Hebräer 8:1

1 Die Summe dessen aber, was wir sagen, ist: Wir haben einen solchen Hohenpriester, der sich gesetzt hat zur Rechten des Thrones der Majestät in den Himmeln,

Hebräer 8:1 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 8:1

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum
The scope and drift, the compendium and substance; or the principal of what has been said in or from ( Psalms 110:4 ) and has been discoursed of in the three preceding chapters, is the priesthood of Christ:

we have such an high priest;
as is described in the foregoing discourse, and in the following words: Christ is a priest, an high priest, and the saints' high priest; they are not without one under the Gospel dispensation; and Christ is he, and always continues, in whose sacrifice and intercession they have a share:

who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the
heavens;
he is "set", whereas the Levitical priests stood; which shows that he has done his work, and that with acceptance; and is in a state of ease and rest; and is possessed of honour, glory, majesty, and authority, and which continue: the place where he is set is, "on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty"; the same with the right hand of God; for by the throne of the Majesty is meant God the Father, in his royal glory and dignity; so Tiphereth, one of the ten numbers in the Jews' Cabalistic tree, whose name is Jehovah, is called (dwbkh aok) , "the throne of glory" ^F3; so angels are called thrones, ( Colossians 1:16 ) but God is a throne of majesty superior to them; and at his right hand sits Christ the great high priest; which is expressive of his high honour, glory, and power, and even of his equality with God: the phrase, "in the heavens", may refer both to God the throne of majesty, who is there, and to Christ the high priest, who is passed into them, and received by them, and sits there.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Lex. Cabal. p. 483.

Hebräer 8:1 In-Context

1 Die Summe dessen aber, was wir sagen, ist: Wir haben einen solchen Hohenpriester, der sich gesetzt hat zur Rechten des Thrones der Majestät in den Himmeln,

2 ein Diener des Heiligtums und der wahrhaftigen Hütte, welche der Herr errichtet hat, nicht der Mensch.

3 Denn jeder Hohepriester wird bestellt, um sowohl Gaben als auch Schlachtopfer darzubringen; daher ist es notwendig, daß auch dieser etwas habe, das er darbringe.

4 Wenn er nun auf Erden wäre, so wäre er nicht einmal Priester, weil solche da sind, die nach dem Gesetz die Gaben darbringen,

5 (welche dem Abbilde und Schatten der himmlischen Dinge dienen, gleichwie Moses eine göttliche Weisung empfing, als er im Begriff war, die Hütte aufzurichten; denn "siehe", spricht er, "daß du alles nach dem Muster machest, das dir auf dem Berge gezeigt worden ist").