pqffiv, says He, is swallowed up in the clause, \iytt Kvpux;, saith the Lord, in the following verse. But this pzra, after, shows that the forgiveness of sins belongs to the New Testament. There fore the intermediate words of Jeremiah are not repeated here. The passage in Jer. is quoted Heb. viii., on account of the word xaivqv, and ch. x. on account of apeav. The appellation of the Spirit of grace is consonant with this : ver. 29. 16. Aur?j, this) See ch. viii. 10, 12.
18. "Aptffig, forgiveness) This is evident from ver. 17.
19. "E%ovrs$, having) The exhortation is derived from those things which have been treated of from ch. v. 4, beginning at the recapitulation. — sfaodov — hpsa f^&yav, entrance — High Priest) ver. 21. The apostle treated of the High Priest from ch. v. 4, 5; of the entrance from ch. ix. 1, 12. Now he makes mention (in reverse order), by Chiasmus, of the entrance in this verse, and of the High Priest, ver. 21, at the commencement of his exhorta tion. There is the same, both sentiment and figure, at ch. vi. 20 : comp. the following chapters.
20. °Hv) namely, e7<ro&>v, for there follows odbv, which is as it were synonymous. They are not, however, simply synonymous, but in as far as ^ odb$, the way, extends to (reaches) the goal, THROUGH the veil. — evexaivurev, hath consecrated) The same verb occurs, ch. ix. 18. It is intimated by this verb, that it is our duty to follow in that way by wThich Christ has gone. — *?<^aro*) The LXX. often use this word. Tlpotfparov is properly applied to an animal recently killed as a victim. — <rpo<r£>arov xa/ £w<rav, new and living) The way, as being secured by the shed blood and death of Christ, is a new, and it is a living way. It is opposed to a thing old and lifeless. Life is ascribed to the way by personification, from the very life of Christ, who is the way. It denotes the vigour of the New Tes tament as a living hope. It stands in opposition to dead works. It is as it were an Oxymoron, because •. vrpoffparos (recently killed) and living are conjoined. As soon as Christ had passed the point of death, unmixed power and life were at hand. — rSfc sapxbg avTov, His flesh) which was likewise rent like the veil.
21. 'lep'ea, fieyav, the High Priest) ch. vii. — lit] rbv otxov roS 0gou, over the house of God) ch. iii. 6.
22. npooepxupeOa, let us draw near) by that way. — « which (heart) has thoroughly imbibed the truth, ver. 26. —