No Desire or Pleasure for Offerings Hebrews 10:8

The writer of Hebrews shared how the Messiah Jesus declared, “in the volume of the book it is written of me”, and in chapter ten and verse eight of Hebrews the writer shares how God did not desire “sacrifices and offerings” “neither had pleasure therein” where we read:

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin you would not, neither had pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

The verse begins, “Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin you would not,...”. The writer began with the word, “Above” which means “in an upper or higher place” “when he said” or “at the time Christ uttered, affirmed, maintained and declared”, “Sacrifice” which means “victims for offering” “and offering” or “the act of giving, presenting and sacrificing” “and burnt offerings” which refers to “whole burnt victims” “and offering for” or “concerning, on account of, because of, around and near to” “sin” which means “error, missing the mark and mistakes” “you would not” or “God did not have in mind, intend, resolve, determine, purpose, desire or wish”. God did not desire the “sacrifices and offerings and burnt offering and offerings for sin” which were presented by the priests.

The verse continues, “...neither had pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;”. The writer added the word, “neither” or “not or not even” “had pleasure” which means “possessed, owned and hold good to one, choice, determination and decision” “therein” or “with the sacrifices and offerings”; “which are offered” which means “that are presented, given and sacrificed” “by the law” or “through the rule producing a state approved of God”. God possessed no “pleasure” with the “offerings” even though they were promoted within the “law of God”.

When we meditate upon these words in Hebrews, we see the insufficiency of the “sacrifices and offerings” which were presented by the “earthly priests”. This is because they failed to “cleanse and purge” people from their “sins”, and this is the reason Jesus came. His perfect and sinless life allowed Him to present Himself as the only “cleansing and purging” “sacrifice” which was “pleasing to God”. Those who realize this will find that simply “trusting in, relying upon and clinging to” Him will provide not only their salvation from “sins” but also provide for them “eternal and everlasting life”.

Next time the writer asks “how much more shall the blood of Christ” “purge your conscience from dead works”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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