The Blood of Christ Hebrews 9:14

According to the writer of Hebrews, when the priests offered the “blood of bulls and goats” and the “ashes of an heifer sprinkling” they “sanctified to the purifying of the flesh”, and in chapter nine and verse fourteen of Hebrews the writer shared about the importance of the “the blood of Christ” where we read:

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

The verse begins, “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God,...”. The writer began with the words, “How much more shall” which means “how much greater and by far degree will” “the blood” or “bloodshed” “of Christ” which refers to “the anointed Messiah and Son of God”, “who through” which means “who throughout and by means of” “the eternal” or “the without beginning and end, never to cease and everlasting” “Spirit” which refers to “third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son” “offered” or “brought, lead in and put” “himself” which refers to “Jesus' own self” “without spot” or “without blemish, fault and blame” “to God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. The writer's question to his readers was a comparison of earthly “blood” and “ashes” of animals being offered to God compared to the “spotless” “blood of Christ” which by “the Holy Spirit” was presented to God.

The verse goes on to say, “...purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”. The writer continued with the word, “purge” or “make clean and cleanse from stains and dirt” “your conscience” which means “the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, prompting to do the former and shun the latter, commending one and condemning the other” “from dead works” or “away from lifeless, deceased, departed, without life and inanimate business, employment and that with which anyone is occupied” “to serve” which means “to minister to, render religious service toward, give homage to and worship” “the living” or “full of vigor, fresh, strong and efficient” “God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”? When Jesus Christ offered His “spotless” “blood” as a sacrifice for sins, He was able to “cleanse” people from “lifeless” activities toward ministering to the “strong and efficient” Almighty God.

When we consider these words in Hebrews, we see the superiority of “the blood” of Jesus Christ over any other offering that came before. The animal sacrifices were instituted by God for the cleansing of the sins of man, however, when Jesus was sent to offer Himself as a sacrifice, not only was it perfect, but it was also complete. God Almighty so loves people and desires a relationship with them, that He sent “His only begotten Son” as the “spotless” offering to “cleanse” us from our sin. Now we need only to “believe in Him” to receive the promise of “everlasting life”. May all who read these words submit themselves to Him.

Next time the writer shares about “the mediator of the new testament”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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