Hebrews 10:8

"Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.’”"

Key Reflection

This verse highlights Jesus' submission and determination to fulfill the divine plan as prophesied in the scriptures. It underscores his willingness to carry out the will of God, even if it involves suffering, mirroring the fulfillment of prophecies about his ministry and sacrifice.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 8. Above, when he said. That is, the Messiah. The word "above" refers here to the former part of he quotation. That is, "having in the former part of what was quoted said that God did not require sacrifices, in the latter part he says that he came to do the will of God in the place of them." Sacrifice and offering and burnt, offerings, etc. These words are not all used in the Psalm from which the apostle quotes, but the idea is, that the specification there included all kinds of offerings. The apostle dwells upon it because it was important to show that the same remark applied to all the sacrifices which could be offered by man.

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