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Verse Hebrews 8:9. _NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT_] The new covenant
is of a widely different nature to that of the old; it was only
temporal and earthly in itself, though it pointed out spiritual an...
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NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT ... - An arrangement or dispensation
relating mainly to outward observances, and to temporal blessings. The
meaning is, that the new dispensation would be different from...
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CHAPTER 8
_ 1. Christ, the High Priest (Hebrews 8:1)_
2. The old covenant and the new (Hebrews 8:7)
Hebrews 7:1
The new priesthood which the better priest exerciseth in heaven
furthermore implies a...
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The promises associated with the old covenant are described in the
classical passage of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:31), which is now quoted at
length. But attention is first called to the fact that another...
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For, if the first covenant, which is so well known to you, had been
faultless there would have been no need to seek any place for a second
one. It is to censure them that he says: "Look you the days a...
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THE WAY TO REALITY (Hebrews 8:1-6)...
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WHEN, &C. Literally of My taking hold of. Greek. _epilambanomai._ See
Hebrews 2:16.
THE. My.
OUT OF Greek. _ek_. App-104.
LAND. Greek. _ge_, as Hebrews 8:4.
CONTINUED. Greek. _emmeno._ See...
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Threefold superiority of the New to the Old Covenant, as prophesied by
Jeremiah; being a proof that the "promises" of the New Covenant are
"better...
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_I took them by the hand_ See note on Hebrews 2:16.
_because they continued not in my covenant_ The disobedience of the
Israelites was a cause for nullifying the covenant which they had
transgressed ...
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CH. 8. Having compared the two Priesthoods, and shewn the inferiority
of the Aaronic priesthood to that of Christ as “a High Priest for
ever after the order of Melchisedek,” the writer now proceeds to...
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ἘΠΙΛΑΒΟΜΈΝΟΥ. See note on Hebrews 2:16. The construction
is harsh but is taken from the LXX. of Jeremiah 31:32, and represents
the infinitive. Winer, p. 714.
ΟΥ̓Κ ἘΝΈΜΕΙΝΑΝ. The disobedience of the Is...
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THREEFOLD SUPERIORITY OF THE NEW TO THE OLD COVENANT, AS PROPHESIED BY
JEREMIAH; BEING A PROOF THAT THE “PROMISES” OF THE NEW COVENANT
ARE “BETTER.”...
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_CHRIST'S PRIESTHOOD AND COVENANT EXCELLED THE OLD -- HEBREWS 8:9-13:_
This new arrangement is different from that which was made with Israel
when God brought them out of Egypt. It includes everyone a...
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_He is a Mediator of a new covenant. Hebrews 8:6-13_.
_TEXT_
Hebrews 8:6-13
Hebrews 8:6 But now hath He obtained a ministry the more excellent, by
so much as He is also the Mediator of a better cove
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THE TWO COVENANTS
(Hebrews 8:6-9)
In the 7th chapter the apostle has demonstrated by irrefutable logic
and upon the authority of Holy Scripture that the priesthood of Christ
has superceded the Aaroni...
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Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the
day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of
Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded t...
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8 Few phrases are so unfortunately confusing as "the New Testament".
The Greek word for "testament" and its Hebrew equivalent never carry
the ordinary meaning of a will, or legal instrument for the di...
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REGARDED THEM NOT] i.e. rejected them after they had broken the
covenant; or, let them alone: cp. Matthew 23:38; RM.
10-12. The second covenant is better than the first, because, (1) it
is an internal...
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THE HIGH PRIEST OF THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY AND THE FULFILMENT OF
JEREMIAH'S PROPHECY
Christ, as Melchizedek-High-Priest, has a higher ministry than the
Levitical priesthood, because He ministers in the...
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HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN?
HEBREWS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 8
4 JESUS IS THE BETTER *MEDIATOR 8:1-10:39
A NEW AND BETTER AGREEMENT 8:1-13
THE WORK OF CHRIST IS GREATER THAN THAT OF THE OLD PRIEST...
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NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT. — The difference is declared below
(Hebrews 8:10). “In the day when” they were led forth out of Egypt
the token of God’s covenant was the deliverance itself. At Sinai,
E...
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A justification of the establishment of a better covenant, on the
grounds (1) that the first covenant was not faultless; (2) that
Jeremiah had predicted the introduction of a new covenant (_a_) not
li...
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οὐ κατὰ τὴν διαθήκην … “Not according to the
covenant which I made with their fathers.” These words express
negatively wherein the καινότης of the covenant consists. It
was not to be a repetition of t...
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THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT
Hebrews 8:1
_ Such a High Priest_, Hebrews 8:1. He sits because His work is
finished so far as His sacrifice is concerned. His place is at God's
right hand-the seat o...
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Having established the fact of the superiority of Christ, the argument
now proceeds to deal with the superiority of the relationships
consequent thereupon. The central verity is set forth in the words...
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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...
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(7) For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no
place have been sought for the second. (8) For finding fault with
them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will
m...
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The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God
for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning
of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
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9._Not according to the covenant, etc. _Here is expressed the
difference between the covenant which then existed and the new one
which he caused them to expect. The Prophet might have otherwise said
o...
