Hebrews 9:1-5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 9:1-7

Here, I. The apostle gives an account of the tabernacle, that place of worship which God appointed to be pitched on earth; it is called a worldly sanctuary, wholly of this world, as to the materials of which it was built, and a building that must be taken down; it is called a worldly sanctuary, because it was the court and palace of the King of Israel. God was their King, and, as other kings, had his court or place of residence, and attendants, furniture, and provision, suitable thereto. This... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 9:1-5

9:1-5 So, then, the first tabernacle, too, had its ordinances of worship and its holy place, which was an earthly symbol of the divine realities. For the first tabernacle was constructed and in it there was the lampstand and the table with the shewbread, and it was called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain there was that part of the tabernacle which was called the Holy of Holies. It was approached by means of the golden altar of incense, and it had in it the ark of the covenant, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:1

Then verily the first covenant had ordinances of divine service ,.... The design of the apostle in this chapter, as it stands in connection with what goes before, is to show the pre-eminence of Christ, from the tabernacle, and the things in it; as well as from the priesthood and covenant; and as also the abrogation of the Levitical ceremonies in particular, as well as the first covenant in general; and that they were all types and figures of Christ, and had their fulfilment in him: the word... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made ,.... By the direction of Moses, according to the pattern showed him in the Mount: the first ; that is, the first part of the tabernacle, called the holy place, in distinction from the holy of holies, which was the second part of the tabernacle; for otherwise there were not a first and a second tabernacle; there never was but one tabernacle: wherein was the candlestick ; that this was in the tabernacle, and on the south side of it, and without the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:3

And after the second vail ,.... Were there more vails than one? the Scripture speaks but of one, Exodus 26:31 there was indeed an hanging for the door of the tent, but that is not called a vail; nor was there more than one vail in the tabernacle, nor in the temple of Solomon; but in the second temple, under which the apostle lived, there were two vails, which divided between the holy place, and the holy of holies; and the innermost of these the apostle means: and so the Jewish writers ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:4

Which had the golden censer ,.... There were various censers used by the priests in the daily service, but this was a peculiar one, which was used by the high priest on the day of atonement; on other days he used a silver censer, but on that day a golden one, and with it he entered into the holy of holies F25 Misn. Yoma, c. 4. sect. 4. Maimon. Yom Hacippurim, c. 2. sect. 5. ; and though Moses does not call it a golden one, Leviticus 16:12 yet Josephus does F26 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 8.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:5

And over it the cherubim of glory ,.... Or "glorious cherubim", where the Shechinah, or divine glory, dwelt, Psalm 80:1 . These were over the ark, and were in number two, as were the cherubim which God placed at the garden of Eden, Genesis 3:24 according to the opinion of the ancient Jews F21 Targum Jon. &. Hieros. in Gen. iii. 24. ; and very likely these were made after the form of them. Some have thought them to be birds of a very terrible aspect, which were set there to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:1

The first covenant had also ordinances - Our translators have introduced the word covenant, as if διαθηκη had been, if not originally in the text, yet in the apostle's mind. Several MSS., but not of good note, as well as printed editions, with the Coptic version, have σκηνη tabernacle; but this is omitted by ABDE, several others, both the Syriac, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, some copies of the Itala, and several of the Greek fathers; it is in all probability a spurious reading, the whole... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein - The sense is here very obscure, and the construction involved: leaving out all punctuation, which is the case with all the very ancient MSS., the verse stands thus: Σκηνη γαρ κατεσκευασθη ἡ πρωτη εν ᾑ ἡ τε λυχνια, κ. τ. λ. which I suppose an indifferent person, who understood the language, would without hesitation render, For, there was the first tabernacle constructed, in which were the candlestick, etc. And this tabernacle or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:3

And after the second veil - The first veil, of which the apostle has not yet spoken, was at the entrance of the holy place, and separated the temple from the court, and prevented the people, and even the Levites, from seeing what was in the holy place. The second veil, of which the apostle speaks here, separated the holy place from the holy of holies. The tabernacle, which is called the Holiest of all - That is, that part of the tabernacle which is called the holy of holies. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 9:1-7

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 9:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:3

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