Hebrews 9:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 9:15

And for this cause - With this view; that is, to make an effectual atonement for sin, and to provide a way by which the troubled conscience may have peace.He is the Mediator - see notes on Galatians 3:19-20. He is the Mediator between God and man in respect to that new covenant which he has made, or that new dispensation by which people are to be saved. He stands between God and man - the parties at variance - and undertakes the work of mediation and reconciliation.Of the New Testament - Not... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 9:15

Hebrews 9:15. And for this cause Δια τουτο , on this account, that Christ’s blood is so efficacious; or for this end, that he might die and thereby procure redemption, and an eternal inheritance for us; he is the mediator Between God and man, making peace between them; of the new testament Or covenant rather, as the word διαθηκη is generally rendered in the New Testament, answering to the Hebrew word berith, which all the translators of the Jewish Scriptures have understood to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:15-22

Sacrifice under the old covenant (9:15-22)Under the old covenant, repentant sinners offered sacrifices for their sins, but the sacrifices themselves could not bring forgiveness. They brought no more than ceremonial cleansing. The actual cleansing of those sins depended on the sacrifice of Christ. Whether sins were committed before the time of Christ or after, the death of Christ is the basis on which God forgives them. Through Christ, God has made a new covenant, and the inheritance he promises... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 9:15

for this cause = on account of (Greek. dia) this. Mediator . See Hebrews 8:6 . the = a. new . See Hebrews 8:8 . testament = covenant, as in Hebrews 9:4 . by means, &c . Literally death having taken place. redemption . Greek. apolutrosis. See Romans 3:24 . Compare Hebrews 9:12 transgressions . Greek. parabasis. See Hebrews 2:2 . Compare App-128 . under = upon (based upon). Greek. epi . App-104 . promise, &c . = the promised eternal inheritance. Figure of speech Hypallage.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 9:15

And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.This shows that the real value of the old types and shadows lay in the perfect realization of them through Christ, their redemption, no less than ours, depending solely upon his atoning death. As Robertson expressed it, "So then the atoning sacrifice of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 9:15

Hebrews 9:15.— What follows in this chapter seems to be in a good measure a digression, though a most pertinent and useful one. Having, in what goes before, by comparing the ancient tabernacles and the service thereof with Christ, shewn the weakness of it, he returns to this topic in the beginning of the next chapter; but here, upon having asserted the great virtue of the blood of Christ, he enlarged, in order to shew how necessary the shedding of his blood was, partly upon the account of his... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 9:15

15. for this cause—Because of the all-cleansing power of His blood, this fits Him to be Mediator (Hebrews 8:6, ensuring to both parties, God and us, the ratification) of the new covenant, which secures both forgiveness for the sins not covered by the former imperfect covenant or testament, and also an eternal inheritance to the called. by means of death—rather, as Greek, "death having taken place." At the moment that His death took place, the necessary effect is, "the called receive the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 9:11-15

The superior priestly ministry 9:11-15 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 9:11-28

The final purging of sin 9:11-28The writer now focused on the issue of sacrifice."The argument moves a stage further as the author turns specifically to what Christ has done. The sacrifices of the old covenant were ineffectual. But in strong contrast Christ made an offering that secures a redemption valid for all eternity. In the sacrifices, a good deal pertained to the use of blood. So in accord with this, the author considers the significance of the blood of animals and that of Christ."... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 9:15

Since we have obtained "eternal redemption" (Hebrews 9:12) through the death of our Mediator and the "eternal [Holy] Spirit" (Hebrews 9:14), we can have hope in an "eternal inheritance." In contrast, believers under the Old Covenant enjoyed mainly temporary blessings and had comparatively little understanding of eschatological rewards."With a play on the double meaning of diatheke (both ’a covenant’ and ’a testament’), the author goes on to bring out the necessity for the death of Christ just... read more

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