John Bengel Commentary - Hebrews 8:5 - 8:5

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John Bengel Commentary - Hebrews 8:5 - 8:5


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Heb 8:5. Ὑποδείγματι καὶ σκιᾷ) A Hendyadys. The latter is added, lest the former should be understood in too august a sense: each is repeated apart, chap. Heb 9:23, Heb 10:1. But it is the ablative in this passage, after the example and shadow. So ὑποδείγματι, ch. Heb 4:11.-λατρεὑουσι, serve) The same verb, ch. 9, often; Heb 10:2, Heb 13:10. He speaks in the present tense, as the temple was not yet destroyed, ch. Heb 9:6, Heb 13:11.-τῶν ἐπουρανίων, of heavenly things) which are both more ancient in design and more far-reaching in the finishing. Comp. Rev 11:19. The mentioning of the mount accords with heaven.-κεχρημάτισται) he was commanded by God.-ὅρα, γάρ φησι, ποιήσῃς πάντα κατὰ τὸν τύπον τὸν δειχθέντα σοι ἐν τῷ ὄρει) Exo 25:40, LXX., is the same as the above, with the exception of τὸν δεδειγμένον instead of τὸν δειχθέντα, and so ibid. Exo 8:9; Exo 26:30; Exo 27:8.