Hebrews 10:9

9 He then adds, "I have come to do Thy will." He does away with the first in order to establish the second.

Hebrews 10:9 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 10:9

Then said he, [lo], I come to do thy will, O God
(See Gill on Hebrews 10:7)

he taketh away the first, that he may establish the second;
the sense is, either that God has taken away, and abolished the law, that he might establish the Gospel; or he has caused the first covenant to vanish away, that place might be found for the second, or new covenant; or he has changed and abrogated the priesthood of Aaron, that he might confirm the unchangeable priesthood of Christ; or rather he has taken away that which was first spoken of in the above citation, namely, sacrifice, offering, burnt offerings, and sin offerings; these he has removed and rejected as insignificant and useless, that he might establish what is mentioned in the second place; namely, the will of God, which is no other than the sacrifice of Christ, offered up according to the will of God, and by which his will is done.

Hebrews 10:9 In-Context

7 Then I said, `I have come--in the roll of the book it is written concerning Me--to do Thy will, O God.'"

8 After saying the words I have just quoted, "Sacrifices and offerings or whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings Thou hast not desired or taken pleasure in" --all such being offered in obedience to the Law--

9 He then adds, "I have come to do Thy will." He does away with the first in order to establish the second.

10 It is through that divine will that we have been set free from sin, through the offering of Jesus Christ as our sacrifice once for all.

11 And while every priest stands ministering, day after day, and constantly offering the same sacrifices--though such can never rid us of our sins--