Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
was	κατεσκευάσθη kateskeuasthē	G2680	to prepare thoroughly (properly · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
tabernacle	σκηνὴ skēnē	G4633	a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
made	κατασκευάζω kataskeuázō	G2680	to prepare thoroughly (properly
first	πρώτη prōtē	G4413	foremost (in time · adjective — nominative singular feminine
where	ᾗ hē	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — dative singular feminine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
candlestick	λυχνία luchnia	G3087	a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
table	τράπεζα trapeza	G5132	a table or stool (as being four-legged) · noun — nominative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
shewbread	πρόθεσις prothesis	G4286	a setting forth · noun — nominative singular feminine
which	ἥτις hētis	G3748	which some · relative pronoun — nominative singular feminine
called	λέγεται legetai	G3004	properly · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
sanctuary	ἅγια. hagia	G39	a sacred thing (i.e. spot) · adjective — nominative plural neuter, a place

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Cross-references

Exodus 40:4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick,…
Leviticus 24:5-8 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
Exodus 26:35 And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: an…
Exodus 26:33 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail s…
Exodus 40:18-20 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his…
Exodus 40:22-24 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
Exodus 25:8-9 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Exodus 25:23-26:30 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a hal…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 9:1-7

Here, I. The apostle gives an account of the tabernacle, that place of worship which God appointed to be pitched on earth; it is called a worldly sanctuary, wholly of this world, as to the materials of which it was built, and a building that must be taken down; it is called a worldly sanctuary, because it was the court and palace of the King of Israel. God was their King, and, as other kings, had his court or place of residence, and attendants, furniture, and provision, suitable thereto. This tabernacle (of which we have the model, Ex. 25-27) was a moving temple, shadowing forth the unsettled state of the church militant, and the human nature of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom the fullness of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 9:2

Defining "the worldly tabernacle." a tabernacle--"the tabernacle." made--built and furnished. the first--the anterior tabernacle. candlestick . . . table--typifying light and life (Exo 25:31-39). The candlestick consisted of a shaft and six branches of gold, seven in all, the bowls made like almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch. It was carried in Vespasian's triumph, and the figure is to be seen on Titus' arch at Rome. The table of shittim wood, covered with gold, was for the showbread (Exo 25:23-30). showbread--literally, "the setting forth of the loaves," that is, the loaves set forth: "the show of the bread" [ALFORD]. In the outer holy place: so the Eucharist continue…

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Adam Clarke on Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein - The sense is here very obscure, and the construction involved: leaving out all punctuation, which is the case with all the very ancient MSS., the verse stands thus: Σκηνη γαρ κατεσκευασθη ἡ πρωτη εν ᾑ ἡ τε λυχνια, κ. τ. λ. which I suppose an indifferent person, who understood the language, would without hesitation render, For, there was the first tabernacle constructed, in which were the candlestick, etc. And this tabernacle or dwelling may be called the first dwelling place which God had among men, to distinguish it from the second dwelling place, the temple built by Solomon; for tabernacle here is to be considered in its general sen…

The Church Fathers

"For" (he says) "there was a tabernacle made; the first, which is called holy, wherein was the Candlestick, and the Table, and the Shew-bread." These things are symbols of the world.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Hebrews 15

Since the Word knows the tabernacle of Moses to be a figure of the whole creation—I mean the entire system of things visible and invisible—shall we pass the first veil and, stepping beyond the realm of sense, shall we look into the holy place, the intellectual and celestial creation?
— Gregory of Nazianzus, ON THE DOCTRINE OF GOD, THEOLOGICAL ORATION 2.31

The first, you say, as to the holy of holies, since it was not the first, but the middle. For the first was where the bronze altar of the sacrifices and the burnt offerings was. This is the second, concerning which it is said, "in which were the lampstand, the table, and the showbread." The third, in which is a golden censer, and the Ark of the Covenant.
— Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews

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Dictionary and topics

Altar — (Heb. mizbe’ah, from a word meaning “to slay”), any structure of earth (Ex. 20:24) or unwrought stone (20:25) on which sacrifices were offered. Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places…
High priest — Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides…
Holy place — One of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17-25; Heb. 9:2). It was 20 cubits long and 10 in height and breadth. It was illuminated by the golden candlestick, as it…
Tabernacle — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor.…
Candlestick · .Place of — .Place of
Law Of Moses, The · Divided into: Ceremonial, relating to manner of worshipping God — Divided into: Ceremonial, relating to manner of worshipping God
Sanctuary · In the tabernacle — In the tabernacle
Shewbread · Table of: Placed in the north side of the tabernacle — Table of: Placed in the north side of the tabernacle
Shewbread (Showbread) · (Al — (Al
Symbols And Similitudes · Tabernacle — Tabernacle
Tabernacle · The Holy Place of — The Holy Place of
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Hebrews 9:2

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 9:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 9:2

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 9:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 9:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 9:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 9:2

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 9:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Hebrews 9:2

John Calvin on Hebrews 9:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 9:2