What is the meaning of Hebrews 10:7? Then I said The writer quotes Psalm 40:7-8, and the word “Then” signals a decisive moment in God’s unfolding plan. Up to this point Hebrews has shown how sacrifices and rituals pointed forward but never fully removed sin. • When the old system reached its limit (Hebrews 10:1-4), the Son speaks: “Then.” • This echoes the fullness of time language in Galatians 4:4, where God sends His Son at the precise moment He had ordained. • John 1:14 reminds us that the Word became flesh right on schedule, stepping into history with purpose. Here I am “Here I am” (literally “Behold, I”) pictures willing availability. • Rather than being dragged into a task, the Messiah stands up, ready to act—much like Isaiah’s “Here am I; send me” (Isaiah 6:8), yet far greater in scope. • Jesus repeatedly underscores this readiness: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me” (John 4:34). • Philippians 2:6-7 shows Him laying aside the privileges of glory in order to serve humanity. it is written about Me in the scroll The “scroll” points to the entire Old Testament. Jesus claims that the Scriptures have been testifying about Him all along. • After the resurrection He begins “with Moses and all the Prophets” to show “all the Scriptures concerning Himself” (Luke 24:27, 44). • Key messianic prophecies—Genesis 3:15, Deuteronomy 18:15, Psalm 22, Isaiah 53—find their fulfillment in His life, death, and resurrection. • Hebrews 10:5-10 emphasizes that even the sacrificial system was a shadow anticipating His once-for-all offering. I have come This phrase highlights the incarnation’s intentionality. • “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15). • He did not appear accidentally; He was “sent” (John 3:17), affirming divine initiative. • Matthew 5:17 records Him saying He came to fulfill the Law, not abolish it, showing continuity between promise and fulfillment. to do Your will, O God Everything culminates in obedience to the Father. • Jesus declares, “I have come down from heaven not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent Me” (John 6:38). • Gethsemane’s prayer, “Not what I will, but what You will” (Mark 14:36), illustrates the cost of that obedience. • Through this submission, “by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:10). • Romans 5:19 notes that His obedience makes many righteous, reversing the disobedience of Adam. summary Hebrews 10:7 unfolds the heart of the gospel in one sentence. At the perfect moment, the Son steps forward: present, predicted, incarnate, and wholly surrendered. All Scripture bears witness that He came deliberately and joyfully to accomplish the Father’s saving will. His obedience secures our redemption and invites us into the same posture—standing ready to say, “Here I am,” for whatever God desires. |
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