Hebrews 9:23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 9:23-29

In this last part of the chapter, the apostle goes on to tell us what the Holy Ghost has signified to us by the legal purifications of the patterns of the things in heaven, inferring thence the necessity of better sacrifices to consecrate the heavenly things themselves. I. The necessity of purifying the patterns of the things in heaven, Heb. 9:23. This necessity arises both from the divine appointment, which must always be obeyed, and from the reason of that appointment, which was to preserve... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 9:23-28

9:23-28 So, then, if it was necessary that the things which are copies of the heavenly realities should be cleansed by processes like these, it is necessary that the heavenly realities themselves should be cleansed by finer sacrifices than those of which we have been thinking. It is not into a man-made sanctuary that Christ has entered--that would be a mere symbol of the things which are real. It is into heaven itself that he entered, now to appear on our behalf before the presence of God. It... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:23

It was therefore necessary ,.... On account of the divine appointment, and that types and antitypes might correspond; and especially it was necessary with respect to the Messiah, the substance and body of all types. So Jonathan ben Uzziel paraphrases the text in Exodus 40:9 , "and thou shalt take the anointing oil, and thou shalt anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it; and thou shall sanctify it, מטול , because of the crown of the kingdom of the house of Judah, and the King... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:23

The patterns of things in the heavens - That is: The tabernacle and all its utensils, services, etc., must be purified by these, viz.: The blood of calves and goats, and the sprinkling of the blood and water with the bunch of hyssop bound about with scarlet wool. These are called patterns, ὑποδειγματα , exemplars, earthly things, which were the representatives of heavenly things. And there is no doubt that every thing in the tabernacle, its parts, divisions, utensils, ministry, etc., as... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:23

Verse 23 23.The patterns, or exemplars, etc. Lest any one should object and say that the blood by which the old testament was dedicated was different from that of a testator, the Apostle meets this objection, and says that it was no wonder that the tabernacle which was earthly was consecrated by the sacrificing of beasts; for there was an analogy and a likeness between the purification and the things purified. But the heavenly pattern or exemplar of which he now speaks was to be consecrated in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:1-28

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:23

It was therefore necessary ( i.e. in accordance with the principle above expressed) that the patterns (rather, copies , see Hebrews 8:5 , supra ) of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. According to the view taken under Hebrews 8:2 and Hebrews 9:11 , "the heavenly things" here must be taken to denote the corresponding realities in the heavenly sphere of things to which Christ has gone.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:23-28

Perfection of Christ's atonement. In these verses the writer contrasts the incompleteness of the Mosaic sacrifices with the finality which attaches to the sacrificial work of the Lord Jesus. I. THREE GREAT CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES . These rest respectively upon three facts, viz. the death and the ascension of Christ, which are matters of history; and the second advent, which is still future. 1. Christ died as a Sacrifice for sin. ( Hebrews 9:28 ) His death was a stupendous... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 9:23

The patterns of things in the heavens - The tabernacle and its various utensils; see the notes on Hebrews 8:5.Be purified with these - With water and blood, and by these ceremonies.But the heavenly things themselves - The heavenly tabernacle or sanctuary into which Christ has entered, and where he performs the functions of his ministry. The use of the word “purified” here applied to heaven, does not imply that heaven was before “unholy,” but it denotes that it is now made accessible to sinners;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 9:23

Hebrews 9:23. It was, therefore, &c. That is, it plainly appears from what has been said, it was necessary According to the appointment of God; that the patterns of things in the heavens Termed the figures of the true, (Hebrews 9:24,) namely, the covenant, the book, the tabernacle, with all the vessels of its ministry, which were shadowy representations of heavenly things That is, of the things of the gospel, whether belonging to the church militant or the church triumphant; ... read more

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