Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 8:3
3. For—assigning his reason for calling him "minister of the sanctuary" ( :-). somewhat—He does not offer again His once for all completed sacrifice. But as the high priest did not enter the Holy Place without blood, so Christ has entered the heavenly Holy Place with His own blood. That "blood of sprinkling" is in heaven. And is thence made effectual to sprinkle believers as the end of their election ( :-). The term "consecrate" as a priest, is literally, to fill the hand, implying that an... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 8:4-5
Hebrews 8:4-5. For if he were on earth,— "But, we may observe by the way, that if he were always to continue on earth, he could not, in any consistence with the Jewish institutions, have been a priest, to officiate at the temple of God in Jerusalem; as there are already a certain order of priests there, who offer the gifts of the people according to the law; and it is exactly settled, that none of any other family should have access to these services; nor would it have been agreeable to the... read more