Hebrews 8:7-13

The New Covenant is superior because:

    I.  Of the ineffectiveness of the Old Covenant.

-Rom. 7:12

-effect = sunteleo = to bring to completion, to accomplish, establish

     a.  The people refused to continue in the old covenant.

-Jer. 7:24-26

     b.  God disregarded the people.

-did not care for = ameleo = disregard, pay no attention to

 

   II.  In this covenant God writes the law on the heart.

-Rom. 8:3, Jer. 17:9

-Ezekiel 36:26-28

 

   III.  Everyone in this covenant will know the Lord.

 

   IV.  Through this covenant God completely forgives sins.

-merciful = hileos = gracious, merciful

-Rom. 3:25-26

-Douglas Moo "This does not mean that God failed to punish or 'overlooked' sins committed before Christ; nor does it mean that God did not really forgive sins under the Old Covenant. Paul's meaning is rather that God 'postponed' the full penalty due sins in the Old Covenant, allowing sinners to stand before him without their having provided an adequate 'satisfation' of the demands of his holy justice (Heb. 10:4). "