9:6,7
The description now turns to what the priests did. After everything was set up in the prescribed manner the priests entered regularly into the outer room. Only the high priest was allowed to enter the inner room, and he only did this once a year, on the day of atonement. When he did so he had to offer blood as atonement for his own sins and those of the people.
9:8
“The Holy Spirit was showing ...” Note the implicit assumption that the Holy Spirit inspired the Old Testament. His purpose was to point towards the new covenant. It should have been obvious that under the old covenant men could not really approach God fully. The emphasis is on barriers. In the garden of Eden God had fellowship with Adam and Eve, through sin that fellowship was broken. In Christ God restores that fellowship. The goal and fruit of the gospel is nothing less than full fellowship with the Lord.
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