WEBVTT 00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:05.940 Jesus was gathered together with his disciples to celebrate the Passover. 00:00:06.940 --> 00:00:13.640 ! And so they were remembering together what God did long ago in the days of the Israelites 00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:17.080 ! when they were slaves in Egypt and how he saved them. 00:00:17.080 --> 00:00:25.179 Many of you are already familiar with the story of what happened that night as Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples. 00:00:25.179 --> 00:00:36.659 We read that he took bread and he gave thanks and then he broke it and he passed it out to them. 00:00:37.939 --> 00:00:43.100 As he did, he said, this is my body given for you. 00:00:44.280 --> 00:00:46.659 Do this in remembrance of me. 00:00:48.200 --> 00:00:53.019 The bread symbolized what was about to happen to Jesus the next day. 00:00:53.020 --> 00:00:57.280 His body would be broken, meaning that he would die. 00:00:58.900 --> 00:01:03.160 And his death was for them, to give them life. 00:01:04.820 --> 00:01:09.060 Which is what them eating the pieces symbolized. 00:01:10.780 --> 00:01:12.859 Then we read that Jesus took a cup. 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:15.840 And again, he gave thanks to God. 00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:17.900 And then he gave it to them. 00:01:18.500 --> 00:01:20.340 And he asked them all to drink of it. 00:01:20.340 --> 00:01:27.719 He said, this cup is the new covenant in my blood. 00:01:28.900 --> 00:01:30.359 Which is poured out for you. 00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:34.700 We talk a lot about the blood of Jesus. 00:01:35.659 --> 00:01:39.580 And how it provides forgiveness for our sins. 00:01:39.900 --> 00:01:42.460 How his death makes atonement for us. 00:01:43.800 --> 00:01:47.240 There's declaration of that in many of the songs that we sing. 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:50.599 What can wash away my sins? 00:01:51.219 --> 00:01:53.280 Nothing but the blood of Jesus. 00:01:54.500 --> 00:01:59.419 We learn from the Old Testament that the punishment for sin is death. 00:02:00.859 --> 00:02:06.419 But that God will accept the death of another on our behalf. 00:02:06.420 --> 00:02:12.479 And so animal sacrifices were offered by God's command in ancient times. 00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:14.659 To make atonement. 00:02:15.740 --> 00:02:22.819 And we learn from the scriptures that those sacrifices really pointed ahead to the ultimate sacrifice. 00:02:22.819 --> 00:02:25.740 Which Jesus became for us. 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:27.840 To make atonement for our sins. 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:31.500 But there's another word here that Jesus said. 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:33.439 Which maybe we don't talk as much about. 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:37.319 This cup is the new covenant. 00:02:39.500 --> 00:02:40.699 What does that mean? 00:02:43.180 --> 00:02:43.620 Covenant. 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:44.980 And new covenant. 00:02:46.020 --> 00:02:50.099 And so this morning we're going to take some time to just reflect on those words. 00:02:50.219 --> 00:02:50.719 That word. 00:02:50.980 --> 00:02:51.300 Covenant. 00:02:51.300 --> 00:02:56.080 We're going to look back a little bit into the Old Testament. 00:02:56.439 --> 00:03:00.100 And be reminded of some of the covenants that God has made. 00:03:01.219 --> 00:03:03.560 And then we're going to turn to the book of Hebrews. 00:03:03.920 --> 00:03:06.700 For a deeper understanding of this new covenant. 00:03:07.380 --> 00:03:09.180 The one that Jesus is talking about. 00:03:09.700 --> 00:03:13.439 This night as he breaks bread with his disciples. 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:19.780 As we look back to ancient times in the Bible. 00:03:20.460 --> 00:03:22.579 The language of covenant is used a lot. 00:03:23.819 --> 00:03:27.379 The first time is when God makes a covenant with Noah. 00:03:28.020 --> 00:03:28.879 And his sons. 00:03:29.500 --> 00:03:32.259 Promising never again to destroy all life on earth. 