sacrifice to the Levitical ones. The reason why Christ’s sacrifice does not need frequent repetition as was true of animals in Old Testament times is because Christ’s sacrifice consisted of Himself (v. 25). It was a human sacrifice, and men die but once and then must face the results of their lives. Inasmuch as this particular human was the God-Man, the analogy is all the more forceful. Christ was offered once. The repetition of once (hapax) throughout this context shows the author’s emphasis (9:26–28).