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Hebrews 10:6
In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Christ speaks these words upon entering the world, addressing God the Father at the moment of His incarnation (Hebrews 10:5). The declaration occurs as He identifies His prepared body as the means to fulfill divine will (Hebrews 10:7).
The words — The Greek verb εὐδόκησας (eudokēsas) literally means "You have delighted in," combined with οὐκ (ouk) to form the negative statement "You took no delight" (Hebrews 10:6). This verb directly modifies ὁλοκαυτώματα (holokautōmata) and ἁμαρτίας (hamartias), specifying burnt offerings and sin offerings (Hebrews 10:6).
The thread — The dismissal of ritual sacrifice without obedience parallels the prophetic rebuke in Malachi 1:10 regarding useless altar fires. The contrast between the inability of animal blood to remove sin and the necessity of Christ's obedience is established in Hebrews 10:4 and echoed in the heavenly declaration at Matthew 3:17.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledgment that external religious acts cannot achieve what God requires (Hebrews 10:4). A reader must cease relying on ritual performance and submit to the obedience that fulfills divine purpose (Hebrews 10:7).
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The Greek words
King James Version
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 10:4 because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
- Malachi 1:10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- Leviticus 1:1 Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
- Psalms 147:11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Philippians 4:18 I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.