00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:33.199 With a flood. 00:03:34.659 --> 00:03:37.599 We learn there that a covenant is a solemn promise. 00:03:37.979 --> 00:03:39.139 Made to another. 00:03:39.139 --> 00:03:43.699 Then after the days of Noah. 00:03:43.859 --> 00:03:45.019 We read the story of Abraham. 00:03:45.979 --> 00:03:47.759 And how God made a covenant with him. 00:03:49.299 --> 00:03:52.699 And here too we see that a covenant is a solemn promise. 00:03:53.119 --> 00:03:54.139 Made to another. 00:03:55.699 --> 00:03:56.619 And with Abraham. 00:03:56.819 --> 00:03:58.739 It's God making this promise to him. 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:00.539 Actually not just one promise. 00:04:00.679 --> 00:04:02.019 But a whole set of promises. 00:04:02.619 --> 00:04:04.319 To Abraham and his descendants. 00:04:06.699 --> 00:04:08.699 Now the whole point of a covenant. 00:04:08.699 --> 00:04:10.239 Is to add seriousness. 00:04:10.739 --> 00:04:11.599 Or weight. 00:04:12.280 --> 00:04:13.859 To the promises being made. 00:04:14.679 --> 00:04:16.779 We could even call the promises vows. 00:04:18.599 --> 00:04:20.420 By making a covenant with someone. 00:04:20.539 --> 00:04:22.279 You are binding yourself to them. 00:04:22.360 --> 00:04:23.719 You are obligating yourself. 00:04:23.719 --> 00:04:26.819 To fulfill your vows and promises. 00:04:28.159 --> 00:04:29.620 And so people back then. 00:04:29.719 --> 00:04:31.180 Enacted a covenant. 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:33.959 With each other through a ceremony. 00:04:34.500 --> 00:04:35.199 Or a ritual. 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:38.099 And it was a very graphic. 00:04:38.779 --> 00:04:40.099 And serious ceremony. 00:04:41.379 --> 00:04:43.899 They would basically cut some animals in half. 00:04:44.599 --> 00:04:46.779 And then they would separate those halves. 00:04:47.339 --> 00:04:48.779 And then they would walk. 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:50.300 Between the halves. 00:04:50.699 --> 00:04:52.560 Both parties would walk between the halves. 00:04:52.980 --> 00:04:55.620 As they made their promises and vows to each other. 00:04:56.360 --> 00:04:57.439 And by doing this. 00:04:57.500 --> 00:04:58.599 You were declaring something. 00:04:58.600 --> 00:05:01.200 You were basically saying. 00:05:01.660 --> 00:05:03.520 May God do to me. 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:05.740 What has been done to these animals. 00:05:06.460 --> 00:05:08.700 If I fail to keep my promise. 00:05:09.020 --> 00:05:09.680 Or my vow. 00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:10.700 To you. 00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:12.580 And so. 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:13.340 Basically. 00:05:13.520 --> 00:05:15.240 They bound themselves to each other. 00:05:15.379 --> 00:05:16.340 By a curse. 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:19.200 It was like calling God as a witness. 00:05:19.660 --> 00:05:21.020 To the things that they were promising. 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:23.720 And then asking him to bring death. 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:26.560 Should they fail to keep their promises. 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:28.920 And so. 00:05:29.019 --> 00:05:30.040 Already we start to see. 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:31.319 How blood. 00:05:32.019 --> 00:05:33.060 Relates to covenant. 00:05:34.519 --> 00:05:35.019 So. 00:05:35.100 --> 00:05:37.579 A covenant was the most serious kind of promise. 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:39.319 You could make to another. 00:05:40.019 --> 00:05:41.420 And it is truly amazing. 00:05:41.579 --> 00:05:42.600 That in those days. 00:05:43.340 --> 00:05:43.860 God. 00:05:44.300 --> 00:05:45.840 Made this kind of a covenant. 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:46.540 With Abraham. 00:05:46.980 --> 00:05:47.699 He himself. 00:05:47.860 --> 00:05:49.060 Walked between the pieces. 00:05:50.459 --> 00:05:51.259 Of the. 00:05:51.420 --> 00:05:52.360 Of the animals. 00:05:53.519 --> 00:05:54.639 Or passed between them. 00:05:54.660 --> 00:05:55.199 I should say. 00:05:55.199 --> 00:05:56.439 Um. 00:05:56.699 --> 00:05:57.560 While promising. 