Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Same reasoning as in Hebrews 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 (Hebrews 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," Hebrews 12:17.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Hebrews 7:11
Hebrews 8:1
Hebrews 8:8
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