will measure a length of eight and a quarter miles and a width of three and one-third miles; in it will be the sanctuary, the most holy place.
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36 the table, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
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21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
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30 You are to set up the tabernacle according to the plan that you were shown on the mountain.
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15 And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.
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26 And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,