Hebrews 8

Hebrews 8:2

A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

A minister of that glorious Sanctuary, whereof this below was but a figure; and of that everlasting Tabernacle of heaven, which was pitched by the hands of God alone; and not by men, as that other Mosaical Tabernacle was; which is indeed the truth and substance of that, whereof that other was but a type and shadow.

Hebrews 8:4

For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

For if he were such a high priest, as ye Jews whould have your Messiah to be, conversing still on earth, and exercising these Levitical actions, in a material temple, he should be indeed no priest at all: seeing ye know those priests, which do these like functions, are of another tribe than that whereof he was; neither were there any use of him for these kind of sacrifices; neither could they be worthy of a high priest of so glorious order and condition; others were by God assigned to that purpose:

Hebrews 8:6

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the Mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

By how much Christ is the Mediator of a more excellent covenant, even that Evangelical, more excellent than the Legal, which is grounded upon the promises of life and salvation to every believer.

Hebrews 8:7

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

For if that other Covenant of Works and Ritual Observations could have been fully able to justify mankind, then should no place have been left for this other Covenant of Faith.

Hebrews 8:8

For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make &c.

But, as finding an insufficiency in the trust which they reposed in the old covenant, he promiseth a better: saying, Behold, in the days of the Gospel, I will, saith the Lord, make &c.