Hebrews 8:1

8:1 summary (c-3) Or 'the chief point.' The difference is small; it expresses what it results in, in the writer's mind, as the substance of the things of which we are speaking. 'The things of which we are speaking' is the present subject which occupies him. it heads up in this. priest (d-19) Or 'suc... [ Continue Reading ]

Hebrews 8:6

8:6 ministry, (i-9) _ Leitourgia_ . see ver. 2. which (k-21) _ Hostis_ . as Matthew 7:24 , 'which is such as.' established (l-23) That is, formally established as by a law.... [ Continue Reading ]

Hebrews 8:8

8:8 them, (m-7) See Jeremiah 31:31-34 . and (n-14) The 'and' here I take to represent the Hebrew word translated 'that' in Jeremiah 31:31 . new (o-19) _ Kainos_ . see ch.12.24. regards (p-22) regards (p-29) 'As regards' indicates the object in respect of which the covenant was made.... [ Continue Reading ]

Hebrews 8:11

8:11 themselves, (q-23) I add 'in themselves,' to distinguish the word here, _ oida_ (which means consciousness in oneself), from the word translated ' _ know_ the Lord,' which is from _ ginosko_ , meaning knowledge in general.... [ Continue Reading ]

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