No Pleasure in Offerings and Sacrifices Hebrews 10:6

According to the writer of Hebrews, God did not desire “sacrifice and offerings”, but rather “a body” was “prepared” for Him. In chapter ten and verse six of Hebrews, the writer shared about more “offerings and sacrifices” in which God has “had no pleasure” where we read:

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you have had no pleasure.

The verse begins, “In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin...”. The writer began with the words, “In burnt offerings” which means “the whole burnt victims” “and sacrifices for” or “offerings concerning, on account of and because of” “sin” which refers to “missing the mark, errors and mistakes”. “Burnt offerings and sacrifices” were used by the priest because there was “sin” among the people.

The verse goes on to say, “...you have had no pleasure.”. The writer added the words, “you have had” or “you held, possessed and owned” “no pleasure” which means “that which was good to one, pleasured, did willingly, thought good, chosen, determined and decided”. Though “burnt offerings and sacrifices” were used by the priests, God had no “pleasure” or “satisfaction” in them.

When we think through these words in Hebrews, we see the insignificance from an eternal standpoint concerning the “offerings and sacrifices” which were presented by the priest. Even though they were offered because the people had “sinned”, the “burnt offerings and sacrifices” were incomplete in “cleansing and purifying” the people from their “errors”. For this cause, God did not have “pleasure” in these “offerings and sacrifices”. Jesus came as the perfect “offering and sacrifice” before God on behalf of people, and now all who believe in Him shall obtain salvation and live eternally with Him.

Next time the writer shares about Jesus about whom “the volume of the book it is written of”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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