A Letter to th HEBREWS Chapter8

The Letter to the HEBREWS 

Chapter Eight

Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant

1 

Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, 

one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 

2 

a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man. 

3 

For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; 

thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. 

4

 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, 

since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. 

5 

They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. 

For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, 

“See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” 

6 

But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old 

as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. 

7 

For if that first covenant had been faultless, 

there would have been no occasion to look for a second.

8 

For he finds fault with them when he says:

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,

    when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel

    and with the house of Judah,

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not like the covenant that I made with their fathers

    on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.

For they did not continue in my covenant,

    and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.

10 

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel

    after those days, declares the Lord:

I will put my laws into their minds, 

and write them on their hearts,

and I will be their God,

    and they shall be my people.

11 

And they shall not teach, each one his neighbour

    and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’

for they shall all know me,

    from the least of them to the greatest.

12

 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities,

    and I will remember their sins no more.”

13 

In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. 

And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

A Letter to the HEBREWS Chapter7

The Letter to the HEBREWS 

Chapter Seven

The Priestly Order of Melchizedek

1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 

2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 

3 He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.

4 See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! 

5 And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. 

6 But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 

7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 

8 In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. 

9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 

10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

Jesus Compared to Melchizedek

11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 

12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 

13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 

14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 

16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. 

17 For it is witnessed of him,

“You are a priest forever,

    after the order of Melchizedek.”

18 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness 

19 (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

20 And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 

21 but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

“The Lord has sworn

    and will not change his mind,

‘You are a priest forever.’”

22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.

23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 

24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. 
25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 

27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. 

28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.

My Soul Thirst For You , O GOD !

My Soul Thirsts for You

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;

    my soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

    as in a dry and weary land 

where there is no water.

Psalm 63:1

As a deer pants for flowing streams,

    so pants my soul for you, O God.

My soul thirsts for God,

    for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1-2

I stretch out my hands to you;

    my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.

Psalm 143:6

He Leads my Soul Beside Still Waters

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters.

Psalm 23:1-2

And the Lord will guide you continually

    and satisfy your desire in scorched places

    and make your bones strong;

and you shall be like a watered garden,

    like a spring of water,

    whose waters do not fail.

Isaiah 58:11

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” 

And let the one who hears say, “Come.” 

And let the one who is thirsty come; 

let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.

Revelation 22:17

Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, 

Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 

“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

John 1:37

He Satisfied my thirsty Soul

For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,

And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

Psalm 107:9

‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land

And streams on the dry ground;

I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring

And My blessing on your descendants;

Isaiah 44:3

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 

for they shall be satisfied.

Matthew 5:6

Come , Everyone Who Thirsts

Come to the Waters 

Behold, God is my salvation;

  I will trust, and will not be afraid;

for the Lord God is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.”

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 12:2-3

Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,

    a shelter from the storm,

like streams of water in a dry place,

    like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Isaiah 32:2

“Come, everyone who thirsts,

    come to the waters;

and he who has no money,

    come, buy and eat!

Come, buy wine and milk

    without money and without price.

Isaiah 55:1

Psalm 63

Psalm 63

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

1

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;

    my soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

    as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2 

So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,

    beholding your power and glory.

3 

Because your steadfast love is better than life,

    my lips will praise you.

4 

So I will bless you as long as I live;

    in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 

My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,

    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

6 

when I remember you upon my bed,

    and meditate on you in the watches of the night;

7 

for you have been my help,

    and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

8 

My soul clings to you;

    your right hand upholds me.

9 

But those who seek to destroy my life

    shall go down into the depths of the earth;

10 

they shall be given over to the power of the sword;

    they shall be a portion for jackals.

11 

But the king shall rejoice in God;

    all who swear by him shall exult,

    for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

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Psalms 61 and 62

Psalm 61 

Lead Me to the Rock

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David.

1 

Hear my cry, O God,

    listen to my prayer;

2 

from the end of the earth I call to you

    when my heart is faint.

Lead me to the rock

    that is higher than I,

3 

for you have been my refuge,

    a strong tower against the enemy.

4 

Let me dwell in your tent forever!

    Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah

5 

For you, O God, have heard my vows;

    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

6 

Prolong the life of the king;

    may his years endure to all generations!

7 

May he be enthroned forever before God;

    appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

8 

So will I ever sing praises to your name,

    as I perform my vows day after day. 

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Psalm 62

My Soul Waits for God Alone

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1

For God alone my soul waits in silence;

    from him comes my salvation.

2 

He alone is my rock and my salvation,

    my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

3 

How long will all of you attack a man

    to batter him,

    like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

4 

They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.

    They take pleasure in falsehood.

They bless with their mouths,

    but inwardly they curse. 

Selah

5 

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,

    for my hope is from him.

6 

He only is my rock and my salvation,

    my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

7 

On God rests my salvation and my glory;

    my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

8 

Trust in him at all times, O people;

    pour out your heart before him;

    God is a refuge for us. 

Selah

9 

Those of low estate are but a breath;

    those of high estate are a delusion;

in the balances they go up;

    they are together lighter than a breath.

10 

Put no trust in extortion;

    set no vain hopes on robbery;

    if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

11 

Once God has spoken;

    twice have I heard this:

that power belongs to God,

12 

    and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love.

For you will render to a man

    according to his work.

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A Letter to the HEBREWS Chapter6

The Letter to the HEBREWS

Chapter Six

1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 

3 And this we will do if God permits. 

4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 

5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 

6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.

7 For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 

8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.

9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. 

10 For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. 

11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, 

12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

The Certainty of God's Promise

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 

14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 

15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 

16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. 

17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 

18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. 

19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, 

20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.