JESUS' WORK AS OUR HIGH PRIEST Jesus has finished making the only offering necessary and is now seated at the right hand of God in heaven. He is the High Priest in heaven, described here as the sanctuary. He also serves as High Priest in the church, which is the greater part of the true tabernacle.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE NEED FOR A NEW COVENANT If the first covenant had been without fault, there would have been no need for a new one. The fault of the first covenant was that man could not find justification before God under it (Romans 3:30; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:11). When fault was found with the first cov... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BETTER QUALITIES OF THE NEW COVENANT While continuing to refer to the quotation from Jeremiah, the author shows the better qualities of the new covenant. For instance, the law of Moses was written on tables of stone (Exodus 34:1; Exodus 34:23), but this new covenant would be implanted in the min... [ Continue Reading ]