"THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS" Chapter Eight Having demonstrated Jesus’ superiority to prophets, angels, Moses, and Levi, the author summarizes: we have a High Priest at God’s right hand who is Minister and Mediator of a better covenant established on better promises (1-6). Our attention is then directed toward that New Covenant which has replaced the Old Covenant (7-13). POINTS TO PONDER * The main point of all that has been said: "We have such a High Priest..." * The two covenants (the first and old, replaced by the second and new) REVIEW QUESTIONS 1) What are the main points of this chapter? - The new ministry of Christ - He 8:1-6 - The new covenant of Christ - He 8:7-13 2) Where is our High Priest? In what does He minister? (1-2) - Seated at the right hand of God; the sanctuary and true tabernacle build by God 3) If Jesus were on earth, what could He not be? (4) - A priest 4) What served as a copy and shadow of the true tabernacle? (5) - The earthly tabernacle Moses was instructed to build 5) In what way has Jesus obtained a more excellent ministry? (6) - He is the Mediator of a better covenant, established on better promises 6) Why was it necessary to replace the first covenant with the second? (7-8) - The first was not faultless; there was fault with those under the first 7) Which covenant was the first, old covenant? (9) - That made with Israel when God led them out of Egypt (i.e., Mosaic Covenant) 8) List characteristics of God’s new covenant foretold by Jeremiah. (10-12) - God’s laws will be in their minds and written on their hearts - He will be their God, and they shall be His people - None shall teach his neighbor to know the Lord, for all will know Him - He will be merciful, and remember their sins no more 9) With the new covenant, what happened to the old covenant? (13) - It had been made obsolete, old, and ready to vanish away