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.
And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
These cross references all emphasize the idea that sacrifices - whether they be of animals or of oneself - cannot take away sins. The references emphasize that God does not delight in the blood of animals and that it is not necessary to offer sacrifices daily. Rather, Jesus' sacrifice was sufficient to take away sins, and this is the ultimate message of Hebrews 10:11.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Numbers 28:3: And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. | Both passages refer to the practice of offering sacrifices to God. Hebrews 10:11 emphasizes that these sacrifices are unable to take away sins, while Numbers 28:3 outlines what the specific offerings should be - two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day. Together, these two passages illustrate the importance of offering sacrifices to God, while also highlighting the fact that such offerings are not able to atone for sin. |
| Psalm 50:8-13: Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me. I will not accept a bull from your house or goats from your folds. For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine. “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. | Both passages emphasize that sacrifices cannot take away sins. In Hebrews 10:11, the writer explains that the daily offerings of the priests can never take away sins. In Psalm 50:8-13, the psalmist proclaims that God does not need the offerings of the people because He owns the world and its fullness. Therefore, the sacrifices of the people are not necessary for God to be satisfied. |
| Isaiah 1:11: “What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. | Both passages discuss the ineffectiveness of animal sacrifices in removing sin. Hebrews 10:11 explains that repeated sacrifices can never take away sins, while Isaiah 1:11 points out that God does not take delight in the blood of animals. These two passages emphasize the need for a different kind of sacrifice to remove sin. |
| Hebrews 5:1: For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. | Both passages refer to the role of priests in offering sacrifices for sins. Hebrews 10:11 emphasizes that these sacrifices can never take away sins, while Hebrews 5:1 explains that priests are appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. This highlights the inefficacy of the sacrificial system and its inability to provide lasting atonement for sin. |
| Hebrews 7:27: He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. | Both passages discuss the sacrificial offerings of the high priest. Hebrews 10:11 explains that the priest must offer the same sacrifices daily, which cannot take away sins. Hebrews 7:27 explains that the high priest does not need to offer these sacrifices daily because Jesus offered himself once for all. |
| Hebrews 10:4: For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. | Both passages discuss the inability of animal sacrifices to take away sins. Hebrews 10:11 states that the repeated sacrifices of priests can never take away sins, emphasizing the ineffectiveness of the sacrificial system. Hebrews 10:4 further emphasizes this point by stating that the blood of bulls and goats is incapable of taking away sins. |
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus, who offered Himself once for all to take away our sins. We thank You for the reminder that the blood of bulls and goats can never take away our sins, but only through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus can we be made clean. Help us to remember that Your love for us is greater than any sacrifice we could offer, and that You desire our hearts more than our offerings. We praise You for Your unfailing mercy and grace, and for the hope that we have in Jesus. In His 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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