far better
sacrifices.
The plural is surprising in that Christ’s offering of himself is more commonly
pictured as a single sacrifice. The author has retained the plural for the sake
of the parallel with “the blood of animals” (lit., “these”), and the plural
lends itself to the assumption that although Christ’s sacrifice took place
“once and for all” on the cross, his high priesthood, and consequently his
priestly activity in heaven, is eternal and continual (for example, see 7:25). (Michaels, R. J. [2009]. Commentary on
Hebrews. In Cornerstone Biblical
Commentary: 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Hebrews [Vol. 17, p. 408].
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers; emphasis added)