The Biblical Illustrator - Hebrews 9:11-12
Hebrews 9:11-12Christ … an High Priest of good things to comeThe Lord Jesus as a High PriestGod never destroys for the sake of destroying, nor pulls down the old to leave a void in its place.The Divine method is to overcome evil by uplifting that which is good, and to remove the good, after it has served its purpose, by introducing that which is more excellent. I. Jesus Christ as a High Priest much excels in the GREATNESS AND PERFECTNESS OF THE TABERNACLE. Jesus Christ entered “by a greater and... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 9:1-28
Hebrews 9:2-6 . A tabernacle wherein was the candlestick. For a description of this portable temple, which disdains borrowing figures from the Egyptian temples, though they had some figures analogous to the jews, see the sixteen last chapters of the book of Exodus, and the book of Leviticus for its rituals. The candlestick having seven lamps, he names first, for without light the inner court could not be clearly seen; and so of the other mystical glories already explained as above.... read more