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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Hebrews 10 In this chapter the apostle pursues his argument, showing the weakness and imperfection of the Levitical priesthood, and the superior excellency of Christ's, which he closes with suitable exhortations to faith on Christ, as the alone high priest, and to a constant profession of him. The imperfection of the Levitical priesthood is proved, from the law by which it was...
John Gill
For then would they not have ceased to be offered,.... The Complutensian edition, and the Syriac and Vulgate Latin versions, leave out the word "not"; and the sense requires it should be omitted, for the meaning is, that if perfection had been by the legal sacrifices, they would have ceased to have been offered; for if the former ones had made perfect, there would have been no need of others, or...
Matthew Henry
The apostle knew very well that the Hebrews, to whom he wrote, were strangely fond of the Levitical dispensation, and therefore he fills his mouth with arguments to wean them from it; and in order thereto proceeds in this chapter, I. To lay low the whole of that priesthood and sacrifice, ver. 1-6. II. He raises and exalts the priesthood of Christ very high, that he might effectually recommend him...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For then- If they had been effectual, Heb_10:2. Would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. Once forgiven, the sin would not have come back again. If the sacrifice had really cleansed the conscience of the offerer, he would not have had cause to present it again.
Charles H. Spurgeon
For — If the worshippers had thus been made perfect; if they had been completely cleansed and accepted through these sacrifices, — Heb_10:2. Then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. The fact that there was a lamb to be offered every morning and every evening, and that there was a great day of atonement to...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. There would have been no need to bring another lamb to be offered if the one which was presented had put away sin; there would have been no need of another day of atonement if the sacrifice on the one day had really made atonement for sin.
Charles H. Spurgeon
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered” If the sacrifice had really put away sin, surely it would never have needed to be offered again. If one sacrifice had put away the guilt of Israel,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. Once cleansed from sin, we are cleansed from sin; the great deed is done once for all,