Hebrews 10:5-7 Why when he comes into the world, he said, Sacrifice and offering you would not, but a body have you prepared me:… Who would say it was unjust of David, when Abigail took — voluntarily took — her husband's guilt on herself and said, "Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be" (1 Samuel 25:24)? Would it not have been unjust to refuse to her the privilege she asked of being allowed to take on herself a burden, that she might throw it off and secure David's pacification? Still less can we complain of injustice when Jesus, touched with pity, flies down from the eternal throne, and says to His Father in heaven, "Upon Me, My Father, upon Me let this iniquity be; let Me bear this burden, let Me set them free!" (C. Clemance, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: |
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