Hebrews Chapter 8

CHART O.T. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

Christ as our High Priest

sympathizing - 4:15

sinless - 4:15

unchangeableness - 6:17-18

mighty to save - 5:9

divine - 7:26

Christ Priesthood was...

confirmed with an oath (6:17) 7:28

founded on personal greatness not legality or personal race {indestructible life} (7:16)

cannot be destroyed by death (7:23-25)

once for all time sacrifice (7:27)

pure, so offers no sacrifice for himself (7:27)

v. 28 of Chapter 7 law = weak oath = perfect forever

v. 1 “now the main point in what has been said is this:”

have such a high priest (110:4)

sat down at the right hand (110:1)

v. 2 Minister - a priestly minister (one in the tabernacle 1:7, 14) did not use diakonos

“true tabernacle” - the real tabernacle in heaven and not the symbolic one on earth. God made not man made

v. 3 Every High priest offers gifts and sacrifices and Christ needs something to offer if he is going to be priest (CH. 10)

v. 4 (7:12 if it were according to law then he couldn’t be a priest)

Major Premise God swore the Messiah would be a priest (Psa 110:4)

reigning on His throne (Zech 6:12, 13).

Minor Premise The Messiah (from Judah’s tribe) could not be a priest

on earth (7:13,14; 8:4).

Conclusion Therefore, the Messiah could not be a priestly king

(reign) on earth.

OR

Major Premise The Messiah from the tribe of Judah would be a priest

(Psa 110:11) reigning on His throne (Zech 6:12f).

Minor Premise No one from the tribe of Judah could be a priest and

king on earth.

Conclusion The Messiah from the tribe of Judah cannot be a

priest and king on earth.

v. 5 “who” serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things = real things earthly things are patterned after heavenly things.

Ex. 25:40 = pattern symbolic representation of something else (baptism Rom. 6) of the realities that are in Heaven

V. 6 Ps. 110:4 is being passed on to

ministry - who obtained a more excellent ministry (Jesus)

mediator - In as much as He is also Mediator () - one who goes in between (cf. 1 Tim

2:5).

Jesus serves in a better capacity than any other ever has or ever could.

Moses was also a mediator (Gal 3:19, 20; Ex 20:19-21), but only in giving the

Law and not in serving. A mediator must be equally related to both parties. Jesus

is the one who goes in between. He is the true mediator.

The high priest served as mediator only once a year in his SPECIAL role (Lev

16:3), but Jesus serves continually in heaven and directly before God.

Compare 7:11. The basis of the Old Law was the Levitical priesthood. The basis

of Jesus’ covenant is better promises.

more excellent 1:4, 8:6 = better Ps. 110:4

better covenant Jer. 31:31

better promises Jer. 31:4

covenant = berith = a pact or agreement or a special relationship between two or more parties

old covenant Ex. 19:5-6; Ex. 24:3-8 signed in blood sprinkled on the altar - God’s part sprinkled on the people their part - sealed the deal with a meal 8ff

old covenant is an agreement between God and Israel sealed and enacted at Mt. Sinai

old covenant is not the book of Genesis, not the first 18 chapters of Exodus, not Joshua - Malachi - history of people who lived under that agreement and what happened when they obeyed or rejected. preaching to be faithful to that agreement (prophets)

new covenant - not the Gospels (they are the background for the new covenant) it couldn’t have been offered without it fist day it was offered Acts in the preaching of the gospel - they accepted that covenant. New covenant is an agreement between God and each individual person that accepts it. (3:20: 10:4: Rom. 7:4ff)

law is not equal to covenant law is stipulations covenant is an agreement.

marriage - man & woman Rom. 7:4-6 will - person and their heirs

v. 7

The old covenant had a fault (v. 7).

Many scriptures show that the law could not be kept perfectly (Gal 3:11,

19-21; Acts 15:10; Rom 8:3; Acts 13:39; Gal 2:16; 3:11; Heb 7:11, 19

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It was not bad however. See Romans 7:12

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v. 8 “behold the days are coming” - Heb. 2:5 (Jer. 31:31) Messianic age time an rule of the Messiah

new - different in nature and character

v. 10 born into old covenant but this one you have to let it in your mind and heart

how do we allow God to write his law in our minds - give our attention to it, convicted by it, changed or converted by it, committing to it 2 Cor. 3:6

v. 11 the agreement relationship , know him personally

v. 12 then he will be merciful and remember sins no more - big deal under the law sins were remembered all the time national every-year on the day of atonement blood flowed continually from the temple mount

v. 13 when you say something is new the other is old and vanishing away (Jer. 31 clearly implies the vanishing away of the old covenant)

the word must be more than

al the way thru 10:13 key words

days are coming

forgive

covenant

sins remember no longer