A New Covenant
Hebrews 8: 1 - 13
The Main Point:
V1 & 2 –The main point has two parts:
a) We have a high priest, Who sat down at the right hand
(position of highest power) of the throne of the Majesty in heaven
b) He serves in the sanctuary (holiest of holies) as a Mediator
(Lawyer) for people
This sanctuary (sacred/holy place) is the holy place that God
Himself set up –the place where He dwells
Tabernacle, Temple, Earthly Sanctuaries
V3 –5, Earthly priests serve gifts and sacrifices in
the earthly sanctuaries (like here in BDA) serving
gifts, worship, praise, and etc. All these are
“shadows” of His throne room…
The “real” = The throne room of God
The “shadow” = Tabernacle, Temple and Earthly
Sanctuaries (various altars and places of
worship)
Real
Jesus serves in the sanctuary, the throne room of God, He
is superior to those of the past…v6
V8 God said, “The days are coming …
when I (God) will make a new covenant…
V9 It will not be like the covenant I made
with their ancestors … because they did
not remain faithful to My covenant…”
*The writer of Hebrews uses “Suzerain-
Vassal”/ “Royal Grant” for Covenant
Suzerain –Vassal Covenant
A royal grant, an unconditional promise,
requiring no action from the beneficiary.
V7 “If the old covenant was working there
would not have been a need for this new
covenant…yet we were unfaithful…”
Jeremiah 33: 30 - 33 is quoted here:
V8 -11 “The days are coming … when I
(God) will make a new covenant. It will
not be the same … because they did
not remain faithful to My Covenant. The
new covenant I will establish … will be
written on their minds and written on
their hearts and I will be their God and
they will be My people. No longer will
they have to teach others about Me
because all (everyone) will know Me!”
Written on our heart and
mind
New Covenant
Jeremiah 33: 30 –33 continued:
V12 “I will forgive their wickedness and will
remember their sins no more.”
V13 “By calling this new covenant “new” – the old is
obsolete and outdated and will soon disappear.”
4 points to grab…
1. We have an eternal High Priest –Jesus, TODAY, is representing us
before the throne, declaring we are His because of faith,
obedience, and His blood
2. The Tabernacle, Temple, Houses of Worship is only a shadow of
the Throne room and His glory
3. The New Covenant is written on our heart and mind – “I will be
their God and they will be My people”
4. Our sins are forgiven and removed as far as the east is from the
west (Psalms 103:12)…NEVER to be held against us!
