Hebrews 9:10
They're just religious regulations—about food and drink, and various ceremonies involving washing—which were put in place until the time of God's new way of relating to him.
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Exodus 30:19Aaron and his sons will use it to wash their hands and feet.
Leviticus 11:2“Give these instructions to the Israelites. These are the animals you are allowed to eat:
Leviticus 14:8The one being made clean must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and wash themselves with water; then they will be ceremonially clean. After that they can enter the camp, but they must stay outside their tent for seven days.
Leviticus 16:24He is to wash himself with water in the sanctuary and put on his own clothes. Then he will go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people's burnt offering that makes him and the people right.
Leviticus 22:6anyone who touches anything like this will remain unclean until evening. He is not allowed to eat from the holy offerings unless he has washed himself with water.
Deuteronomy 14:3You must not eat anything repulsive.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 9:9-15
The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: 9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. 11 But Christ… Read the whole commentary →