00:05:57.719 --> 00:05:58.560 To bless Abraham. 00:05:58.560 --> 00:05:59.079 And to. 00:05:59.300 --> 00:06:00.360 Give him a son. 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:01.399 And to make his. 00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:02.939 Descendants increase. 00:06:03.539 --> 00:06:04.599 And give him possession. 00:06:04.599 --> 00:06:05.920 Of the land all around him. 00:06:08.620 --> 00:06:09.759 Well fast forward. 00:06:09.899 --> 00:06:10.139 From. 00:06:10.759 --> 00:06:11.139 Abraham. 00:06:11.819 --> 00:06:13.099 Over 400 years. 00:06:13.740 --> 00:06:14.839 And we find the descendants. 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:15.539 Of Abraham. 00:06:16.180 --> 00:06:17.480 The children of Israel. 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:19.000 At Mount Sinai. 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:20.860 God has. 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:22.480 Led them out of slavery. 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:23.240 In Egypt. 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:24.540 By great acts of power. 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:25.740 And. 00:06:26.180 --> 00:06:27.699 They come to Mount Sinai. 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:28.459 In the desert. 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:30.480 And there at Mount Sinai. 00:06:30.579 --> 00:06:31.079 God makes. 00:06:31.220 --> 00:06:32.019 Another covenant. 00:06:32.019 --> 00:06:32.600 With them. 00:06:33.220 --> 00:06:34.319 In the days of Moses. 00:06:35.379 --> 00:06:36.759 And we read all about. 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:37.319 This covenant. 00:06:37.519 --> 00:06:38.040 In the Bible. 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:39.259 In Exodus. 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:40.579 And Leviticus. 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:41.199 And Numbers. 00:06:41.300 --> 00:06:41.939 And Deuteronomy. 00:06:42.019 --> 00:06:42.439 It's actually. 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:43.420 There's a lot to it. 00:06:43.420 --> 00:06:45.960 Now this covenant. 00:06:46.300 --> 00:06:47.460 Was between God. 00:06:47.540 --> 00:06:48.640 And the whole nation. 00:06:48.640 --> 00:06:49.220 Of Israel. 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:52.640 And it's a very different covenant. 00:06:52.640 --> 00:06:54.080 Than the one made with Abraham. 00:06:55.680 --> 00:06:57.160 The covenant made with Abraham. 00:06:57.160 --> 00:06:58.660 Was an unconditional. 00:06:59.259 --> 00:06:59.560 Covenant. 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:01.860 God made promises. 00:07:01.860 --> 00:07:02.520 To Abraham. 00:07:02.520 --> 00:07:03.460 That he would keep. 00:07:04.220 --> 00:07:05.000 No matter what. 00:07:07.060 --> 00:07:07.580 Abraham. 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:08.920 Didn't make any promises. 00:07:09.180 --> 00:07:09.439 That day. 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:10.580 He didn't pass through. 00:07:10.900 --> 00:07:12.100 The halves of the animals. 00:07:12.280 --> 00:07:13.340 He was just a recipient. 00:07:13.420 --> 00:07:15.100 Of the promises. 00:07:15.100 --> 00:07:16.240 That God made to him. 00:07:17.540 --> 00:07:18.280 But here. 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:19.360 In the days of Moses. 00:07:20.020 --> 00:07:21.240 At Mount Sinai. 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:22.860 God made this second covenant. 00:07:22.860 --> 00:07:23.560 With Israel. 00:07:24.400 --> 00:07:25.259 And this one. 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:25.960 Was conditional. 00:07:27.120 --> 00:07:28.360 God set out his. 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:29.439 Laws. 00:07:29.860 --> 00:07:30.900 And his commands. 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:32.439 Concerning life. 00:07:32.840 --> 00:07:33.780 For the nation. 00:07:35.300 --> 00:07:36.300 The ten commandments. 00:07:36.980 --> 00:07:37.700 Were part of. 00:07:38.020 --> 00:07:38.460 That covenant. 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:40.680 But there were also. 