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Hebrews 9 — Sermon Preparation
The old tabernacle and its rituals are shown to be copies, while Christ entered the true sanctuary with his own blood to secure eternal redemption. Below is a research summary for Hebrews 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 28
- verses
- 507 / 202
- Greek words / lemmas
- 24
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Hebrews 9 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| αἷμα | haîma | G129 | 11 | blood |
| διαθήκη | diathḗkē | G1242 | 7 | covenant, testament |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 9 | holy, saint |
| σκηνή | skēnḗ | G4633 | 6 | habitation, tabernacle |
| πρῶτος | prōtos | G4413 | 6 | before, beginning, best, chief |
| προσφέρω | prosphérō | G4374 | 5 | bring, deal with, do, offer |
| ῥαντίζω | rhantízō | G4472 | 3 | sprinkle |
How preachers through history handled this text
24 public-domain excerpts on Hebrews 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The solemn transactions between God and man, are sometimes called a covenant, here a testament, which is a willing deed of a person, bestowing legacies on such persons as are described, and it only takes effect upon his death. Thus Christ died, not only to obtain the blessings of salvation for us, but to give power to the disposal of them. All, by sin, were become guilty before God, had forfeited every thing that is good; but God, willing to show the greatness of his mercy, proclaimed a covenant of grace. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Hebrews 9:15–22 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Holy Place 2— Heb 9:12
- Most Holy Place 2— Heb 9:3
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