Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I come—rather, "I am come" (see on Hebrews 10:5). "Here we have the creed, as it were, of Jesus: 'I am come to fulfil the law,' Matthew 5:17; to preach, Mark 1:38; to call sinners to repentance, Luke 5:32; to send a sword and to set men at variance, Matthew 10:34-35; I came down from heaven to do the will of Him that sent me, John 6:38-39 (so here, Psalms 40:7-8); I am sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Matthew 15:24; I am come into this world for judgment, John 9:39; I am come that they might have life, and might have it more abundantly, John 10:10; to save what had been lost, Matthew 18:11; to seek and to save that which was lost, Luke 19:10; compare I Timothy 1:15; to save men's lives, Luke 9:56; to send fire on the earth, Luke 12:49; to minister, Matthew 20:28; as "the Light," John 12:46; to bear witness unto the truth, John 18:37. See, reader, that thy Saviour obtain what He aimed at in thy case. Moreover, do thou for thy part say, why thou art come here? Dost thou, then, also, do the will of God? From what time? and in what way?" [BENGEL]. When the two goats on the day of atonement were presented before the Lord, that goat on which the lot of the Lord should fall was to be offered as a sin offering; and that lot was lifted up on high in the hand of the high priest, and then laid upon the head of the goat which was to die; so the hand of God determined all that was done to Christ. Besides the covenant of God with man through Christ's blood, there was another covenant made by the Father with the Son from eternity. The condition was, "If He shall make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed," etc. (Isaiah 53:10). The Son accepted the condition, "Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God" [BISHOP PEARSON]. Oblation, intercession, and benediction, are His three priestly offices.
in the volume, etc.—literally, "the roll": the parchment manuscript being wrapped around a cylinder headed with knobs. Here, the Scripture "volume" meant is the fortieth Psalm. "By this very passage 'written of Me,' I undertake to do Thy will [namely, that I should die for the sins of the world, in order that all who believe may be saved, not by animal sacrifices, Hebrews 10:6, but by My death]." This is the written contract of Messiah (compare Nehemiah 9:38), whereby He engaged to be our surety. So complete is the inspiration of all that is written, so great the authority of the Psalms, that what David says is really what Christ then and there said.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 10:7:
Song of Solomon 2:8
Isaiah 1:11
Isaiah 50:5
Isaiah 53:10
Ezekiel 10:6
Ephesians 5:2
Hebrews 5:5
Hebrews 9:11
Hebrews 10:5
Hebrews 10:9
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.