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:41.740 Commands given about. 00:07:42.080 --> 00:07:43.000 All kinds of things. 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:44.000 How the Israelites. 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:44.000 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:45.199 Were to worship God. 00:07:46.399 --> 00:07:46.959 Ceremonial. 00:07:47.600 --> 00:07:48.519 And sacrificial. 00:07:48.959 --> 00:07:49.439 Laws. 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:50.699 Civil laws. 00:07:50.779 --> 00:07:51.519 How they were to. 00:07:52.220 --> 00:07:53.199 Treat one another. 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:54.660 And how justice. 00:07:54.879 --> 00:07:55.379 Was to be. 00:07:56.319 --> 00:07:57.379 Done in the land. 00:07:58.860 --> 00:08:00.699 It was a whole package deal. 00:08:00.819 --> 00:08:02.000 Whereby the nation of Israel. 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:03.339 Entered into this covenant. 00:08:03.740 --> 00:08:04.300 Relationship. 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:05.399 With God. 00:08:06.720 --> 00:08:07.800 Binding themselves. 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:08.680 To God. 00:08:08.680 --> 00:08:09.819 In a solemn. 00:08:09.819 --> 00:08:09.900 In a solemn. 00:08:10.400 --> 00:08:10.840 Agreement. 00:08:12.400 --> 00:08:13.800 And that covenant. 00:08:14.180 --> 00:08:15.420 Came with promises. 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:17.100 From God. 00:08:17.500 --> 00:08:18.600 To bless them. 00:08:19.280 --> 00:08:20.620 And to prosper them. 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:22.139 Beyond their wildest dreams. 00:08:22.960 --> 00:08:23.600 If. 00:08:24.080 --> 00:08:24.319 They. 00:08:24.960 --> 00:08:25.220 Kept. 00:08:25.379 --> 00:08:25.920 The requirements. 00:08:26.080 --> 00:08:26.600 Of the covenant. 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:27.200 Covenant. 00:08:27.200 --> 00:08:29.140 But it also came. 00:08:29.260 --> 00:08:29.760 With promises. 00:08:29.760 --> 00:08:30.600 From God. 00:08:30.700 --> 00:08:31.460 To bring judgment. 00:08:32.159 --> 00:08:33.040 And to punish them. 00:08:33.840 --> 00:08:34.759 If they. 00:08:35.259 --> 00:08:36.019 Broke the covenant. 00:08:37.580 --> 00:08:38.980 And the people agreed. 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:41.159 They committed themselves. 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:41.720 To this. 00:08:42.379 --> 00:08:43.519 Binding covenant. 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:44.320 Relationship. 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:44.879 With God. 00:08:45.879 --> 00:08:46.200 Through. 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:47.580 Ceremony. 00:08:47.580 --> 00:08:50.560 This is a big part. 00:08:50.560 --> 00:08:51.080 Of what the. 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:52.220 Overall story. 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:53.660 Of the Bible. 00:08:54.220 --> 00:08:54.820 Is about. 00:08:55.139 --> 00:08:56.040 In the Old Testament. 00:08:56.280 --> 00:08:56.940 Leading up to. 00:08:57.060 --> 00:08:57.900 The coming of Jesus. 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:00.759 But let's now look. 00:09:00.840 --> 00:09:01.740 To the letter of Hebrews. 00:09:02.860 --> 00:09:03.840 We just heard. 00:09:03.940 --> 00:09:04.300 From Jesus. 00:09:04.420 --> 00:09:04.920 Own lips. 00:09:05.040 --> 00:09:06.060 That the cup. 00:09:06.420 --> 00:09:07.780 Represents a new covenant. 00:09:08.379 --> 00:09:09.160 In his blood. 00:09:10.259 --> 00:09:11.700 So there's a new covenant. 00:09:12.600 --> 00:09:13.320 There's a new. 00:09:13.460 --> 00:09:13.900 Agreement. 00:09:14.080 --> 00:09:15.040 That Jesus is going to. 00:09:15.160 --> 00:09:15.600 Bring about. 00:09:15.700 --> 00:09:16.440 By his blood. 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:17.560 By his. 00:09:17.559 --> 00:09:18.119 By his death. 00:09:19.399 --> 00:09:20.319 And what is. 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:21.659 The new covenant. 00:09:23.379 --> 00:09:24.059 Let's look at. 00:09:24.099 --> 00:09:25.000 What the author of Hebrews. 