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Hebreabréfið 9:6
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the priests: Exodus 27:21, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Numbers 28:3, 2 Chronicles 26:16-19, Daniel 8:11, Luke 1:8-11
Reciprocal: Exodus 40:33 - up the court Luke 1:9 - his
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now when these things were thus ordained,.... Or prepared and got ready; that is, when the tabernacle was finished, and set up, and provided with all its vessels and furniture:
the priests went always into the first tabernacle; the first part of the tabernacle, which was called the holy place, Hebrews 9:2 here the common priests went continually every day, morning and evening; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "the outward tabernacle", in distinction from the innermost part of the tabernacle, or the most holy place:
accomplishing the service of God; by offering sacrifices, burning incense, and trimming the lamps, which they did every day: the priests entered into the holy place every day for service; but they might not go in at any other time but the time of service l the phrase, "of God", is not in the text, but is a supplement; and it was usual with the Jews to call the worship of the temple, and especially that part of it which lay in sacrifices, עבודה, "the service": Simeon the just used to say, the world stands upon three things; upon the law, ועל העבודה, "and upon the service", and upon beneficence m; by "the service", the commentators n on the passage understand sacrifices; and again it is said o, no man enters into the court לעבודה, "for service", though he is clean, until he has dipped himself: the word here used in the Greek text is in the plural number, and may be rendered the services, because there were several sorts of services performed every day, as before observed, and several sacrifices offered; and the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "the offices of sacrifices"; and the Ethiopic version, "their offerings"; and the Arabic version, "offices": and the service which the high priest performed in the holiest of all once a year, was divers, which is mentioned in the following verses, and is called "service", Hebrews 9:8 it is said, that on the day of atonement there were five עבודות, "services" of the morning daily sacrifice p, in which the high priest ministered in his golden garments: but here the service of the common priests is meant, which was every day; and it becomes such who are employed in sacred service; both to be constant in it, and to do it fully and completely.
l Maimon. Biath Hamikdash, c. 2. sect. 1, 2. m Pirke Abot, c. 1. sect. 2. n Maimon & Bartenora in ib. o Misn. Yoma, c. 3. sect. 3. p T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 32. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
When these things were thus ordained - Thus arranged or appointed. Having shown what the tabernacle was, the apostle proceeds to show what was done in it. “The priests went always into the first tabernacle.” The outer tabernacle called the holy place. They were not permitted to enter the Holy of Holies, that being entered only once in a year by the High Priest. The holy place was entered every day to make the morning and evening oblation.
Accomplishing the service of God - Performing the acts of worship which God had appointed - burning incense, etc.; Luke 1:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 9:6. When these thing were thus ordained — When the tabernacle was made, and its furniture placed in it, according to the Divine direction.
The priests went always into the first Tabernacle — That is, into the first part of the tabernacle, or holy place, into which he went every day twice, accomplishing the services, τας λατρειας επιτελουντες, which included his burning the incense at the morning and evening sacrifice, dressing the lamps, removing the old show-bread and laying on the new, and sprinkling the blood of the sin-offerings before the veil Leviticus 4:6: and for these works he must have constant access to the place.