#Hebrews 9:1-28

THE MORE PERFECT TABERNACLE

Hebrews 9:1-28

INTRODUCTION

The earthly tabernacle with its ordinances was a type, or a foreshadow, of the tabernacle in heaven. The earthly sacrifices were recurring – but not so with the heavenly. Christ -The Lamb of God was “once offered.” There were many different types of offerings in the earthly tabernacle. There is only one sacrifice needed in the tabernacle in heaven – the offering of the Lamb of God Who took away the sins of the world.

I. THE EARTHLY TABERNACLE IS EXAMINED     vs. 1-10

     A. The Order        vs. 1-5

          1. Ordinances or ceremonies vs. 1

NOTE: Synonyms

          a. Institutions

          b. Rites

          c. Statutes

               a. The first covenant (in past tense) ‘had’ not ‘has’

               b. The earthly tabernacle – the tabernacle that Moses made

          2. The first room – The Holy Place    vs. 2

               a. The candlesticks – or, lampstand

NOTE:  Exodus 25:31-36

               b. The table with showbread

NOTE:  Exodus 25:30

          3. After the second veil (the Holy of Holies)           vs. 3

NOTE:  Exodus 26: 31-33

NOTE:    Hebrews 10:20

               a. The golden censer        vs. 4

NOTE:   Leviticus 16:12-13

               b. The ark of the covenant vs. 4

NOTE:  Exodus 25:10-11

NOTE:  Exodus 26:33

               c. The pot of manna

NOTE:  Exodus 16:33

               d. Aaron’s rod that produced buds

NOTE:  Numbers 17

               e. The tables of the covenant

NOTE:  Deuteronomy 10:1-5

          5. The mercy seat       vs. 5

NOTE: Exodus 25:17-22

NOTE: Genesis 3:24

NOTE:   Ezekiel 1:5-10

NOTE:   Revelation 4:6-8

     B. The Service     vs. 6

          1. The two services each day

               a. A priest had to add oil to the lamps and trim the wicks of the lampstand

               b. A priest had to burn incense from a coal taken from the Brass Altar two times a day

          2. The weekly service

               a. Changing the unleavened bread on the Table of Showbread

               b. Done every Sabbath morning

     C. The Offering    vs. 7

          1. On the 10th day of the 7th month the high priest entered the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement

NOTE:  Leviticus 16:17

               a. He entered first  with the blood of a sin-offering for himself and his house

NOTE:  Leviticus 16:11

               b. He entered a second time with blood from a sacrificed goat (the sin offering for the people) and sprinkled it on the Mercy Seat

NOTE:  Leviticus 16:15

               c. The high priest also fulfilled remaining duties

NOTE:  Leviticus 16:20-21

     D. The Lacking Power In The Offerings vs. 8

          1. ‘Not made manifest

          2. It does not say ‘not provided’ but rather the results ‘not seen’ but by faith

     E. The Figure        vs. 9-10

          1. The two-fold purpose of the Levitical sacrifices

               a. When rightly offered, the sacrifices promised a continued fellowship with, and approach to, God

                b. They directed the faith of those saved toward the perfect sacrifice of Christ

          2. A variety of purification rites

NOTE:  Exodus 29:4

NOTE:  Exodus 30:18

NOTE:  Leviticus 1:9,13

NOTE:  Leviticus 15:8,16

          3. Imposed – implies a burden is laid on the people to continue the services

          4. This work is continued until the Perfect Sacrifice comes

NOTE:  Galatians 4:4-5

NOTE:  Luke 1:68-74

II. THE HEAVENLY SACRIFICE           vs. 11- 22

     A. The High Priest           vs. 11

          1. Refers to the Lord Jesus Christ

NOTE:  Acts 4:26

NOTE: Psalm 2:2

NOTE: Great emphasis is placed on the title; ‘Christ’

NOTE:  John 6:69

NOTE:   John 20:31

NOTE:  Acts 9:22

NOTE:  Luke 2:26

NOTE:  Luke 9:20

          2. Being come

               a. As Priest

NOTE:  Psalm 110:4

               b. As Prophet

NOTE:  Deuteronomy 18:15-18

               c. As King

NOTE:  Matthew 2:2

          3. A ‘greater and more perfect tabernacle’

NOTE:  Hebrews 8:2

               a. His human nature

NOTE:  John 1:14

NOTE: ‘Dwelt’ or ‘Tabernacled’

               b. Refers to the human body fs Jesus

NOTE:  Colossians 2:9

NOTE:  Hebrews 10:20

          4. ‘Not made with hands’

               a. The Jewish tabernacle was made by human hands

NOTE:  Exodus 36:1-8

               b. This refers to the supernatural humanity of Christ

NOTE:  Daniel 2:45

NOTE:   Jeremiah 31:22

     B. The Offering    vs. 12

          1. ‘Blood of goats and calves’

