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NASB | Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle (sacred tent) have no right to eat. |
Bible Question: what does hebrews 13:10 mean? |
Bible Answer: Verses 10-14 are among the most difficult in the book of Hebrews. They are subject to many interpretations and applications, and I do not want to be dogmatic in the views I present. We have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. (13:10-12) Many Christians believe the altar mentioned here is literal, and that it refers to the altars at which believers today are to worship. These interpreters hold that right to eat refers to the Lord's Supper. But who, then, would be those who serve the tabernacle, who have no right to eat? And verse 11 speaks of the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin. This hardly can describe Christian worship. Some believe the reference is to a heavenly altar, such as that spoken of in Revelation 6. But again, who would be those who had no right to eat there? And, in any case, there is no eating or sacrificing of animals at the heavenly altar. Others believe the altar is a figure of Christ, whose body we are to eat and whose blood we are to drink (John 6:53-58). But still the questions remain about who is not allowed to eat and about the sacrificial animals. I believe the best explanation is to consider that We refers to the writer's fellow Jews. That is, "We Jews have an altar. The priests serve at this altar in the Tabernacle, or the Temple. Ordinarily they are allowed to eat what remains of the sacrifices. But on the Day of Atonement, they are not allowed to eat the sin offering. The bodies of the animals used for this sacrifice are taken outside the camp and burned." In this view, an analogy is given for Christians. As the priest of old could not have a part in the sins of the people, so the believer should 441be outside the camp of the world, no longer a part of its system, standards, and practices. This is what Jesus did, pictured supremely in the crucifixion, which was outside the city gates. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. I do not think the analogy can he pressed any further. It is simply a picture of Christians, following their Lord, separating themselves from the things of sin. As our Lord was crucified outside the walls of the city of Jerusalem, so we are to be spiritually outside the walls of sinning people. MacArthur, John. MacArthur New Testament Commentary – Hebrews. Chicago: Moody Press, 1983. WORDsearch CROSS e-book. |
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