Sunday, January 14, 2024

Sigurd Grindheim on Hebrews 10:29

  

Evidently, “made holy” (hēgēsamenos) is not used in an ethical sense here but refers to the fact that Jesus’s sacrifice enabled them to stand in the presence of God . . . In yet another expression of deep irony, they are said to have regarded the sanctifying blood as something profane. “Profane” is the opposite of holy; it is a term for that which is unacceptable and objectionable in God’s presence. (Sigurd Grindheim, The Letter to the Hebrews [The Pillar New Testament Commentary; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2023], 515)

 

Further Reading:


James White (and John Owen) on Hebrews 10:29