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Among the many things shown to be superior about the new covenant that has come is that the ancestry of Christ doesn't matter the way it did in the old.
'Our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.' 7:14
So much for race. It wasn't his ancestry but his indestructible life. The former regulation (the old covenant) was set aside because it was weak and useless, 7:18
This is in the letter to Hebrews--where you would think that race matters! It does not.
8:1 announces/summarizes: we do have such a high priest. We are not waiting for one. It is not something that will happen in the future in geographic Israel.
This is in the letter to Hebrews--where you would think that geography matters! It does not.
Why? because the man-made sanctuary was just that. Thus it was only a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. Instead of trying to do something there, God has already completed everything in Christ in the real sanctuary. So much for chasing down details in the old one.
This is in the letter to Hebrews--where you would think that the old covenant matters! It does not.
Instead, it was replaced. God effected the new covenant and priest in Christ. He made the firs one obsolete and it would (then) soon disappear. It did. It was the austere event of the destruction of Jerusalem.
IN 9 it can help to review what happened in the shadow and copy, but if we need to know anything about it, it is there in 9:1-10. Because who wants to get too deeply in something that is just a reminder of sins? 10:1-4
Instead the new covenant of Christ is now enjoyed.
The remarkable thing is how the people who think they are on top of what Hebrews is saying NEVER sound like this summary, because all they quote is one verse from the 4 chapters, one proof text of their D'ist system. That's horrible treatment of the Bible. I have pointed this out many times, and all I get is cartoons/emoji's and steps toward exclusion.
'Our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.' 7:14
So much for race. It wasn't his ancestry but his indestructible life. The former regulation (the old covenant) was set aside because it was weak and useless, 7:18
This is in the letter to Hebrews--where you would think that race matters! It does not.
8:1 announces/summarizes: we do have such a high priest. We are not waiting for one. It is not something that will happen in the future in geographic Israel.
This is in the letter to Hebrews--where you would think that geography matters! It does not.
Why? because the man-made sanctuary was just that. Thus it was only a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. Instead of trying to do something there, God has already completed everything in Christ in the real sanctuary. So much for chasing down details in the old one.
This is in the letter to Hebrews--where you would think that the old covenant matters! It does not.
Instead, it was replaced. God effected the new covenant and priest in Christ. He made the firs one obsolete and it would (then) soon disappear. It did. It was the austere event of the destruction of Jerusalem.
IN 9 it can help to review what happened in the shadow and copy, but if we need to know anything about it, it is there in 9:1-10. Because who wants to get too deeply in something that is just a reminder of sins? 10:1-4
Instead the new covenant of Christ is now enjoyed.
The remarkable thing is how the people who think they are on top of what Hebrews is saying NEVER sound like this summary, because all they quote is one verse from the 4 chapters, one proof text of their D'ist system. That's horrible treatment of the Bible. I have pointed this out many times, and all I get is cartoons/emoji's and steps toward exclusion.