Hebrew 9:1-15
But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, whihc he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tavbernacle was still standing.
When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are alread here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not ap part of this creation.
How much , then, will the blood of Christ, who trhrough the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God.
The writer‘s thoughts are again back in the time of the exodus, when God made his covenant with Israel through Moses, and gave them the pattern on which to construct his Tent, the Tabernacle. THe Temple was later modelled ont it - but it is not the Temple he has in mind here. Although God had chosen to live with his people, in a tent like their own, they had no right of access to him. THe layout of the Tavernacle and the whole system of animal sacrifice emphasized God’s separateness and the people’s sins. The high priest, the only person allowed to enter the inner sanctuary, went in every year on the Day of Atonement.
Why?
How?
Jesus Christ became the high priest of the good thing, he offered himself unblemished to God for our salvation.
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