Hebrews chapter 10 in context: Who is the speaker/writer talking to? = Jews adhering to the old Levitical sacrifices offered under the old Mosaic covenant
What is the speaker/writer talking about? A new BETTER Melchizedek covenant with a BETTER sacrificial sin management system
Christ New Covenant is BETTER: Better than Moses, because Christ created Him. Better then the Aaronic priesthood, because Christ's sin sacrifice is ONCE FOR ALL TIME. Better then the Mosaic law, because Christ mediates a better covenant.
1 Cor 10:
2 And all [of them] were baptized into Moses [into his safekeeping as their leader] in the cloud and in the sea;
(MY NOTE: Under the Old Mosaic covenant All were baptized into Moses)
3 and all [of them] ate the same [a]spiritual food; 4 and all [of them] drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.
(MY NOTE: They ALL ate the heavenly given manna & drank from the Rock in the wilderness of Sinai.)
New covenant believers are baptized in the Name that carries ALL authority. New covenant believers eat the true Bread of Life (Jn 6:51) & drink from the true Living Water (Jn 4:13-14).
Heb 10:
1 For the "law having a shadow" of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those "sacrifices" which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
(MY NOTE: Mosaic Levitical sacrifices were foreshadows of Christ's coming BETTER/perfect Melchizedek "Once for All Time" sin sacrifice management system)
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
(MY NOTE: Mosaic law sacrifices only cover sin & DIDN'T provide remission = pardon. After Jesus perfect Once for All Time sacrifice complete forgives/pardon & removes All sins = Past-Present-Future)
8 Above when he said, "Sacrifice" and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
(MY NOTE: Mosaic law sacrifices, that covered only, did not completely please/satisfy heavens required wage for sin)
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
(MY NOTE: The 1st = Mosaic law, the 2nd = Order of Melchizedek. Established upon a sinless Christ's BETTER sin payment & resurrection)
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
(MY NOTE: Christ Once for All Time sin sacrifice, sanctifies every believer. Mosaic law couldn't do that Rom 8:3-4)
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same "sacrifices", which can never take away sins:
(MY NOTE: ALL the Mosaic law sacrifices (millions?) Only covered & didn't provide sin remission/pardon/removal)
12 But this man, after he had offered one "sacrifice for sins" for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
(MY NOTE: Christ's One Time (Sinless God Blood) payment satisfied heavens required sin payment & takes away/removes ALL the believers sin. (Jn 1:29) not just pre-conversion sins)
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
(MY NOTE: Christ's sinless/perfect God Blood payment FOREVER sanctifies the believer. Not just, until you sin again)
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
(MY NOTE: Where there is Remission = pardon/total forgiveness. We never need another sin offering beyond faith in Christ's sin payment & resurrection)
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
(MY NOTE: Jesus/God blood sin payment removed the curtain veil (Matt 27:51) that stood between God & sinful man. And now believers can enter into God's presents.)
21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
(MY NOTE: Jesus is our eternal High Priest: Ps 110:4, Heb 2:17, 3:2, 4:14,15, 5:6, 6:20, 7:11,15,23,26,27, 9:12,24)
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
(MY NOTE: We come/access His righteousness by grace thru faith Rom 3:24, 5:1-2, Acts 15:11, Eph 2:5,8, 2 Tim 1:9)
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised
(MY NOTE: Trust in His faithful obedience & righteousness works, not your own)
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
(MY NOTE: Love God & your fellow believer)
Now consider the contextual background verses 1-26 (Vs 14 in particular) this chapter = A NEW BETTER SACRIFICE! Onto verse 26:
26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the "knowledge of the truth", there remains no more "sacrifice" for sins,
(MY NOTE: This epistle is written to both believing & unbelieving HEBREWS under the Old Mosaic law covenant. 2ndly: Please reread the chapter context A NEW BETTER SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM. 3rdly: I'd like to remind NT believers (Rom 6:14 (B) You're not under (never were) Mosaic law.)
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
(MY NOTE: HEBREWS! Now! that you know/understand about the ultimate sin sacrifice, beware!)
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
(MY NOTE: They understood what the results from breaking God's law were)
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
(MY NOTE: By bring an animal sin sacrifice to the Temple AFTER you know the truth about Jesus ultimate sacrifice. You DENY the Son, the Father, who sent the Son & the Holy Spirit that revealed it to you.)
I would place the one's that chose to deny the Son as the the one's Jesus fortold of in the sowers parable:
Matt 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
Life revolved around the Temple. Stephen had been stoned to death for his faith in Jesus, Saul was rounding up Christ professing believers & many believers scattered/dispersed/ran for their life.
Bottom line, these people were never saved they were seeds that fell onto stony heart.
Question to the OP poster: Have you, or do you know anyone, that has brought an animal sacrifice to a Levitical priest at the Temple?
Perversion of the Gospel
6 I am astonished and extremely irritated that you are so quickly shifting your allegiance and deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different [even contrary] gospel;
(MY NOTE: Many Jews herd the Gospel of Grace. But, soon after when chastised by the Old Covenant law thumpers, went back to old covenant law practices)
7 which is really not another [gospel]; but there are [obviously] some [people masquerading as teachers] who are disturbing and confusing you [with a misleading, counterfeit teaching] and want to distort the gospel of Christ [twisting it into something which it absolutely is not].
8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we [originally] preached to you, let him be condemned to destruction!
9 As we have said before, so I now say again, if anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from that which you received [from us], let him be condemned to destruction!
Placing the old Levitical Sacrificial System in front of the New Melchizedek sacrificial system. Is a perversion that leads to self destruction.