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Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 7:27

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Hebrews7:27

27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice , first for his own sins, and then for the peoples : For this he did once when he offered up himself x.

In this Verse the Spirit shews the ground of his Intercession-work in Heaven, and why he doth not sacrifice as an High Priest there; therein setting His far above the Aaronical Priesthood. He had no necessity, being so holy as he was, to multiply Sacrifices either for himself being sinless, and had no Infirmity to atone for, as the Aaronical Priesthood had, who annually on the day of Atonement did offer Sacrifice for themselves, being Sinners, and needed Pardon as well as the People, Lev. 9.7.

He had no need annually at a day to offer for the Peopl's sins, as Aaron and his Successors had, and did continue to do, till his Sacrifice took place and abolished them; he having once offered a Sacrifice for the sins of the People, which out-weighed all their multiplied Sacrifices; and this he did once when he himself died a Sacrifice for sins, when he offered up the human Nature by the eternal Spirit without Spot, a propitiatory Sacrifice to God, when his Body hung on the Cross, and his Soul ascended and entred into the Throne of God in the Holy of Holiest in Heaven, with the Blood of the Testament, and attoned him for all his People. How transcendent was this Sacrifice to all the Aaronical ones, whereby Sinners were reconciled unto God for ever, ch. 9.11, 12, 14, 24, 25, 26. On this Offering was he exalted by God far above all Heavens, confirmed by Oath in his Office, and his Intercession became so powerful and effectual to save all his People from their sins, and the Consequents of them.

Marginal references: Chap. 5.3▪; Chap. 10.12.

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