HEBREWS 19


     We have been studying in the last lesson that the New Testament
is the last will and testament of Jesus Christ to the Christian. We
will now begin this lesson in Hebrews 9:18 "Whereupon neither the
first [testament] was dedicated without blood."

     When Moses put the tablets of the law into the mercy seat, He
sprinkled the blood of the animals over everything, to dedicate it to
the Lord. The book of the law was a greater volume than just the
tablets, we see in the next verses how this covenant of the law given
to these people was sealed in blood. Exodus 24:6 "And Moses took half
of the blood, and put [it] in basins; and half of the blood he
sprinkled on the altar." Exodus 24:7 "And he took the book of the
covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All
that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient." Exodus 24:8 "And
Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said,
Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you
concerning all these words."

     Hebrews 9:19 "For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the
people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats,
with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book,
and all the people," Hebrews 9:20 "Saying, This [is] the blood of the
testament which God hath enjoined unto you."

     These people became separated to God through the shedding of this
blood. They did not honor God's covenant with them, they went back
into sin. We will find that God will make a new and better covenant
with man in the following verse. I Peter 1:2 "Elect according to the
foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit,
unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto
you, and peace, be multiplied." This blood was the blood of God's own
Son. Jesus was obedient to death, and set us aside for His purpose
[sanctified]. God knew from the foundation of the world that the law
would not be lived up to, and He provided the better covenant of grace
through Jesus Christ.

     Hebrews 9:21 "Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the
tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry."

     This Scripture tells me, that the area of worship dedicated for
worship services, is holy and should not be used for other purposes.
This sprinkling of the blood of the Tabernacle and the vessels, set
them aside for this use only. The blood cleanses them from their world
use, and makes them acceptable to God. There is a great deal about
this very thing in Exodus and Leviticus.

     Hebrews 9:22 "And almost all things are by the law purged with
blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."

     The first place in the Bible that we see blood shed for the sins
of the people, is when God kills the animal and makes clothing for
Adam and Eve. Another instance of the blood saving the people is the
night in Egypt, when the blood sprinkled over the door post saved the
life of the people within. They were covered by the blood and death
passed by that house. The very same night the houses that were not
protected by the blood, had all the first born to die. This blood of
animals that are sacrificed for the sins of the people is just a
shadow of greater things to come when The Word of God took on the form
of flesh and became Jesus Christ. Jesus {Saviour} Christ {The Anointed
One} shed His precious blood to save all who would believe in Him. You
see from this that blood is the saving factor, not just any blood, but
the blood of the Lamb of God.

     Hebrews 9:23 "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 Tabernacle in the wilderness was a pattern of the Tabernacle
in heaven. You remember that Moses was instructed of God to build it
exactly the way He had shown him. The heavenly things in the presence
of God were already pure and did not need to be purified. The things
to be used in the Tabernacle in the wilderness were things taken from
the earth. They were not already pure and must be purified. Some of
the things were to be in the Holiest place where God would be, and
nothing could be before God that was not pure. Hebrews 8:5 "Who serve
unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was
admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See,
saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed
to thee in the mount."

     Hebrews 9:24 "For Christ is not entered into the holy places made
with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven
itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:"

     Christ is even now seated at the right hand of God. He is making
intercession for us to the Father. Ephesians 1:20 "Which he wrought in
Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own
right hand in the heavenly [places]," Ephesians 1:21 "Far above all
principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that
is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:"
Ephesians 1:22 "And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him
[to be] the head over all [things] to the church," We Christians
belong to Jesus. He bought us back and paid for us with His precious
blood. We are His, and He represents us before the Father.

     Hebrews 9:25 "Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the
high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of
others;" Hebrews 9:26 "For then must he often have suffered since the
foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he
appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself."

     The very reason that Moses was not allowed to go into the
promised land was because he struck the Rock in the wilderness the
second time. This Rock symbolized Jesus. You see Christ did not have
to be crucified but once. His sacrifice was enough for everyone for
all time. I really believe that the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed
because the people {even those proclaiming to be Christians} could not
be stopped sacrificing. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice. It was
almost as if they thought Jesus' sacrifice was not enough, when they
did this. Jesus was the perfect Lamb sacrifice for all time for
everyone who would believe. John 1:29  "The next day John seeth Jesus
coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away
the sin of the world."  This means all sin was taken away for those
who believe. Hebrews 7:27 "Who needeth not daily, as those high
priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for
the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself."

     Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment:" Hebrews 9:28 "So Christ was once offered to
bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear
the second time without sin unto salvation."

     Notice, in the verse above, who Jesus will appear to. He will
appear to those who are looking for Him. Reincarnation, which so many
are being deceived by, is totally done away with in the verse above.
It is appointed unto men once to die. We do not live over and over
until we get it right. We have one life on this earth to live, why not
live it for your Saviour, Jesus Christ, and share your eternity with
Him. Jesus is the judge of all the world. There are only two
judgements He makes. Those who have accepted Him as Saviour will be
judged His bride, and live in heaven with Him. The others will be
judged lost to an eternity in hell. II Thessalonians 1:5 "[Which is] a
manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be
counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:"
II Thessalonians 1:6 "Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to
recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;" II Thessalonians 1:7
"And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall
be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels," II Thessalonians 1:8
"In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that
obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:" II Thessalonians 1:9
"Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence
of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;" II Thessalonians 1:10
"When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired
in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day."


     There is nothing else to say, but to ask you, are you looking
forward to the coming of Christ?











                             Questions 19

1.  When Moses put the tables into the Mercy seat, what did he
    sprinkle the Mercy seat with?
2.  What did Moses read before the people?
3.  What did these people promise God?
4.  When Moses had spoken every precept to the people, what two did he
    sprinkle with blood?
5.  What was the statement he made at that time?
6.  What did this sprinkling do for these people?
7.  This covenant God made with these people did not last because of
    the people's sins. What did God do then?
8.  What does sanctified mean?
9.  When did God plan that He would send grace when the law failed?
10. What does this sprinkling of the Tabernacle mean to our modern
    church?
11. What two books of the Bible have a great deal to do with the
    dedication of the Tabernacle and the vessels?
12. Almost all things are by the ___ purged by blood.
13. Without the ________ of _____ there is no remission.
14. Where is the first place in the Bible we see an animal sacrificed
    for man?
15. Those who had blood over the door in Egypt were spared what
    terrible plague?
16. The blood of animals being shed for the people is a _______ of
    Jesus Christ's sacrifice.
17. Who is salvation available to?
18. The Tabernacle in the wilderness was a pattern of what?
19. What had God told Moses to be careful of in building the
    Tabernacle in the wilderness?
20. Christ did not enter into the holy place made with hands, but
    where?
21. What is He doing there?
22. Name some of the things from Ephesians that Christ is above.
23. Once, when, did He appear to put away sin.
24. Who did the Rock in the wilderness symbolize?
25. Why was Moses not allowed to go into the promised land?
26. Why did God allow the temple in Jerusalem to be destroyed?
27. What does John call Jesus in John chapter 1 verse 29?
28. What statement in the Bible discredits reincarnation?
29. Who will Jesus appear to?
30. Who is the Judge of the world?
31. What will come to those who trouble Christians?
32. Who will God take vengeance on?
33. Are you looking forward to the coming of Christ?