Accomplishing the Service of God Hebrews 9:6

The contents within the “tabernacle” of God, according to the writer of Hebrews, included many “golden” pieces including “the censer, the ark of the covenant, the pot of manna and the cherubim” which were “shadowing” the “mercy-seat”. In chapter nine and verse six of Hebrews the writer shares how each of the contents within the tabernacle were used in “accomplishing the service of God” where we read:

Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

The verse begins, “Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle,...”. The writer began with the words, “Now when these things” which means “even, moreover and nevertheless the components of the tabernacle” “were thus ordained” or “were made, furnished, equipped, prepared, erected and constructed”, “the priests” which refers to “the ones who offer sacrifices and in general is busied with sacred rites” “went always” which means “go in and enter constantly and continually” “into the first tabernacle” which refers to “in the chief and former tent which is that well known movable temple of God after the pattern of which the temple at Jerusalem was built”. When the components of the “tabernacle” were in place, the “priests” would go “into the first tabernacle”.

The verse goes on to say, “...accomplishing the service of God”. The writer continued with the words, “accomplishing” or “performing, executing, completing and finishing” “the service” which means “the ministration and performed sacred worship” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. As the “priests” ministered among these “golden” components of the “tabernacle” they “executed” the “sacred worship” of God.

When we meditate upon these words in Hebrews, we see how “the priests” knew to go into the “first tabernacle” to administer their acts of worship. These were “services” to God, and each of them corresponded to what Jesus later fulfilled. “Accomplishing the service of God” was Jesus' primary mission on the earth, and when He went to heaven, He entered the heavenly “Holy of Holies” where all these symbols were completely known and became the “holy and perfect” offering for our sins. May we learn that Jesus desires for us to believe in Him and His provision for our salvation.

Next time we see how “the high priest” “went alone once every year” into the “second tabernacle”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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