NOTE:  Leviticus 16:14-15

          2. ‘His own blood’

               a. The blood of the Son of God

NOTE:  Hebrews 1:2-3

               b. The blood of God incarnate

NOTE:  Acts 20:28

               c. The precious blood

NOTE:  I Peter 1:19

          3. ‘Eternal redemption’

NOTE: An old song – ‘The Blood Shall Never Lose Its Power’

NOTE:  John 8:36

               a. Redeemed from the curse of the law

NOTE:  Galatians 3:13

               b. Redeemed from the dominion of sin

NOTE:  Romans 6:14

     C. The Purifying   vs. 13

NOTE: The ashes of the heifer         Numbers 19:2-17

     D. The Cleansing – verse 14

NOTE: John 6:53

NOTE: Revelation 7:14

     E. The Inheritance            vs. 15

          1. He is our mediator

NOTE:  I Timothy 2:5-6

NOTE:  Hebrews 12:24

          2. Through His we have an eternal inheritance

               a. It is by promise

NOTE:  Galatians 3:18

NOTE:  Hebrews 6:15-18

               b. Our inheritance is by faith

NOTE:  Romans 4:16

     F. The Necessity Of Death         vs. 16

          1. God covenants (testaments) ratified by blood shedding

          2.          Genesis 15:9,18

          3.          Exodus 24:6

     G. The Testator Has To Die       vs. 17

     H. The Necessity Of Blood        vs. 18-21

NOTE: Exodus 24:6

          1. The book read and sprinkled with blood vs. 18-19

NOTE: Exodus 24:7

                a. The blessings of the people was dependent upon obedience

NOTE:  Deuteronomy 27:26

               b. The action of blood and water

NOTE:  John 19:34-35

               c. Scarlet wool

NOTE:  Daniel 5:7

          2. The blood of the covenant            vs. 20

NOTE: Matthew 26:38

          3. Sprinkled with blood          vs. 21

NOTE: Leviticus 16:14-18

     I. The Requirement         vs. 22

         1. “By the law” or “according to the law”

         2. “Almost all things” – Some things were purified by fire or by water

NOTE: Numbers 31:23

NOTE: Leviticus 22:6:7

NOTE: Leviticus 5:11

          3. Atonement for sins was always by blood sacrifice

NOTE:  Leviticus 27:11

NOTE: Their blessings depended on their obedience – Deuteronomy 27:26

III. THE HEAVENLY TABERNACLE    vs. 23-28

     A. The Need Of Sacrifice            vs. 23

          1. Patterns are used as examples, comparing earthly to heavenly

          2. “Purified” cf. When the angels apostatized

NOTE:  Job 15:15

     B. The Work Of Christ    vs. 24

NOTE: Ephesians 1:10

NOTE: Colossians 1:20

          1. Christ entered into heaven victoriously

NOTE:  Ephesians 4:8-10

NOTE:  Psalm 68:18

          2. Christ entered into heaven as our Savior and example

NOTE:  Hebrews 6:20

          3. Christ entered into heaven as our Defender

NOTE:  I John 2:1-2

          4. Christ entered into heaven as a Lamb slain

NOTE:  Revelation 5:6

     C. The Sacrifice Of Sins  vs. 25-26

NOTE:  I Timothy 3:16

     D. The Results Of Sin     vs. 27

          1. Death

NOTE:  Romans 6:23

NOTE:  Romans 5:12

          2. Judgment

NOTE:  Acts 17:31

     E. The Promise Of Jesus           vs. 28

          1. “Bear the sins”

NOTE:  I Peter 2:24

          2. Shall He appear

               a. We are to rest in this promise

NOTE:  John 14:1-3

              b. We are to love His appearing

NOTE:  II Timothy 4:8

               c. We are to pray for His appearing

NOTE:  Revelation 22:20

               d. We are to wait for this promise

NOTE:  James 5:7-8

               e. We are to make personal preparation for it

NOTE:  Matthew 25:10

NOTE:  Luke 12:35-37

CONCLUSION

The blessed hope of the child of God is the return of the Saviour. He came once to die for our sins – He now intercedes for His own – He is coming again to receive His own to Himself.