7. Same reasoning as in
Heb 7:11.
faultless--perfect in all its parts, so as not to be found
fault with as wanting anything which ought to be there: answering
all the purposes of a law. The law in its morality was
blameless (Greek, "amomos"); but in saving
us it was defective, and so not faultless (Greek,
"amemptos").
should no place have been sought--as it has to be now; and as it
is sought in the prophecy
(Heb 8:8-11).
The old covenant would have anticipated all man's wants, so as to give
no occasion for seeking something more perfectly adequate.
Compare on the phrase "place . . . sought,"
Heb 12:17.
JFB.
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