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Lenten Season · Annunciation of the Lord · Year C

Hebrews 10:4-10

Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All

March 25, 2028

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
The Sacrifice of Isaac, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, mid-1750sThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
An angel swoops down out of the clouds to stop Abraham’s arm as Isaac kneels bound on the altar wood.Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me.Giovanni Domenico TiepoloA Venetian painter, son and assistant of the great Giambattista Tiepolo, with a lively, light touch of his own.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of the largest art museums in the world.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 1:26-38Lk 1:26-38
Second ReadingHeb. 10:4-10Heb 10:4-10
First ReadingIsa. 7:10-14; 8:10Is 7:10-14; 8:10
Responsorial PsalmPs. 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 11Ps 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 11

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 10:5-10Commentary on Heb 10:5-10 Working Preacher

Lutheran preaching commentary on this exact passage, the RCL Advent 4C Epistle reading.

Hebrews 10:5-10 CommentaryHeb 10:5-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on Christ's body prepared to do God's will.

Hebrews 10 Bible CommentaryHeb 10 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical commentary on the finality of Christ's sacrifice.

Hebrews 10:8-10 CommentaryHeb 10:8-10 Commentary Precept Austin

Inductive-study notes on Christ's obedience abolishing the old sacrifices.

Hebrews 10:4 CommentariesHeb 10:4 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the insufficiency of animal sacrifice.

Background & Word Study

Hebrews 10:4 InterlinearHeb 10:4 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text with parsing for the passage's quotation of Psalm 40.

Hebrews Video OverviewHeb Video Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of Hebrews' argument about Christ's superior priesthood and sacrifice.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Hebrews 10Catena on Heb 10 Catena

Patristic comments on Christ's once-for-all self-offering.

Questions preachers ask

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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