Hebrews 8

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Christ’s Eternal Priesthood

The pointG2774 ofG1909 whatG3588 we are sayingG3004 is this: We do haveG2192 suchG5108 a high priestG749, whoG3739 sat downG2523 atG1722 the right handG1188 of theG3588 throneG2362 of theG3588 MajestyG3172 inG1722 heavenG3772, 2and who ministersG3011 in theG3588 sanctuaryG40 andG2532 trueG228 tabernacleG4633 set upG4078 by theG3588 LordG2962, notG3756 by manG444. 3And sinceG1063 everyG3956 high priestG749 is appointedG2525 toG1519 offerG4374 bothG5037 giftsG1435 andG2532 sacrificesG2378, it was necessaryG316 for this OneG3778 alsoG2532 to haveG2192 somethingG5100 to offerG4374.

4NowG3767G3303 ifG1487 He wereG1510 onG1909 earthG1093, He would not beG3761G302G1510 a priestG2409, since there are alreadyG1510 priests who offerG4374 giftsG1435 according toG2596 the lawG3551. 5The place where they serveG3000 is a copyG5262 andG2532 shadowG4639 of whatG3588 is in heavenG2032. This is whyG2531 MosesG3475 was warnedG5537 when he was aboutG3195 to buildG2005 theG3588 tabernacleG4633: “See to it thatG3708 you makeG4160 everythingG3956 according toG2596 theG3588 patternG5179 shownG1166 youG4771 onG1722 theG3588 mountainG3735.”1

The New Covenant

(Jeremiah 31:26–40)

6NowG3570, howeverG1161, Jesus has receivedG5177 a muchG3745 more excellentG1313 ministryG3009, just asG2532 the covenantG1242 He mediatesG1510G3316 is betterG2909 and is foundedG3549 onG1909 betterG2909 promisesG1860. 7ForG1063 ifG1487 thatG1565 firstG4413 covenant had beenG1510 without faultG273, noG3756 placeG5117 would have been soughtG302G2212 for a secondG1208. 8But God found faultG3201 withG846 the people and saidG3004:

13ByG1722 speaking ofG3004 a newG2537 covenant,3 He has madeG3822 theG3588 first one obsoleteG4413; andG1161 whatG3588 is obsoleteG3822 andG2532 agingG1095 will soonG1451 disappearG854.