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What do the words “stood only” mean in the portion of scripture below? Only what? For how long?
What is the whole chapter 9 of Hebrews teaching us?
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:Which was a figure(parable) 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;Which “stood only” in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinance”, imposed on them until of the "time"of reformation. Heb 9:8
This passage refers to the Day of Atonement in he first tabernacle. The tabernacle was a copy of the one in heaven. "the first tabernacle was yet standing".
The service in the tabernacle didn't perfect anything, but this is still, even now, an appointed time by God. When God says forever, it should register with a reader.
"Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement.
It shall be for you a time of holy convocation,
and you shall afflict yourselves and present a food offering to YHVH.
And you shall not do any work on that very day,
for it is a Day of Atonement,
to make atonement for you before YHVH your God.
For whoever is not afflicted on that very day shall be cut off from his people.
And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people.
You shall not do any work. It is
a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.
It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves.
On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath."
Leviticus 23:27-32 (ESV2011, MBM)
This is the appointed time Sha-ul refers to as "the fast"...
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because *
the Fast was now already past, Paul admonished [them], Acts 27:9 (KJV, MBM)
*G3521 nesteia (nace-tei'-ah) n.
1. abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious)
2. (specially) the fast of the Day of Atonement