The Earthly Holy Place

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and (A)an earthly place of holiness.

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Worship in the Earthly Tabernacle

Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.(A)

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And let them make me a (A)sanctuary, that (B)I may dwell in their midst.

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10 but deal only with (A)food and drink and (B)various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

Redemption Through the Blood of Christ

11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest (C)of the good things that have come,[a] then through (D)the greater and more perfect tent ((E)not made with hands, that is, not of this creation)

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  1. Hebrews 9:11 Some manuscripts good things to come

10 They are only a matter of food(A) and drink(B) and various ceremonial washings(C)—external regulations(D) applying until the time of the new order.

The Blood of Christ

11 But when Christ came as high priest(E) of the good things that are now already here,[a](F) he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle(G) that is not made with human hands,(H) that is to say, is not a part of this creation.

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  1. Hebrews 9:11 Some early manuscripts are to come

a minister in the holy places, in (A)the true tent[a] that the Lord (B)set up, not man.

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  1. Hebrews 8:2 Or tabernacle; also verse 5

and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle(A) set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.

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30 (A)So keep my charge never to practice (B)any of these abominable customs that were practiced before you, and never to make yourselves unclean by them: (C)I am the Lord your God.”

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30 Keep my requirements(A) and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.(B)’”

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They shall therefore keep my charge, (A)lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: (B)I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

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“‘The priests are to perform my service(A) in such a way that they do not become guilty(B) and die(C) for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(D)

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(A)You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and (B)you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. (C)You shall follow my rules[a] and keep my statutes and walk in them. (D)I am the Lord your God.

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  1. Leviticus 18:4 Or my just decrees; also verse 5

You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.(A) You must obey my laws(B) and be careful to follow my decrees.(C) I am the Lord your God.(D)

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(A)For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.

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For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.(A)

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See to it that no one takes you captive by (A)philosophy and (B)empty deceit, according to (C)human tradition, according to the (D)elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.

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  1. Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(B) rather than on Christ.

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  1. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20

11 And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, (A)make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, (B)its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down (C)in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out.

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11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations[a] and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.(A)

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  1. Ezekiel 43:11 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts regulations and its whole design

12 (A)They shall leave none of it until the morning, (B)nor break any of its bones; (C)according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it.

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12 They must not leave any of it till morning(A) or break any of its bones.(B) When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.(C)

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13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And (A)what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

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13 By calling this covenant “new,”(A) he has made the first one obsolete;(B) and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.

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And they were both (A)righteous before God, walking (B)blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(A)

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