Hebrews 8
8
The Greatness of His Ministry
1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 2a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. 3For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. 4For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: 5who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. 6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 7For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8For finding fault with them, he saith,
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,
When I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers
In the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt;
Because they continued not in my covenant,
And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
After those days, saith the Lord;
I will put my laws into their mind,
And write them in their hearts:
And I will be to them a God,
And they shall be to me a people:
11And they shall not teach every man his neighbour,
And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord:
For all shall know me,
From the least to the greatest.
12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness,
And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
13In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
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Meeting tents, sacrifices, and covenants
1Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have this kind of high priest. He sat down at the right side of the throne of the majesty in the heavens. 2He’s serving as a priest in the holy place, which is the true meeting tent that God, not any human being, set up. 3Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. So it’s necessary for this high priest also to have something to offer. 4If he was located on earth, he wouldn’t be a priest because there are already others who offer gifts based on the Law. 5They serve in a place that is a copy and shadow of the heavenly meeting tent. This is indicated when Moses was warned by God when he was about to set up the meeting tent: “See that you follow the pattern that I showed you on the mountain in every detail”.#8.5 Exod 25:40 6But now, Jesus has received a superior priestly service just as he arranged a better covenant that is enacted with better promises.
7If the first covenant had been without fault, it wouldn’t have made sense to expect a second. 8But God did find fault with them, since he says,
“Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, ”
“when I will make a covenant with the house of Israel, ”
“and I will make a new covenant with the house of Judah. ”
9“It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors ”
“on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, ”
“because they did not continue to keep my covenant, ”
“and I lost interest in them, says the Lord. ”
10“This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel ”
“after those days, says the Lord. ”
“I will place my laws in their minds, ”
“and write them on their hearts. ”
“I will be their God, ”
“and they will be my people. ”
11“And each person won’t ever teach a neighbor ”
“or their brother or sister, saying, ” “Know the Lord,”
“because they will all know me, ”
“from the least important of them to the most important; ”
12“because I will be lenient toward their unjust actions, ”
“and I won’t remember their sins anymore.”#8.12 Jer 31:31-34
13When it says new, it makes the first obsolete. And if something is old and outdated, it’s close to disappearing.
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