Hebrews 9:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

The patterns

The heavenly

General references

Luke 24:26

Bible References

The patterns

which was a similitude for the time then present, and in which were offered gifts and sacrifices that could not make them that minister perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

which priests serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things: even as the answer of God was given unto Moses when he was about to finish the tabernacle: "For take heed," said he, "that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount."

For the law - which hath but the shadow of good things to come, and not the things in their own fashion - can never with the sacrifices which they offer year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

which are nothing but shadows of things to come. But the body is in Christ.

The heavenly

But Christ being a high priest of good things to come, came by a greater, and a more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands: that is to say, not of this manner building,

For it is impossible that the blood of oxen, and of goats should take away sins.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?"

And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again: and receive you even unto myself, that where I am, there may ye be also.

but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot,

and they sung a new song saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, for thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us by thy blood, out of all kindreds, and tongues, and people, and nations,

General references

And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured the blood unto the bottom of the altar.

Then he shall go out unto the altar that standeth before the LORD, and reconcile it, and shall take of the blood of the ox and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about,

And let the priest take cypress wood, and Hyssop and purple cloth, and cast it upon the cow as she burneth.

The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?"