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Hebrews 9:8

Hebrews 9:8
The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The Holy Ghost this signifying,.... This shows that the Holy Ghost existed under the Old Testament; that he is a distinct person in the Godhead, a personal act being here ascribed to him; that he is…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The Holy Ghost - Who appointed all this. The whole arrangement in the service of the tabernacle is represented as having been under the direction of the Holy Spirit, or this was one of his methods of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The Holy Ghost this signifying - These services were divinely appointed, and by each of them the Holy Spirit of God is supposed to speak.

The way into the holiest - That full access to God was not the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 9:8-14

In these verses the apostle undertakes to deliver to us the mind and meaning of the Holy Ghost in all the ordinances of the tabernacle and legal economy, comprehending both place and worship. The…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

that the way into the holiest … was not yet made manifest Entrance into the Holiest symbolised direct access to God, and the "way" into it had not been made evident until He came who is "the way, the…