Hebrews 5:1-10
Qualifications For The Priesthood
Hebrews 5:9-14
The Rebuke of Immaturity
Hebrews 6:1-8
The Warning of Apostasy
Hebrews 6:9-15
The Encouragement to Go On
Hebrews 6:16-20
The Certainty of God’s Promises
Hebrews 7:1-10
Melchizedek The Priest
Hebrews 7:11-17
Jesus Like Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:18-22
The Greatness of The New Priest
Hebrews 7:23-28
An Unchangeable Priesthood
Hebrews 8:1-6
The Better Sanctuary In Which Christ Ministers
Hebrews 8:7-13
The Promise of The New Covenant in The Old
Hebrews 9:1-10
Limitation in The Earthly Sanctuary
Hebrews 9:11-15
Christ Opens The Inner Sanctuary
Hebrews 9:16-22
Christ’s Death is Necessary
Hebrews 9:23-28
Christ is The Perfect Sacrifice
Hebrews 10:1-10
Animal Sacrifices Are Insufficient
Hebrews 10:11-18
Christ’s Death Perfects The Sanctified
Hebrews 10:19-25
Hold Fast Your Confession
Hebrews 10:26-31
The Just Live By Faith
Hebrews 10:32-39
A Call to Persevere
Hebrews 11:1-6
The Definition of Faith
Hebrews 11:7-12
The Demonstration of Faith
Hebrews 11:13-19
The Promises of Faith
Hebrews 11:17-29
The Champions of Faith
The Promise of The New Covenant in The Old
Hebrews 8:7–13
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Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines “Covenant” as a binding agreement between two or more parties expressly for the performance of some action. God’s love and grace shows His readiness to make covenants with people. When God promised Noah that he would not again … More
Moses was the mediator (go-between) of the Old Covenant in the giving of the law (Gal. 3:19-20). The mediator of the New Covenant is Jesus Christ, and He is the only mediator (I Tim. 2:). Jesus Christ is God’s superior Priest. He ministers on the basis of a better covenant (Chap. 8), in a better sanctuary (Chap. 9), and because of a better sacrifice (Chap. 10).
The theme of this chapter is a better covenant that is founded on better promises:
Application
Even though the New Covenant of grace brings with it freedom from the Law of Moses (Gal. 5:1), it does not give me liberty to disobey God and to sin. God still desires that the “righteousness of the Law” is to be fulfilled in me through the ministry of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:1-4).
Hebrews 8:7-13 (English Standard Version)
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