8:5
The old covenant was not without value, but its value lay in pointing forwards to the real thing. The sanctuary that the Levitical priests served at was just a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary. Moses was instructed to do everything precisely according to the instructions given to him by God. The reason for this was that the tabernacle was a mere copy, it had no intrinsic worth other than being a copy of something much greater. It derived all its value from the thing it was a copy of.
8:6
In Christ we have the real thing. His ministry is infinitely greater than that of the Levitical priests. They pointed forward to the way in which we could be made acceptable to God, Jesus has actually provided the necessary cleansing and forgiveness. He is the mediator of a new covenant, and this covenant is infinitely superior to the old covenant.
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