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Chapter 8 in this respect is simple and clear; the last Verses only
give room for a few remarks.
The sum of the doctrine we have been considering is, that we have a
High Priest who is seated on the th...
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NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS,.... The
ancestors of the Jews at Mount Sinai:
IN THE DAY WHEN I TOOK THEN, BY THE HAND TO LEAD THEM OUT OF THE LAND
OF EGYPT; which is me...
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Οὐ κατὰ τὴν διαθήκης ἥν ἐποίηασ
τοῖς πατράσιν αὐτῶν, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ
ὲπιλαβομένου μου τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν,
ὲξαγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγὑπτου·
ὅτι αὐτοὶ οὐκ ἐνέμειναν ἐν τῇ
διαθήκῃ μου, κἀγὼ ἠμέλησα αὐτῶν,
λέγει...
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Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the
day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of
Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded th...
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HEB. 8:8-9. FOR FINDING FAULT WITH THEM, HE SAITH, BEHOLD, THE DAYS
COME, SAITH THE LORD, WHEN I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE
OF ISRAEL AND THE HOUSE OF JUDAH: NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT...
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_For_ In this verse the apostle enters upon the proof of his argument
proposed in that foregoing, namely, that the first covenant was not
faultless, or every way sufficient for the end God had in view...
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NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS IN THE
DAY WHEN I TOOK THEM BY THE HAND TO LEAD THEM OUT OF THE LAND OF
EGYPT; BECAUSE THEY CONTINUED NOT IN MY COVENANT, AND I REGARDED TH...
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The proof that Christ's ministry has fully replaced that of the
Levitical priesthood:...
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"Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: we have such
an High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the
Majesty in the heavens: a minister of the sanctuary, and of the...
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7-13 The superior excellence of the priesthood of Christ, above that
of Aaron, is shown from that covenant of grace, of which Christ was
Mediator. The law not only made all subject to it, liable to b...
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OLBHeb;OLBGrk;
The Spirit proceedeth to show the form of the covenant denied. NOT
ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS; not the same
covenant for habit or form, nor any like unto t...
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Hebrews 8:9 not G3756 according G2596 covenant G1242 that G3739 with
G4160 (G5656) their G846 fathers G3962 in...
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Hebrews 8:9. The old covenant differs from the new in this that it was
broken on the one side, and ended in indifference and displeasure on
the other. Perfect as the Law was, the Jews never kept it. I...
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IN THE DAY THAT I TOOK THEM
(εν ημερα επιλαβομενου μου). Genitive absolute
(μου and second aorist middle participle of επιλαμβανω),
"a Hellenistic innovation" (Moffatt) in imitation of the Hebrew a...
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Hebrews 8:6
The Blessings of the New Covenant.
I. The blessings of the New Covenant are all based upon the
forgiveness of sin. God promises to put His laws into our minds, and
write them upon our hea...
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Hebrews 8:7. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then
should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault
with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I
w...
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CONTENTS: Aaronic priests a shadow of Christ who mediates a better
covenant.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Moses.
CONCLUSION: We have in our Lord Jesus Christ such a High Priest as no
other people ever ha...
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Hebrews 8:1. _Of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum._
Paul here recapitulates, for so the grandeur of his arguments
required, and he does not do it in a dry and barren manner, but with
r...
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IT WILL NOT BE LIKE. The first covenant dealt with symbols and
externals. The new covenant deals with realities and motivations. THEY
WERE NOT FAITHFUL. When the Jews were not faithful to their end of...
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 8:1 Jesus is the eternal high priest,
ministering from heaven in the true tabernacle and enacting the better
promises of the new covenant.
⇐...
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 8:8 HE FINDS FAULT WITH THEM. God blames
sinful humanity for the failure of the first covenant. Jeremiah 31:31
is quoted here. That passage
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 8:7. FAULTLESS.—Not merely “free from defect,” but
“incomplete,” unable fully to meet man’s case. The old system
was complete enough for its limited sphere and...
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EXPOSITION
THE HIGH PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST FULFILS THE SYMBOLISM OF THE AARONIC,
AND IS ALONE AN ETERNAL REALITY.
Christ's heavenly priesthood, shown above to be of a higher order t
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Now of the things which we have spoken this is the essence: We have
such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the
Majesty in heavens; he is a minister of the sanctuary, and of...
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2 Kings 17:15; Acts 13:11; Acts 9:8; Amos 5:22; Deuteronomy 29:1;...
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In the day when I took [ε ν η μ ε ρ α ε π ι λ α β ο μ
ε ν ο υ μ ο υ]. An unusual construction. Lit. in the day of me
having taken hold. Comp. John 4:39....
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OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST
Hebrews 7:1 _and Hebrews 8:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Christ was God's Priest after the order of Melchisedec. "The Lord
sware and will not repent, Thou art a Priest for ever after...
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When I took them by the hand — With the care and tenderness of a
parent. And just while this was fresh in their memory, they obeyed;
but presently after they shook off the yoke. They continued not in...