Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Hebrews 9:23
DISCOURSE: 2304USE OF TYPICAL PURIFICATIONSHebrews 9:23. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better things than these.THERE is very considerable difficulty in this passage. The scope of the whole chapter is clear: it is intended to shew, that, whilst the sacrifice of Christ was shadowed forth by the Levitical sacrifices, it was infinitely superior to them all. But the difficulty arises from... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Hebrews 9:22
DISCOURSE: 2303NO REMISSION WITHOUT BLOODHebrews 9:22. Without shedding of blood is no remission.THE external administration of religion has been extremely different in different ages of the world: but the method of acceptance with God has been invariably the same. Before the Mosaic ritual was formed, pardon was dispensed through the blood of sacrifices: and since it was abolished, men obtain mercy through that blood, which the sacrifices both before and under the law were intended to... read more