Hebrews 8:4

Hebrews 8:4

2 a Minister of ^athe sanctuary and of ^bthe true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

3 For ^aevery high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore ^bit is necessary that this One also have something to offer.

4 For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;

5 who serve ^athe copy and ^bshadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, ^c“See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

6 But now ^aHe has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a ^bbetter covenant, which was established on better promises.

A New Covenant

7 For if that ^afirst covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

8 Because finding fault with them, He says: ^a“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—

9 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.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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On earth (epi ghv). As opposed to en toiv ouranoiv (verse Hebrews 8:1). Condition of second class, determined as unfulfilled.

He would not be a priest at all (oud an hn iereuv). "Not even would he be a priest." Conclusion of second class condition with an and imperfect indicative (hn).

Seeing there are those (ontwn twn). Genitive absolute with ontwn (from eimi) and the articular present active participle of prosferw (verse Hebrews 8:3). Jesus was not of the tribe of Levi and so could not serve here.

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