Bible Study
The Covenants of Scripture
Hebrews 8:7-13
Eternal Covenant - Heb 13:20 The redemptive covenant before time began.
Adamic Covenant - Gen 3:14-19 The covenant conditioning fallen man's life on earth.
Noahic Covenant - Gen 8:20-9:6 The covenant preserving human life and the covenant of human government.
Abrahamic Covenant - Gen 12:1-3; confirmed, 13:14-17; 15:1-7; 17:1-8 The covenant of promise regarding blessing, seed, and promise.
Mosaic Covenant - Ex 20-31. The legal covenant, given solely to Israel — Laws governing all aspects of life.
Palestinian Covenant - Deut 30:1-10. The covenant regulating Israel's possession and enjoyment of the land of Canaan.
Davidic Covenant - 2 Sam 7:4-17; 1 Chron 17:4-15. The kingdom covenant regulating the temporal and eternal rule of David's posterity.
New Covenant - Jer 31:31-33; Matt 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; Heb 8:8-12. The covenant of millennial blessing for Israel based on the death of Christ.
TITLES OF THE HOLY GHOST / SPIRIT
Title
Emphasis
Citation
One Spirit
His Unity
Ephesians 4:4
Seven Spirits
His Perfection, Omnipresence, and completeness
Revelation 1:4; 3:1
The Lord
His Sovereignty
2 Corinthians 3:18
Eternal Spirit
His Eternality
Hebrews 9:14
Spirit of Glory
His Glory
1 Peter 4:14
Spirit of Life
His Vitality
Romans 8:2
Spirit of Holiness
Holy Ghost
Holy One
His Holiness
Romans 1:4
Matthew 1:20
1 John 2:20
Spirt of Wisdom
Spirit of Understanding
Spirit O Counsel
Spirit of Knowledge
His Omniscience, Wisdom,
and Counsel
Isaiah 11:2
Sprit of Might
His Omnipotence
Isaiah 11:2
Spirit of the fear of the Lord
His Reverence
Isaiah 11:2
Spirit of Truth
His Truthfulness
John 14:17
Spirit of Grace
His Grace
Hebrews 10:29
Spirit of Grace and Supplication
His Grace and Intercession
Zechariah 12:10
Hebrews 9
9:4 a golden altar. Though the altar stood before the veil in the Holy Place, its ritual use was connected with the "Holy of Holies" (v. 3), especially on the Day of Atonement, which is being described in these verses (Lev 16:12-13).
9:7-10 The fact that only the high priest could go into the Holy of Holies and that he had to go each year signified that no final offering for sin was made in OT times and that the offerings that were made could not cleanse the conscience. reformation. I.e., the change brought about by the completed sacrifice of Christ and His entering into heaven (vv. 11-12).
9:12 Our Lord's sacrifice was His own blood (not that of animals), offered once for all (not repeatedly), and resulted in eternal redemption (not temporal covering).
9:13 ashes of a heifer. The red heifer offering for cleansing from contact with a corpse. Num 19:2-10.
9:16 the one who made it. I.e., the one who made the covenant or will. This is strong proof that it is the death of Christ, not His life, that put into effect the new covenant with all its blessings. His sinless life qualified Him to be the suitable sacrifice for sin, but it was His death that made the payment for sin.
9:18 without blood. The death of animals in Ex 24:3-8.
9:22 almost. For exceptions to the requirement of blood for cleansing permitted by the law, Lev 5:11-13; Num 16:46; 31:50.
9:23-24 The heavenly sanctuary had to be purified by Christ's sacrifice. Most refer this to heaven itself, but some to the cleansing of believers whom God inhabits (Eph 2:22).
9:26 once = once for all. at the consummation of the ages. The first coming of Christ (1 Peter 1:20).
9:28 to bear the sins of many. Quoted from Isa 53:12. Isaiah was a significant source of early Christian interpretation of Christ. without reference to sin. I.e., apart from the sin question. In His first coming Christ dealt with sin once for all; in His second coming He will take redeemed sinners to Himself in the consummation of their salvation.