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Hebrews 9:7

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

"But into the second the High Priest went alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people." Thou seest that the types were already laid down beforehand? for, lest they should say, "how is there but one sacrifice?" he shows that this was so from the beginning, since at least the more holy and the awful sacrifice was but one. And how did the High Priest offer once for all? …

Homily on Hebrews 15 ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

Do you see the very prototypes, already set forth here? Lest they say: the sacrifice of Christ was offered once, how then did it sanctify all? He shows that this was so from ancient times, for even the most holy and awesome sacrifice in the Old Testament was offered by the high priest once. After having called the cross a sacrifice—both without fire and without wood, and not offered repeatedly—he shows that the Old Testament sacrifice was also of this kind, for it was offered once with blood. …

Commentary on Hebrews ↗

Cosmas Indicopleustes

In order that, having again drawn back the veil of the word, we may with unveiled face behold the festival of the divine Passover, appealing thus to Jesus: Where wilt thou that we prepare to eat the Passover with thee? On receiving his reply that this feast was to be celebrated in an upper chamber, a chamber, that is, of second things, the disciples with alacrity of heart betook themselves with all speed to enter the Holy of Holies, into which Christ Himself hath entered for us, and hath done away with any further need of the typical …

The Christian Topography, Book 10 ↗

Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

426. – Then (v. 7) he mentions the office of the ministers in regard to the holy of holies. Here it should be noted that, as it says in Leviticus (16:30) on the day of atonement (which occurred on the tenth day of the seventh month, namely, September, which is the seventh month after our March, which coincides with part of our April, when the Jewish year begins: 'This month shall be to you the beginning of months: it shall be the first in the months of the year' (Ex. …

Commentary on Hebrews ↗