Charles Spurgeon Commentary Hebrews 10:11-12

"And every priest indeed standeth day by day ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the which can never take away sins: but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;" — Hebrews 10:11-12 (ASV)

And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: but this man,

Note these glorious words, "This Man,"—

And every priest stands daily ministering and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Christ no longer stands to minister as a sacrificing priest. He is sitting down on the right hand of God. That is the posture of one whose work is done, and who is taking his rest: He sat down on the right hand of God.

And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

It was done, wholly done, and done for ever; nothing was to be added to it, and, therefore, Jesus "sat down" in the place of honour and power "on the right hand of God"; –