Hebrews Chapter Nine Verses 11-18

HEBREWS CHAPTER NINE VS 11-18 (USING KING JAMES STUDY TEXT, STUDY BOOK WILL REFERENCE A DIFFERENT VERSION FOR READING)

Heb 9:11  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 9:12  Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 

Heb 9:13  For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 

Heb 9:14  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 

Heb 9:15  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. 

Heb 9:16  For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 

Heb 9:17  For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 

Heb 9:18  Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. 

Main Point: See underlined contrast in verses 14/15. The wriere distinguishes the differences between the law of old (dead works), that must be dispensed for the new.

2. This section contains a number of contrasts between the system surrounding the tabernacle of old and the offering of Christ. List as many of these contrasts as you can see that shows how better Christ is with His offering:

Old Action	Old Result	New Action	New Result
Tabernacle	Built by men, only a foreshadow	New Tabernacle	Built by God –(thus) Perfect -
Entered the holy place –through the blood of animals	Short term atonement	Entered into the tabernacle built by God – with His own blood	Provides ETERNAL redemption
	Purifying the physical body		Transformed to serve God
	Short term resolution		Receive the promise of ETERNAL INHERITANCE

3. What does verse 15 teach? “he is the mediator of the new testament… for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament”

First, he is the mediator (3319) – Go between of a new testament (1242) disposition, or contract

Some teach this is how Jesus saves those who have already died. That interpretation appears valid on first review. It also eases the Christian mind to reconcile how it is that David or Moses might end up with God in heaven. However, the context is speaking of covenants, not (necessarily) of those under the covenants. It could also mean that what the first covenant could not accomplish “redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament”….the Covenant with Jesus DOES! Either interpretation is valid. Note “that were” is added. It could dimply mean that the sins that the old law could not redeem….Jesus can. Remember he just said that Jesus can save to the UTTERMOST!

4. According to this passage, when did the new covenant take affect? Why is this knowledge important?  (Read Barry Stephen’s notes in the lesson book). The covenant is takes affect after the physical death of Jesus, which would fit with the narrative of Jesus’ blood inaugurating the need for a new – stronger - covenant. Even like the old covenant, blood was required for its ratification. Barry’s notes show the issues with using the word “will” in the physical sense. Jesus is still alive, a will speaks for the dead, and that is just not the case for this new covenant.

Additional:

Redemption – 3085 - From G3084; a ransoming (figuratively): - + redeemed, redemption. – This has a few root words that ultimately means “to loosen” ….
Purge – 2511 From G2513; to cleanse (literally or figuratively): - (make) clean (-se), purge, purify.

Conscience – 4893  From a prolonged form of G4894; co-perception, that is, moral consciousness: (to be aware)

Called – 2564- Akin to the base of G2753; to “call” (properly aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise): - bid, call (forth)
2573- Adverb from G2570; well (usually morally): - (in a) good (place),
2570 - Of uncertain affinity; properly beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), that is, valuable or virtuous

Inheritance – 2817- From G2818; heirship, that is, (concretely) a patrimony or (generally) a possession: - inheritance.- Root words – inherit by lot

Testament – 1242 – disposition – contract from 1303

Testator -1303  middle voice from G1223 and G5087; to put apart, that is, (figuratively) dispose (by assignment, compact or bequest): - appoint, make, testator. 

Do you remember how the Hebrew understands redemption and its application to physical life? Now, how does the term “inheritance” bring an even heavier…more beautiful message?