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We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.
The cross references for Hebrews 13:10 relate to the idea of service to the tent of meeting and the altar. They emphasize the importance of the sacrifices and offerings that are made in the service of the tent of meeting and the altar, and how those who serve the tent of meeting have the right to eat from the altar. The cross references also emphasize the spiritual significance of the sacrifices and offerings, and how they should be offered to God and not to demons. Finally, the cross references emphasize the unity that comes from partaking of the one bread, and how this is a reminder of our unity in Christ.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Numbers 3:7-8: They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle. They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle. | Both passages refer to the tabernacle and its furnishings. Hebrews 13:10 speaks of the altar of the tabernacle and how those who serve the tent have no right to eat from it. Numbers 3:7–8 speaks of the Levites who were chosen to keep guard over the tabernacle and its furnishings and to minister to the people of Israel. |
| Numbers 7:5: “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.” | Both passages refer to the service of the tent of meeting in the Old Testament. Hebrews 13:10 speaks of the altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. Numbers 7:5 describes the offering of gifts to the Levites for the service of the tent of meeting. This offering was to be given to each man according to his service. |
| 1 Corinthians 5:7-8: Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. | Both passages relate to the celebration of the Passover. Hebrews 13:10 speaks of the altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat, representing the Old Testament sacrificial system. 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 talks about the celebration of the Passover, and how Christ has been sacrificed as the Passover lamb, so we should celebrate with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth, rather than the old leaven of malice and evil. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:13: Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings? | Both passages refer to the importance of the altar in the service of the temple. Hebrews 13:10 speaks of the altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. This speaks of the importance of the altar in the service of the temple, as those who serve cannot partake of its offerings. 1 Corinthians 9:13 further emphasizes the importance of the altar, as it notes that those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings. This speaks to the importance of the altar in the service of the temple, as those who serve it are able to partake of its offerings. |
| 1 Corinthians 10:17-18: Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? | Both passages refer to the idea of spiritual unity through the consumption of sacrificial offerings. Hebrews 13:10 speaks of the altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat, suggesting that the sacrificial offerings are only for those who are a part of the spiritual community. 1 Corinthians 10:17-18 builds on this idea by noting that all who partake of the one bread become one body, and that this is exemplified in the people of Israel, who eat the sacrifices as participants in the altar. This reinforces the idea that spiritual unity is created through the consumption of sacrificial offerings. |
| 1 Corinthians 10:20: No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. | Both passages discuss the idea of participating in religious rituals that are not of God. Hebrews 13:10 talks about those who serve the tent, or the Old Testament tabernacle, having no right to partake of the altar. This is because the altar is meant to be devoted to God alone. 1 Corinthians 10:20 furthers this idea by talking about how pagans sacrifice to demons and not to God, and that Christians should not be participants with demons. |
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus, who is our Passover Lamb, sacrificed for us. We thank You for the altar of sacrifice that You have provided and for the invitation to come to You in prayer and worship. We praise You for the privilege of participating in the service of Your holy temple and for the fellowship of Your people.
Help us to be sincere and truthful in our worship, and to avoid anything that would lead us to participate in evil. May we always have hearts that are pure and undefiled, and may we offer You only those things that are pleasing to You.
We ask all of these things in the name of Jesus, our Lord. 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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