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 my covenant, and I regarded them not — So that covenant was soon broken in pieces.
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...
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...
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...
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...
THE WAY TO REALITY (Hebrews 8:1-6)...
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...
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...
_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 ...
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...
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...
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.”...
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...
_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...
ΚΑΤΆ (G2596) с _асс._, согласно. Второй завет — не просто второй, он отличается от первого (Westcott). Люди не смогли выполнить условия завета Моисея; поэтому Бог изменяет условия получения блаженства...
_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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
The proof that Christ's ministry has fully replaced that of the Levitical priesthood:...
"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...
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...
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...
Hebrews 8:9 not G3756 according G2596 covenant G1242 that G3739 with G4160 (G5656) their G846 fathers G3962 in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ⇐...
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
_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...
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
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...
2 Kings 17:15; Acts 13:11; Acts 9:8; Amos 5:22; Deuteronomy 29:1;...
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....
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...