Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
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,
The cross references for Hebrews 8:8 all relate to the theme of the New Covenant. This is a covenant that God will establish with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, and will be different from the covenant He made with their fathers when He brought them out of Egypt. The cross references highlight the fact that this New Covenant will be an everlasting covenant, with God's laws written on the hearts of His people, and that He will forgive them and remember their sins no more. Additionally, Jesus is the mediator of this New Covenant, and His sprinkled blood speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Jeremiah 31:31-34: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 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, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” | Both passages refer to the establishment of a new covenant between God and His people. Hebrews 8:8 mentions the coming of a new covenant, while Jeremiah 31:31-34 provides more detail on what the new covenant will entail. Specifically, God will put His law within the people and write it on their hearts, and He will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more. |
| Jeremiah 32:40: I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. | Both passages discuss God's covenant with the people of Israel. Hebrews 8:8 explains that God will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. Jeremiah 32:40 describes the everlasting covenant that God will make with the people of Israel, which includes the promise to do good to them and to put the fear of God in their hearts. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:6: who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. | Both passages discuss the concept of a new covenant. Hebrews 8:8 speaks of the new covenant that God will establish with the house of Israel and Judah, while 2 Corinthians 3:6 speaks of how God has made us sufficient to be ministers of this new covenant. This new covenant is not based on the letter of the law, but on the Spirit, because the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. |
| Hebrews 10:16-17: “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,” then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.” | Both passages refer to the same covenant, the new covenant that God will make with the house of Israel and Judah. Hebrews 8:8 states that the Lord will establish this new covenant, while Hebrews 10:16-17 elaborates on the conditions of the covenant. Specifically, it states that God will put His laws on the hearts and minds of His people, and will no longer remember their sins and lawless deeds. |
| Hebrews 12:24: and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. | Both passages refer to the new covenant established by God. Hebrews 8:8 speaks of the Lord's promise to establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Hebrews 12:24 refers to Jesus as the mediator of this new covenant and the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. This blood is a symbol of the sacrifice Jesus made to bring about the new covenant. |
Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your grace and mercy. We thank You for Your promise to make a new covenant with us and to write Your laws on our hearts. We thank You for making us ministers of this new covenant and for forgiving our sins and remembering them no more. We thank You for sending Jesus to be the mediator of this new covenant and for His sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
We pray that You would give us the strength to live according to Your laws and to be obedient to Your will. Help us to remember that You are our God and that we are Your people. Help us to be faithful to You and to never turn away from You.
We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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