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href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hebrews/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore also indeed, the first had regulations of worship and an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then verily the first <i>covenant</i> had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then indeed, even the first <i>covenant</i> had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now even the first <i>covenant</i> had regulations for divine worship and the earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now even the first covenant had regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now even the first <i>covenant</i> had regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now even the first <i>covenant</i> had requirements of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now even the first <i>covenant</i> had regulations for divine worship and for the earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and its sanctuary, a sanctuary of this world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The first promise included rules for worship and a tent for worship here on earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and its sanctuary, a sanctuary of this world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The first promise had rules for the priests' service. It also had a holy place on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The first covenant had rules for worship and a place made for worship as well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now the first covenant, in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now indeed even the first had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Now even the first Covenant had regulations for divine worship, and had also its sanctuary--a sanctuary belonging to this world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It had, indeed, then (even the first dwelling place) ordinances of service, also a worldly sanctuary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore also indeed, the first had regulations of worship and an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It had, indeed, then (even the first tabernacle) ordinances of service, also a worldly sanctuary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And truly therefore the first had precepts of divine service for him, and a worldly holy place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The former indeed had also justifications of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Certainly, the former also had the justifications of worship and a holy place for that age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now [even] the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service and a worldly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But in the first there was an order of ministry and a worldly sanctuary.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Now, the first covenant also had ordinances of worship, and the worldly sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then indeed the first tabernacle also, had ordinances of service, and a sanctuary for this world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />THEN also the first tabernacle had indeed regulations for the divine service, and a sanctuary furnished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />The first alliance then had rites of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Now even the first Covenant had regulations for divine worship, and had also its sanctuary--a sanctuary belonging to this world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Verily, therefore, the first <i>covenant</i> used to have ordinances of divine service, and the sanctuary pertaining to the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore the first covenant had also rites of worship and a worldly sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/9-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1394" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">The Earthly Tabernacle</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Now</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4413.htm" title="4413: prōtē (Adj-NFS) -- First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.">first covenant</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: Eiche (V-IIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">had</a> <a href="/greek/1345.htm" title="1345: dikaiōmata (N-ANP) -- From dikaioo; an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision.">regulations</a> <a href="/greek/2999.htm" title="2999: latreias (N-GFS) -- Service rendered to God, perhaps simply: worship. From latreuo; ministration of God, i.e. Worship.">for worship</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.">and also</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2886.htm" title="2886: kosmikon (Adj-ANS) -- From kosmos; terrene, literally or figuratively.">an earthly</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagion (Adj-ANS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">sanctuary.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a></span><br />And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1-37</a></span><br />“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size. / Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-1.htm">Exodus 40:1-38</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. / Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2-34</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. / This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. / He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Numbers 7:1-89</a></span><br />On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils. / And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration. / They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1-38</a></span><br />In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD. / The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">1 Kings 8:1-11</a></span><br />At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David. / And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim. / When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">2 Chronicles 5:1-14</a></span><br />So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. / At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David. / So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Psalm 132:7-8</a></span><br />Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool. / Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1-26</a></span><br />Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. / And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-38.htm">Mark 15:38</a></span><br />And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-45.htm">Luke 23:45</a></span><br />The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44-50</a></span><br />Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen. / And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, / who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then truly the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.</p><p class="hdg">the first.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Hebrews 8:7,13</a></b></br> For if that first <i>covenant</i> had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second… </p><p class="hdg">had.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10</a></b></br> <i>Which stood</i> only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed <i>on them</i> until the time of reformation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-3.htm">Leviticus 18:3,4,30</a></b></br> After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Leviticus 22:9</a></b></br> They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.</p><p class="hdg">ordinances.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10,11</a></b></br> <i>Which stood</i> only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed <i>on them</i> until the time of reformation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm">Hebrews 8:2</a></b></br> A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a></b></br> And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-17.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-14.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Earthly</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-21.htm">Order</a> <a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/titus/1-14.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Service</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-5.htm">World</a> <a href="/titus/2-12.htm">Worldly</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Earthly</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Service</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-10.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">World</a> <a href="/jude/1-19.htm">Worldly</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">The description of the rites and sacrifices of the law;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the sacrifice of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This covenant is foundational to the Old Testament and includes the Law given through Moses. It is characterized by a system of laws, sacrifices, and rituals designed to set Israel apart as God's chosen people. This covenant is often contrasted with the New Covenant, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> and <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a>.