• What do you think are the main ideas/themes of Hebrews 8:1-13?
  • Breaking Down the Text 
    • Hebrews 8:1-5 
      • Why does it matter that Jesus is “seated” in heaven as High Priest? 
      • How does the writer describe the tabernacle where Jesus is a Minister?
      • What does it mean that the earthly Tabernacle was a “copy” and “shadow”?
      • Why was it important for Moses to make everything “according to the pattern”? 
    • Hebrews 8:6-12 
      • What three specific things are “better” because Jesus is a better High Priest? 
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      • Why was there a need for a better covenant? What “fault” did the former covenant have? 
      • Which passage is the writer of Hebrews quoting in verses 8-12? Given the main purpose of the book of Hebrews, why is it important the writer is quoting old testament scripture?
      • Describe some of the ways this quotation says the new covenant will be different (and better) than the old.
    • Hebrews 8:13 
      • What does the existence of a ”new covenant” mean about the status of the “old covenant?”
      • What value does the first covenant have today if it has “vanished away”?
  • In what ways does Hebrews 8:1-13 challenge you to grow?