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Hebrews 9:2 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 9 · verse 2
For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.Hebrews 9:2 · King James Version
Hebrews 9:2 in context
1Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- candlesticklychniaa lamp stand, candelabrumG3087 →
- tabernacleskēnētent, tabernacle, , of that well known movable temple of God after the pattern of which…G4633 →
- shewbreadprothesisa setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view, the shewbread, twelve loaves of…G4286 →
- shewbreadartosfood composed of flour mixed with water and baked, the Israelites made it in the form of…G740 →
- calledlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
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Here, I. The apostle gives an account of the tabernacle, that place of worship which God appointed to be pitched on earth; it is called a worldly sanctuary, wholly of this world, as to the materials of which it was built, and a building that must be taken down;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7