Hebrews 8 - 10

I Will Remember No More

Some of the most encouraging words in the Bible are contained within these chapters. Paul, speaking to the Hebrew Christians, thoroughly and completely explains that the Aaronic priesthood and the Law were only a type and shadow of the dispensation of Grace ushered in by Jesus Christ.  He is now our perfect high priest. The first covenant was good but inadequate to divorce mankind from their sin.  The animal sacrifices only put off the judgment of God until His Son Jesus could be the perfect sacrifice.  "For if the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it." (8:7).

The Jewish priest entered into the Holy place daily to offer sacrifices, but once a year Aaron entered into the Holy of Holies (sometimes referred to as the Holiest place) once a year, "not without blood" (9:7) to make an offering for the people to forestall the judgment of God.  But Christ become a high priest and "by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." (9:12, KJV).  He does not have to enter once a year, but only once!  And our sins are not atoned for one year, but eternally!

This point is made again by Paul in chapter 10. Once Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice, our redemption was secured forever.  This does away with the Law. This also does away with modern reinventions of the Law such as transubstantiation and legalism.  "And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right had of God." "For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified." "And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." (10:11-12, 14, 17  KJV).  This is beautiful beyond words.