Letter to the Hebrews Volume 100

 The Death of Christ Jesus Fulfilled the Will of God Part 2

Hebrews 10:9-10 Then said He, Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the Body of Jesus Christ once for all. KJV

Every Word of Scripture is influential, impeccable, and important, however, when we find certain things repeated often in the Word of God, this means that we are receiving something that we should listen to very carefully and prayerfully understand its meaning to us as a member of Christ Body the Church collectively, but also individually. The fact that the writer of Hebrews has quoted the words of King David in Psalms 40:7-8 several times for us in this Chapter thus far leads us to come to the conclusion that God the Father wants us to understand how very significant the sacrifice of our Lord, Master, and Savior Jesus Christ was and is and always will be for every human being, therefore, we read these words from the writer of Hebrews once again, "Then said He, Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second." (Hebrews 10:9) (KJV). Also, how significant it was and is to instituting the satisfying of the Justice of God the Father with every human being that receives Christ as Lord and Savior, but also in satisfying His Justice of removing all other human beings who resist, refuse, and reject Jesus Christ from His presence forever in hell and the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14-15). The Lord Jesus Christ is the only acceptable sacrifice for humanities sin. The old legal system of animal sacrifices has now been removed by the Once and for all sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and this is exactly why the writer of Hebrews says, 'He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.' The first meaning the 'Old Testament or Covenant' and the second meaning the 'New Testament or Covenant'. The little English phrase 'taketh away' is translated by the Greek word anaireō meaning to remove all around; cast off; expiate or put an end to or to abolish. The Old Testament is just that 'old' and abolished by God the Father through the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ, therefore, the Christian should use the Old Testament as learning from the experiences of the Hebrew/Jewish people in order to give us a better understanding of what we should and should not do in our walk with God during this new dispensation of the New Testament and we should spend the majority of our time in prayerful studying of the New Testament which in actuality is found in the Book of Romans through the Book of Jude. There are literally hundreds of commandments given to the 'child of God' throughout these Books, far over the 10 Commandments. Here is what Dr. John Gill had to say of Hebrews 10:9, "The sense is, either that God has taken away, and abolished the law, that He might establish the Gospel; or He has caused the first covenant to vanish away, that place might be found for the second, or new covenant; or He has changed and abrogated the priesthood of Aaron, that He might confirm the unchangeable priesthood of Christ; or rather He has taken away that which was first spoken of in the above citation, namely, sacrifice, offering, burnt offerings, and sin offerings; these He has removed and rejected as insignificant and useless, that He might establish what is mentioned in the second place; namely, the will of God, which is no other than the sacrifice of Christ, offered up according to the will of God, and by which His will is done."

Finally, the writer of Hebrews concludes his discourse on the death of our Lord Jesus Christ fulfilling the will of God by declaring to the then Hebrew converts to Christ and to we converts to Christ today and in every era and generation what His sacrificial death for each one of us individually who have received Him by way of the 'new birth' means for each one of us with these words, "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the Body of Jesus Christ once for all." (Hebrews 10:10) (KJV). The important word (for us) in this verse is 'sanctified' which is translated by the Greek word hagiazō meaning to make holy, that is, (ceremonially) purify or consecrate; (mentally) to venerate: - sanctify or set apart. Salvation through receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior when we believe upon Him, as it is written for us with these words by the Apostle Paul, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:9-10) (KJV), sanctifies each one of us who belong to Him and removes the guilt incurred by our sin and seperation from God before our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Here is what John Wesley said of Hebrews 10:10, "By which will - Of God, done and suffered by Christ. We are sanctified - Cleansed from guilt, and consecrated to God." Here is what Albert Barnes had to say of Hebrews 10:10, "That is, by His obeying God in the manner specified. It is in virtue of His obedience that we are sanctified. The Apostle immediately specifies what he means, and furnishes the key to his whole argument, when he says that it was 'through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ.' It was not merely His doing the will of God in general, but it was the specific thing of offering His Body in the place of the Jewish sacrifices; compare Philippians 2:8. Whatever part His personal obedience had in our salvation, yet the particular thing here specified is, that it was His doing the will of God by offering Himself as a sacrifice for sin that was the means of our sanctification. We are made holy. The word here is not confined to the specific work which is commonly called sanctification - or the process of making the soul holy after it is renewed, but it includes everything by which we are made holy in the sight of God. It embraces, therefore, justification and regeneration as well as what is commonly known as sanctification. The idea is, that whatever there is in our hearts which is holy, or whatever influences are brought to bear upon us to make us holy, is all to be traced to the fact that the Redeemer became obedient unto death, and was willing to offer His Body as a sacrifice for sin. As a sacrifice. A Body just adapted to such a purpose had been prepared for Him; Hebrews 10:5. It was perfectly holy; it was so organized as to be keenly sensitive to suffering; it was the dwelling-place of the incarnate Deity. In the sense that it is not to be offered again; Hebrews 9:28. This ideals repeated here because it was very important to be clearly understood in order to show the contrast between the offering made by Christ, and those made under the Law. The object of the Apostle is to exalt the sacrifice made by Him above those made by the Jewish high priests. This he does by showing that such was the efficacy of the atonement made by Him that it did not need to be repeated; the sacrifices made by them, however, were to be renewed every year."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…