Hebrews 9:9

“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;”

"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;" - Hebrews 9:9
Commentary

What does Hebrews 9:9 mean?

Hebrews 9:9 (KJV) states, "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." This verse is part of the larger discourse on the old and new…

Read full commentaryDevotional

Beyond the Shadows: Understanding the True Sacrifice

As we delve into Hebrews 9:9, we find ourselves standing at the crossroads of shadows and substance, where the Old Testament rituals meet the transformative power of Christ’s sacrifice. The verse states, "Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer for True Perfection in Christ

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts bowed low in reverence, seeking to understand the depths of Your Word. We look to You, O Lord, as the source of all wisdom and truth, recognizing that in You alone lies the perfection we desperately need. As we meditate…

Read prayer

Artwork for Hebrews 9:9

See all →
Hebrews 9:9 - "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;"
Hebrews 4:9 - "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
Hebrews 9:16 - "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."
Hebrews 9:18 - "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood."
Hebrews 9:27 - "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Hebrews 9:3 - "And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"
Hebrews 9:13 - "For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:"
Hebrews 9:20 - "Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you."
Hebrews 9:21 - "Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry."
Hebrews 9:17 - "For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth."
Hebrews 9:2 - "For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:1 - "Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:22 - "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."
Hebrews 3:9 - "When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years."
Hebrews 9:5 - "And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly."
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." - Hebrews 4:9
Hebrews 6:9 - "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak."
Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."
Hebrews 9:8 - "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:"
Hebrews 9:6 - "Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God."
Hebrews 9:10 - "Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation."
Hebrews 9:23 - "It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these."
Hebrews 5:9 - "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"
"For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." - Hebrews 9:16
Hebrews 11:9 - "By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:"
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" - Hebrews 9:27
"Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood." - Hebrews 9:18
Hebrews 9:12 - "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us."
Hebrews 10:9 - "Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second."