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Hebrews 8 · Grade 5

Mediator of a Better Covenant

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Hebrews 8:1 pauses to name the main point: we have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. Sitting matters. Earthly priests never sat while serving, because their sacrifices were never finished. Jesus is enthroned. He is a servant of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, not man.

Verses 3 to 6 compare two ministries. Earthly priests offered gifts according to the law, but they served a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. God warned Moses, See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain. The tabernacle was designed to point beyond itself. By contrast, Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, because he is the mediator of a better covenant built on better promises.

Verses 7 to 13 quote Jeremiah 31:31-34. The problem with the first covenant was the people, who did not continue in it. So God promised something deeper. I will put my laws into their mind; I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Everyone will know the Lord, from least to greatest, and the promise rests on forgiveness: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more. By calling it new, God made the first covenant old, and what grows old is near to vanishing away.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does it matter that Jesus sat down?

  2. What instruction did God give Moses about the tabernacle?

  3. What does the new covenant promise in Jeremiah 31?

  4. What does calling the covenant new do to the first?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. Hebrews 8:1 pauses to name the main point: we have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the of the Majesty in the heavens.
  2. Earthly priests offered gifts according to the , but they served a copy and shadow of the heavenly things.
  3. warned Moses, See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.
  4. By contrast, Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, because he is the mediator of a better built on better promises.
  5. I will put my laws into their mind; I will also write them on their .

Think About It

  1. What is the difference between rules on stone and God’s ways written on the heart?

  2. The new covenant rests on forgiveness. How does being forgiven change the way you live?

Memory Verse

“For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.”

Hebrews 8:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to know the Lord?
  • Why does God choose to forget our sins?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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