Advent Season · Fourth Sunday of Advent · Year C
Hebrews 10:5-10
Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All
December 19, 2027
Overview & Insights
“We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:10)
The Ineffectiveness of the Law The argument of the preceding two chapters is restated in this section (10:1–18), bringing the central argument of the epistle, namely, the imperfection of the old order and the perfection of the new, to a conclusion. The only new material in this section is found in verses 5–10, where the author’s thesis finds further support in his exegesis of Psalm 40:6–8. All the other material is a restatement of earlier points. The entire central section is then effectively rounded out by the requotation of Jeremiah 31:33–34. First, however, the author focuses on the repetitious character of the levitical sacrifices, using this to further his argument by pointing to the intrinsic inadequacy implied by the necessity of repetition.
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Commentary
Commentary on Hebrews 10:5-10 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary reading of Christ's whole life as an offering of faithful, embodied obedience.
Hebrews 10:5-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed commentary on the Son of David taking up the words of Psalm 40 to explain his coming.
Hebrews 10 Commentary: A Perfect and Perpetual Sacrifice Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse notes on the superiority of Christ's once for all sacrifice.
Hebrews 10:5-7 Commentary Precept Austin
Verse by verse study library with word notes on the body prepared for Christ.
Hebrews 10:5 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators compiled verse by verse on the willing obedience of Christ.
Background & Word Study
Hebrews 10:5 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text of the passage word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.
Book of Hebrews Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of Hebrews and its argument for the superiority of Christ's sacrifice.
Hebrews Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the setting and argument of Hebrews.
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Why is Christ's sacrifice once for all?
Where the old sacrifices were endlessly repeated, Christ offered a single sacrifice for sins and opened a new and living way into God's presence.
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