00:09:25.099 --> 00:09:25.619 Has to say. 00:09:25.699 --> 00:09:26.819 We pick up his teaching. 00:09:26.979 --> 00:09:28.199 In chapter 7. 00:09:28.559 --> 00:09:29.479 Verse 22. 00:09:32.839 --> 00:09:33.779 We read there. 00:09:34.579 --> 00:09:35.339 These words. 00:09:35.500 --> 00:09:36.619 Because of this oath. 00:09:37.239 --> 00:09:37.559 Jesus. 00:09:37.819 --> 00:09:39.199 Has become the guarantor. 00:09:40.019 --> 00:09:41.699 Of a better covenant. 00:09:44.479 --> 00:09:45.159 He says. 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:47.099 Jesus has become the guarantor. 00:09:47.100 --> 00:09:48.100 Of a better covenant. 00:09:48.100 --> 00:09:49.040 Of a better covenant. 00:09:49.500 --> 00:09:51.659 Now we're jumping right into the middle of Hebrews. 00:09:52.300 --> 00:09:53.320 Up till now. 00:09:53.480 --> 00:09:55.860 He's been talking about how Jesus is supreme. 00:09:56.100 --> 00:09:56.840 And superior. 00:09:57.580 --> 00:09:58.320 To everything. 00:09:58.560 --> 00:09:59.080 And everyone. 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:01.340 He is the son of God. 00:10:01.659 --> 00:10:03.379 He is the exact representation. 00:10:04.379 --> 00:10:05.620 Of his being. 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:07.560 He is far greater than the angels. 00:10:07.700 --> 00:10:08.920 He is greater than Moses. 00:10:10.180 --> 00:10:11.940 And though he was the son of God. 00:10:12.139 --> 00:10:13.560 And the exact representation. 00:10:13.560 --> 00:10:14.660 Of God's being. 00:10:14.659 --> 00:10:17.000 He was truly human. 00:10:17.600 --> 00:10:18.759 He was one of us. 00:10:19.539 --> 00:10:20.740 He had flesh. 00:10:20.959 --> 00:10:21.480 And blood. 00:10:22.079 --> 00:10:22.759 As we do. 00:10:23.399 --> 00:10:24.519 He was tempted. 00:10:24.699 --> 00:10:25.199 And suffered. 00:10:26.279 --> 00:10:27.719 As we are. 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:30.240 And the author of Hebrews. 00:10:30.379 --> 00:10:31.159 Wants us to know. 00:10:31.319 --> 00:10:33.679 That part of why Jesus came down into our world. 00:10:33.819 --> 00:10:36.059 And actually became one of us. 00:10:36.319 --> 00:10:37.279 A human being. 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:39.220 Was so that he could represent us. 00:10:39.220 --> 00:10:40.019 Before God. 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:43.179 So that he could become. 00:10:43.179 --> 00:10:43.600 Our. 00:10:44.240 --> 00:10:44.720 Great. 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:45.579 High priest. 00:10:46.899 --> 00:10:48.079 And offer to God. 00:10:48.159 --> 00:10:49.939 The ultimate sacrifice for us. 00:10:52.059 --> 00:10:53.259 Here in chapter 7. 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:54.179 He's been talking about. 00:10:54.299 --> 00:10:55.939 How Jesus is our high priest. 00:10:56.299 --> 00:10:56.740 Forever. 00:10:57.240 --> 00:10:59.159 How he was made our high priest. 00:10:59.579 --> 00:11:00.019 Forever. 00:11:00.659 --> 00:11:01.740 By God's oath. 00:11:01.740 --> 00:11:05.259 And the implications of this are massive. 00:11:06.799 --> 00:11:07.980 Because we now. 00:11:08.379 --> 00:11:08.680 Have. 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:09.580 In Jesus. 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:10.360 A permanent. 00:11:10.919 --> 00:11:11.680 High priest. 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:13.440 One who will. 00:11:13.659 --> 00:11:14.820 Never die again. 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:17.159 One who is continually. 00:11:17.700 --> 00:11:18.460 Representing us. 00:11:18.539 --> 00:11:19.279 Before God. 00:11:19.460 --> 00:11:19.899 Forever. 00:11:21.980 --> 00:11:23.139 This new covenant. 00:11:23.139 --> 00:11:24.399 That he establishes. 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:25.100 By his blood. 00:11:25.180 --> 00:11:25.860 Is guaranteed. 00:11:27.659 --> 00:11:28.840 It cannot fail. 00:11:28.840 --> 00:11:31.660 And therefore. 00:11:31.860 --> 00:11:32.920 It is not only a new covenant. 00:11:33.060 --> 00:11:34.379 But it is a better covenant. 00:11:35.060 --> 00:11:36.840 Than the one that God made long ago. 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:37.480 With Israel. 