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The main “point” lands: we have the High Priest who sat down at God’s right hand and now ministers in the true, heavenly tabernacle the Lord set up—not an earthly copy (8:1–5). As every priest must offer something, Jesus’ offering is presented in the real sanctuary, not within the Levitical system from which he’s distinct; the Mosaic tent was only a shadow patterned after the heavenly reality. Therefore Christ’s ministry is “more excellent,” because he mediates a better covenant enacted on better promises (8:6–7).
To prove this, Hebrews cites Jeremiah 31:31–34: God promised a “new covenant” unlike Sinai’s, which Israel broke. In this new covenant God writes his law on minds and hearts, establishes intimate knowledge of himself for all his people, and grants definitive forgiveness—“I will remember their sins no more” (8:8–12). By calling it “new,” the first is rendered obsolete and vanishing; Christ’s heavenly priesthood secures what the old could only foreshadow—real access, transformed hearts, and final pardon (8:13).
🌀 Reflection: Do you live with confidence in the “better promises” of the new covenant—that your sins are forgiven, God’s law is written on your heart, and you belong to Him?
💬 Mission Challenge: Share today with someone how Jesus has written His truth on your heart, and invite them to trust Him for full and final forgiveness.
Just Keith Harris 
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