Thursday – Letters

Reading – Hebrews 8

Highlight Verse:

“They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.””
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭8‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This verse puts the Old Testament system of sacrifices and worship at the Temple into perspective.

That was but a shadow of the real one!

The Old Testament priests made repeated sacrifices in a futile attempt to remove all guilt.

Jesus made one perfect sacrifice for all time for all sin for those who trust Him.

While some may see the Old and New Testaments as night and day, this verse paints them as light and shadow.

The light cannot be seen except for the shadow it cast.

The new covenant could not be understood save for the old system of sacrifice.

Do you have a hard time dealing the differences between Old and New Testament?
Does the knowledge that the Old can be considered a shadow of the New help you understand the role of the Old Testament?