Charles Spurgeon Commentary Hebrews 9:6-9

"Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services; but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people: the Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; which [is] a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect," — Hebrews 9:6-9 (ASV)

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

But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

All these sacrifices and ceremonies, although full of instruction, were not in themselves able to give peace to the conscience of people.

The new and better covenant gives rest to the heart by the real and actual taking away of guilt, but this the first covenant could not do.

It is astonishing that there should be any who want to go back to the "beggarly elements" of the old Jewish law, and again to have priests, an elaborate ritual, and I do not know what else.

These things were faulty and fell short of what was needed even when God instituted them, for they were never intended to produce perfection or to give rest to the troubled conscience.

So of what use can those ceremonies be which are of human invention and which are not according to the new covenant at all?