• Hebrews 8:7-9:14
  • In Hebrews 8, the writer is contrasting two covenants – not a covenant and a will. This is an important distinction.
  • Hebrews 8:7 – If the first covenant could have accomplished everything God wanted, there would be no need for the new covenant (Romans 8:3). What the law could not do, God sent His Son to do. The law was not at fault in not doing what God wanted it to do. It was only at fault in not being able to do what Jesus alone could.
  • Hebrews 8:8-12 – The quote here is from Jeremiah 31:31-34.
    • Hebrews 8:10 – God’s people have His law in their hears and minds. That does not mean we walk in God’s law perfectly (I John 1:8-9). See Romans 4:12.
    • Hebrews 8:12 – Once God forgives a sin, He no longer holds it against us.
  • Hebrews 8:13 – When the new covenant came, the old covenant was no longer in effect and was ready to vanish away.
  • Hebrews 9:1-5 – The old covenant required spiritual worship to be done in an earthly place (the tabernacle or temple). The new covenant prescribed spiritual service to be done in a holy place (the saved relationship). See Exodus 20:24.
  • Hebrews 9:7 – See Leviticus 16:12-15 – rules for the day of atonement.
  • Hebrews 9:13-14 – Christ’s blood is more effective for sanctification than the blood of bulls and goats.