Tuesday, 18 December 2018

None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. Hebrews 8:11

This verse now quotes Jeremiah 31:34. In this, there is a difference between some Greek manuscripts.… Read the rest

Monday, 17 December 2018

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Hebrews 8:10

In this verse, the author closely cites Jeremiah 31:33.… Read the rest

Sunday, 16 December 2018

…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 did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. Hebrews 8:9

This verse is a continuation of the quote from Jeremiah 31; it is a general quote of verse 32.… Read the rest

Saturday, 15 December 2018

Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— Hebrews 8:8

The author now continues on with the thought just presented in verse 8:7.… Read the rest

Friday, 14 December 2018

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Hebrews 8:7

In the previous verse, the author had contrasted the ministry of the Old Covenant to that of the new by saying of Jesus, “But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.”

Now, concerning that “better covenant,” he says, “For.” He is building a logical case against observing the Law of Moses.… Read the rest