Heb 10:5-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Heb 10:5-7: 10:5-7 These verses quote Ps 40:6-8 . Psalm 40 is a hymn of praise to God in which the psalmist confesses his desire to do God’s will. The author of Hebrews understands Christ to be the speaker. 10:5 But you have given me a body to offer: God had prepared the psalmist to be obedient, ready to do God’s will; Hebrews now applies this idea to Christ. For Hebrews, the preparation of a human body , specifically Christ’s body, shows that God would use it as a superior sacrifice.

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Summary for Heb 10:5-7: 10:5-7 ^a These verses quote Ps 40:6-8 ^b. Psalm 40 ^c is a hymn of praise to God in which the psalmist confesses his desire to do God’s will. The author of Hebrews understands Christ to be the speaker. 10:5 ^d But you have given me a body to offer: God had prepared the psalmist to be obedient, ready to do God’s will; Hebrews now applies this idea to Christ. For Hebrews, the preparation of a human body, specifically Christ’s body, shows that God would use it as a superior sacrifice.