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希伯来书［第8章］
Book of Hebrews 8

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希伯来书［第8章|Book of Hebrews 8

【一个新的更美之约】

主讲: 丘均发传道

11/04/2023

一、我们天上的祭司耶稣 (V1-6)

1.主在真帐幕里服事 (V1-2)
这里提醒信徒们，第一要紧的就是我们已经有一位照麦基洗德的等次，凭神起誓而立的一位完全的大祭司。祂已经一次完成赎罪的工夫，但祂仍然在天上的服事人，为信靠祂的祈求（来7:25）。

2.主献上是更美的祭 (V3-5)
凡大祭司都是为献礼物和祭物设立的，所以主耶稣这位大祭司也必须有所献。耶稣代表了一个更优越的祭司职任，献上了更美的祭物—就是献上祂自己为祭，舍弃自己的生命为世人赎罪。

3.主是更美之约的中保 (V6)
主耶稣所得的祭司职任更美，是凭更美之应许所立的更美之约的中保！更美之约就是神的恩典之约，而且主动立了儿子耶稣为中保，为了使新约的应许保证成就，把人带到父神面前。

二、更美新约取代旧约 (V7-13)

1.旧约是有瑕疵之约 (V7-9)
所谓旧约有瑕疵的意思，不是指律法本身不完全。但立约之人有一方不守约言时，对整个“约”来说，就有了瑕疵。旧约之所以有瑕疵，乃是因为人的软弱，没有恒心遵守所立的约。V8所以主指责他的百姓说 ：日子将到，我要与以色列家和犹大家另立新约…

2.新约之下从心开始 (V10-11)
新约优于旧约是：旧约是刻在石版上，而新约乃是“写在他们心上”。神要从心开始，将律法放在人心里，更新人的心思意念，使人有顺服神的心，从最小的到至大的，每个人都能够亲自认识神，经历神的慈爱，乐意遵行神的旨意。

3.新约之下一笔勾销 (V12)
主耶稣作更美之约的中保，是要让人的罪得着神的赦免。神不单赦免百姓的罪愆，神更是不再记念百姓的罪。这一笔勾销的恩典得以成就，全靠主耶稣为我们献上了生命！

三、跟从耶稣进入新约 (V13)

现在新约已经生效了，旧约也就旧了。所以作者对那些想要回到犹太信仰的基督徒说，他们不能回到一个‘次等的约’去，这个旧约就要快归无有了！唯有跟从主耶稣进入更美的新约，才能得到永生的应许！

总结：

这个更美之新约，是指在新约中，有一位拯救我们到底的大祭司和中保。所以活在新约之中，如果神的律法不在我们心上，我们只是勉为其难地守规条。新约讲求人跟主要有更美的个人关系，是从内到外，以至我们能成为一个更新的美好见证人！

Hebrews 8: A New and Better Covenant
GK611 Morning Devotion
11/04/2023
Speaker: Ps Daniel

1. Jesus, our heavenly priest (V1-6)

(1) The Lord served in the true tabernacle (V1-2)
The believers are reminded here that the most important thing is that we already have a perfect high priest who was promised by God according to the standard of Melchizedek. He has done once and for all the work of atonement, but He is still serving in heaven, interceding for those who believe in Him (Hebrews 7:25).

(2) The Lord offered a better sacrifice (V3-5)
All high priests are appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, so the Lord Jesus, the High Priest, must also offer something. Jesus represented a greater priesthood and offered a better sacrifice—that is, offering himself as a sacrifice, giving His life to atone for the sins of the world.

(3) The Lord is the guarantor of a better covenant (V6)
The priesthood received by the Lord Jesus is even better, the guarantor of a better covenant with better promises! The better covenant is God's covenant of grace, and He took the initiative to appoint His son Jesus as the guarantor, to ensure the fulfilment of the promises of the new covenant, and to bring people before God the Father.

2. The Better New Testament replaces the Old Testament (V7-13)

(1) The Old Testament is a covenant with flaws (V7-9)
The so-called flaws in the Old Testament do not mean that the law itself was imperfect. But when one of the covenants fails to keep the covenant, it will be flawed to the whole "covenant". The reason why the old covenant has flaws is because people were weak and did not persevere in keeping the covenant. Because finding fault with them, He says: “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—

(2) In the New Covenant, start from the heart (V10-11)
The advantage of the New Testament over the old is that the Old Testament was written on tablets of stone, but the New Testament was "written in their hearts." God wants to start from the heart, put the law in people’s hearts, renew people’s minds and thoughts, and make people obey God. From the youngest to the oldest, everyone can know God personally, experience God’s love, and be willing to do the will of God.

(3) Written off under the New Covenant (V12)
The Lord Jesus as the guarantor of a better covenant is to allow people to receive God’s forgiveness of their sins. God not only forgives the sins of the people, but God also no longer remembers the sins of the people. This grace of forgiveness was accomplished only because the Lord Jesus gave His life for us!

3. Following Jesus into the New Covenant (V13)

Now that the new covenant has come into effect, the old covenant is also obsolete. So, the author said to those Christians who want to go back to the Jewish faith, they can't go back to a 'secondary covenant', this old covenant is about to disappear! Only by following the Lord Jesus and entering into the more beautiful new covenant can we obtain the promise of eternal life!

Conclusion：

This better new covenant means that in the new covenant, there is a high priest and guarantor who will save us to the uttermost. So, living in the new covenant, if the law of God is not in our hearts, we are just obeying the rules reluctantly. The New Testament emphasizes that people have a better personal relationship with the Lord, from the inside to the outside, so that we can become a new and beautiful witness.