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Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All

The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks, Albrecht Dürer
The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks, Albrecht Dürer, 1498National Gallery of Art, Washington · public domain

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“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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Why is Christ's sacrifice once for all?

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