Hebrews 10:6

"Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, “You didn’t desire sacrifice and offering, but you prepared a body for me."

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that Jesus' incarnation and human life fulfill a greater spiritual purpose than mere sacrifices could achieve. By preparing a body, God fulfilled the true essence of religious devotion, moving beyond earthly rituals to a divine act of love and redemption.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 6. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. This is not quoted literally from the Psalm, but the sense is retained. The reading there is, "burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required." The quotation by the apostle is taken from the Septuagint, with the change of a single word, which does not materially affect the sense--the word ouk eudokhsav ouk eudokesas-" thou hast no pleasure," instead of ouk hyelhsav ouk ethelesas "thou dost not will." The idea is, that God had no pleasure in them as compared with obedience. He preferred the latter, and they could not be made to come in the place of it, or to answer the same purpose.

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