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a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tent, which the Lord pitched, not man.
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Heaven's Reality, Earth's Shadow
Commentators emphasize that Christ serves in the "true tabernacle," which is the heavenly original. The earthly tabernacle built by Moses was merely a temporary copy or shadow. Christ's ministry is not in a man-made structure but in the authentic, eternal sanctuary that God Himself "pitched," signifying its divine origin and permanence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A minister of the sanctuary. The marginal note reads, "or holy things." The Greek, twn agiwn, may mean either the sanctuary
Minister (λειτουργος). See on Ro 13:6; Php 2:25.
Of the sanctuary (των αγιων). "Of the holy places" (τα αγ…
19th Century
Anglican
Of the sanctuary—the word here rendered “minister” (Hebrews 1:14) is very commonly used in the LXX. for the officiatin…
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Christ is one “who serves” (GK 3313) in “the sanctuary” (lit., “the holy things”; GK 41). The former word is actually a noun, used of one who perfo…
16th Century
Protestant
Of the sanctuary, or, literally, of holy things, etc. The word is to be taken as being in the neuter gender, and the Apostle expl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A minister of the sanctuary The heavenly one, so called, in allusion to the holy of holies, the type of it; and because it is …
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The substance, or summary, of what had been declared was that Christians had such a High Priest as they needed. He took upon himself human nature, …
13th Century
Catholic
Having proven the excellence of Christ’s priesthood over the Levitical priesthood regarding the person of the priest, the Apostle now proves the sa…