<p><b>had regulations for worship</b><br>The regulations for worship under the first covenant were detailed and specific, encompassing various sacrifices, offerings, and rituals. These regulations are primarily found in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. They include instructions for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and peace offerings, among others. These regulations served to maintain the holiness of the people and their relationship with God, emphasizing the need for atonement and purification. They also foreshadowed the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law and provided a perfect atonement for sin.<p><b>and also an earthly sanctuary.</b><br>The "earthly sanctuary" refers to the Tabernacle, and later the Temple, which were physical structures where God's presence dwelled among His people. The Tabernacle, described in detail in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-31</a>, was a portable tent used during Israel's wilderness wanderings. It contained the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. The Temple, built by Solomon in Jerusalem, was a more permanent structure that continued the functions of the Tabernacle. These sanctuaries were central to Israel's worship and served as a type of the heavenly sanctuary, pointing to the ultimate dwelling of God with humanity through Jesus Christ, as elaborated in <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-12</a> and <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/first_covenant.htm">First Covenant</a></b><br>Refers to the Mosaic Covenant, which was established between God and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. It included the Law and the instructions for worship and the tabernacle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/regulations_for_worship.htm">Regulations for Worship</a></b><br>These were the specific laws and ordinances given by God to the Israelites, detailing how they were to conduct their worship, including sacrifices, offerings, and priestly duties.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/earthly_sanctuary.htm">Earthly Sanctuary</a></b><br>This refers to the tabernacle, a portable earthly dwelling place for God among the Israelites, which was later succeeded by the Temple in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_old_covenant.htm">Understanding the Old Covenant</a></b><br>Recognize the purpose of the first covenant as a means to guide the Israelites in their relationship with God and to foreshadow the coming of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_earthly_sanctuary.htm">Symbolism of the Earthly Sanctuary</a></b><br>Reflect on how the tabernacle and its rituals pointed to deeper spiritual truths and the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, our High Priest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_the_old_system.htm">The Temporary Nature of the Old System</a></b><br>Acknowledge that the regulations and the earthly sanctuary were temporary and preparatory, leading to the establishment of a new and better covenant through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_in_spirit_and_truth.htm">Worship in Spirit and Truth</a></b><br>Embrace the call to worship God not through external rituals but in spirit and truth, as Jesus taught in <a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_sanctuary.htm">Living as a Sanctuary</a></b><br>Consider how, as believers, our bodies are now temples of the Holy Spirit, calling us to live lives that honor God (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_order_execution_for_minor_sins.htm">Why does God order the execution of people for minor offenses, such as picking up sticks on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chron_5_10_differ_from_heb_9_4.htm">2 Chronicles 5:10 – Why does this verse say only the tablets were in the Ark when Hebrews 9:4 mentions additional items, creating a seeming contradiction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_moses_heard_god_at_the_ark.htm">Numbers 7:89: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that Moses literally heard God's voice from the mercy seat of the ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_ark_of_the_testimony.htm">What is the Ark of the Testimony?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>IX.</span><p>(1) The subject commenced in the last chapter (<a href="/context/hebrews/9-1.htm" title="Then truly the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.">Hebrews 9:1-6</a>) is continued here. The mention of the "more excellent ministry" led to the description of the new covenant with which it is united (<a href="/context/hebrews/9-6.htm" title="Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.">Hebrews 9:6-13</a>). This verse, then, attaches itself to the fifth and sixth verses of Hebrews 8 (<a href="/context/hebrews/8-5.htm" title="Who serve to the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, said he, that you make all things according to the pattern showed to you in the mount.">Hebrews 8:5-6</a>): "Even the first (covenant), then, had ordinances of divine service and its sanctuary, of this world." The "service" is spoken of again in <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm" title="Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.">Hebrews 9:6</a>; the "ordinances" in <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm" title="Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.">Hebrews 9:10</a>, where they are called "carnal." Very similar is the language here, for the words so emphatically standing at the close of the verse are probably descriptive not of the "sanctuary" only, but also of the "ordinances." Both place and ministrations belonged to <span class= "ital">this world, </span>and thus stand in contrast with "the heavenly things," of which the Tabernacle was a token and shadow. (See Note on <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm" title="Who serve to the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, said he, that you make all things according to the pattern showed to you in the mount.">Hebrews 8:5</a>.) The ordinary Greek text (here following the first printed Greek Testament) has "the first Tabernacle," and this reading was followed by Tyndale and Coverdale. All ancient MSS. omit the word; and, as in a long succession of verses "covenant" has been the leading thought, the rendering of the Authorised version is certainly correct. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then verily</span> (or, <span class="accented">now indeed</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>the first covenant also</span> (or, <span class="accented">even the first covenant</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>had ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary</span> (rather <span class="accented">its sanctuary of this world</span> (<span class="greek">τὸ ἅγιον κοσμεκόν</span>). The definite article points to the well-known one of the Mosaic dispensation, which, unlike the true one, was in its bearings, as well as locally and materially, of this world only). This sanctuary itself is now first described in necessary preparation for an account of priestly ministrations in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/9-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Now</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">first [ covenant ]</span><br /><span class="grk">πρώτη</span> <span class="translit">(prōtē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4413.htm">Strong's 4413: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἶχε</span> <span class="translit">(Eiche)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regulations</span><br /><span class="grk">δικαιώματα</span> <span class="translit">(dikaiōmata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1345.htm">Strong's 1345: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dikaioo; an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for worship</span><br /><span class="grk">λατρείας</span> <span class="translit">(latreias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2999.htm">Strong's 2999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Service rendered to God, perhaps simply: worship. From latreuo; ministration of God, i.e. Worship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">τε</span> <span class="translit">(te)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5037.htm">Strong's 5037: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an earthly</span><br /><span class="grk">κοσμικόν</span> <span class="translit">(kosmikon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2886.htm">Strong's 2886: </a> </span><span class="str2">From kosmos; terrene, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sanctuary.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἅγιον</span> <span class="translit">(hagion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. 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