Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second.
The cross references for Hebrews 10:9 all relate to the idea of establishing a new covenant or a new order of things. The references from Hebrews 7 and 8 focus on the idea that the former covenant was set aside because it was weak and ineffective. The references from Hebrews 9 and 10 emphasize the idea that Jesus came to fulfill God's will and establish a new covenant. Finally, the references from Hebrews 12 remind us that the new covenant is unshakeable and that we should be grateful to God for it. All of these cross references point to the idea that Jesus came to establish a new covenant that is more perfect and unshakeable than the former one.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Hebrews 7:18-19: For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. | Both passages discuss the relationship between the law and Jesus' sacrifice. Hebrews 10:9 explains that Jesus came to fulfill the law, doing away with the first in order to establish the second. Hebrews 7:18-19 further explains that the law was weak and useless, and was set aside by Jesus' sacrifice, which provided a better hope and a way to draw near to God. |
| Hebrews 8:7-13: For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. | Both passages refer to a new covenant established by God. Hebrews 10:9 states that God has come to do his will, which is to replace the first covenant with a second. Hebrews 8:7-13 explains that this new covenant will be different from the first one, and will involve God writing his laws on the hearts of his people, so that they all know him from the least to the greatest. |
| Hebrews 9:11-14: But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. | Both passages discuss the role of Jesus' sacrifice in redemption. Hebrews 10:9 describes how Jesus came to fulfill the will of God through his sacrifice, and Hebrews 9:11-14 explains how Jesus' own blood was able to secure an eternal redemption for all who believe in Him. Through His sacrifice, Jesus was able to purify our conscience from dead works and make it possible to serve the living God. |
| Hebrews 10:7: Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’” | Both passages discuss Jesus’ mission to do God’s will. In Hebrews 10:9, Jesus is said to do away with the “first” in order to establish the “second”, which is referring to the old and new covenant. In Hebrews 10:7, Jesus states that he has come to do God’s will, as it is written in the scroll of the book. This is referring to the Old Testament prophecies about Jesus’ mission. |
| Hebrews 12:27-28: This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, | Both passages refer to the establishment of a kingdom that is unshakable. Hebrews 10:9 speaks of Jesus coming to earth to do God's will and establishing a new covenant, replacing the old one. Hebrews 12:27–28 emphasizes that this new kingdom is unshakable, and calls us to offer up worship to God with reverence and awe. |
Father God, we thank You for Your perfect will. We thank You for sending Your Son to do Your will and to establish a new covenant of grace and mercy. We thank You that through Jesus’ sacrifice, You have purified us from our sins and made us worthy to serve You. We thank You for the kingdom that cannot be shaken and for the hope that You have given us. Help us to offer You acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, and to continue to seek Your will in our lives. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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