John Calvin Commentary Hebrews 10:20

John Calvin Commentary

Hebrews 10:20

1509–1564
Protestant
John Calvin
John Calvin

John Calvin Commentary

Hebrews 10:20

1509–1564
Protestant
SCRIPTURE

"by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;" — Hebrews 10:20 (ASV)

Through the veil, etc. As the veil covered the recesses of the sanctuary and yet afforded entrance there, so the divinity, though hidden in the flesh of Christ, yet leads us even into heaven. Nor can anyone find God except the one to whom the man Christ becomes the door and the way.

Thus we are reminded that Christ’s glory is not to be estimated according to the external appearance of his flesh. Nor is his flesh to be despised, because it conceals as a veil the majesty of God, while it is also that which leads us to the enjoyment of all the good things of God.