Hebrews 8

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We have the kind of chief priest that we need because we have Jesus. He now sits at the right hand of God in Heaven. He rules over everything. This chief priest had to offer something because all chief priests offer something. Jesus offered Himself. God even warned Moses to do everything in the way that He instructed. Jesus does work that is superior to the Levitical priests. He also brings a better promise, making the old one outdated. God said that He made a promise to the Israelites when He led them out of egypt, but they rejected Him, so He abandoned them. They found that His promise became impossible for them to keep their end of. When Jesus came, He brought a new promise that the laws are now in the people's hearts. We can all now be God's people. God through His Holy Spirit is no longer a distrant being housed only in the Holy of Holies in the temple, but He is close and personal and in our hearts. Everyone now has the opportunity to know the Lord. God made this new promise to replace the old one because it is outdated, and what is outdated will soon disappear.