- 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?
- 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.
- What three specific things are “better” because Jesus is a better High Priest?
- 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”?
- Hebrews 8:1-5
- In what ways does Hebrews 8:1-13 challenge you to grow?
Hebrews 8 — Part 2
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