Hebrews Chapter 8 - The New Covenant

This is an expository study of Hebrews Chapter 8. Chapter #8 starts by drawing the conclusion that Jesus is the True High Priest in the True Tabernacle. That is to say, that the earthly High Priests were merely shadow pictures of the true High Priest, Jesus Christ! The earthly tabernacle was simply made from the pattern of the True Heavenly Temple. We will see how the Levitical ministry was just a shadow picture or Biblical Type that points to the Greater Ministry of Jesus Christ. The author of Hebrews then compares the Old Covenant to the New Covenant. And, when you see how much better the New Covenant is in comparison to the Old Covenant, you are supposed to understand that this is why Jesus has the Greater Ministry. The lesson concludes stating that the Old Covenant has become obsolete and is ready to disappear. Because the author uses the covenants to compare the Levitical High Priests and the High Priest of Melchizedek, Jesus Christ, if the Old Covenant is obsolete, then so is the Levitical Priesthood.