00:11:38.100 --> 00:11:38.800 At Sinai. 00:11:41.420 --> 00:11:42.899 The covenant at Sinai. 00:11:43.060 --> 00:11:43.540 Required. 00:11:43.940 --> 00:11:44.780 That the people. 00:11:44.920 --> 00:11:46.060 Fulfill their obligations. 00:11:46.060 --> 00:11:46.740 To God. 00:11:47.399 --> 00:11:47.960 It required. 00:11:48.100 --> 00:11:48.840 That a high priest. 00:11:48.960 --> 00:11:50.379 Go into the most holy place. 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:51.720 In the temple. 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:52.879 And make atonement. 00:11:52.980 --> 00:11:54.040 For the sins of the people. 00:11:54.160 --> 00:11:54.740 Once a year. 00:11:55.639 --> 00:11:56.420 It required. 00:11:56.420 --> 00:11:57.920 All kinds of other sacrifices. 00:11:58.160 --> 00:11:58.620 To be offered. 00:11:58.620 --> 00:11:59.120 As well. 00:11:59.460 --> 00:12:00.259 But eventually. 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:01.019 The high priest. 00:12:01.019 --> 00:12:01.700 Would get old. 00:12:01.860 --> 00:12:02.700 And he would die. 00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:03.980 And he would. 00:12:04.200 --> 00:12:04.700 Be replaced. 00:12:04.799 --> 00:12:05.240 By another. 00:12:06.779 --> 00:12:07.580 And as the story. 00:12:07.700 --> 00:12:08.299 In the Old Testament. 00:12:08.440 --> 00:12:08.759 Goes. 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:10.299 There were many. 00:12:10.360 --> 00:12:11.039 High priests. 00:12:12.600 --> 00:12:13.560 Some were good. 00:12:14.460 --> 00:12:15.620 But some were bad. 00:12:16.539 --> 00:12:17.560 They didn't do. 00:12:17.700 --> 00:12:18.419 What was required. 00:12:18.419 --> 00:12:19.000 By God. 00:12:19.060 --> 00:12:19.639 Some of them. 00:12:20.259 --> 00:12:20.700 Eventually. 00:12:20.860 --> 00:12:21.340 The priests. 00:12:21.460 --> 00:12:21.980 And the kings. 00:12:21.980 --> 00:12:22.899 Came to neglect. 00:12:23.060 --> 00:12:24.039 The worship of God. 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:24.639 Altogether. 00:12:25.639 --> 00:12:26.600 At his temple. 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:27.980 They no longer. 00:12:27.980 --> 00:12:29.220 Did what God commanded. 00:12:30.220 --> 00:12:30.720 And then. 00:12:30.779 --> 00:12:31.580 They went even further. 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:32.279 And replaced. 00:12:32.279 --> 00:12:33.320 The worship of God. 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:34.180 At his temple. 00:12:34.180 --> 00:12:34.920 With the worship. 00:12:34.920 --> 00:12:36.259 Of other. 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:37.620 False gods. 00:12:38.659 --> 00:12:39.379 The gods. 00:12:39.379 --> 00:12:39.980 Of the nations. 00:12:39.980 --> 00:12:40.580 Around them. 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:41.360 And so. 00:12:41.500 --> 00:12:42.300 They broke. 00:12:42.700 --> 00:12:43.259 The covenant. 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:45.899 What was needed. 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:47.360 Was a better. 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:48.220 High priest. 00:12:48.800 --> 00:12:49.960 One who wouldn't. 00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:50.480 Die. 00:12:50.700 --> 00:12:51.399 And be replaced. 00:12:51.399 --> 00:12:52.340 By sinful men. 00:12:52.340 --> 00:12:53.960 And so. 00:12:54.040 --> 00:12:54.259 God. 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:55.040 By an oath. 00:12:55.680 --> 00:12:57.019 The author of Hebrews says. 00:12:57.639 --> 00:12:58.580 Appointed his. 00:12:59.019 --> 00:12:59.300 Son. 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:01.040 To be. 00:13:01.860 --> 00:13:02.639 High priest. 00:13:03.180 --> 00:13:03.560 Forever. 00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:06.340 So that this new covenant. 00:13:06.980 --> 00:13:07.899 Could not fail. 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:10.180 It would be guaranteed. 00:13:10.180 --> 00:13:10.980 By Jesus. 00:13:11.639 --> 00:13:12.720 Continual service. 00:13:13.620 --> 00:13:14.300 As priest. 00:13:14.420 --> 00:13:15.180 On our behalf. 00:13:15.980 --> 00:13:16.300 Forever. 00:13:17.700 --> 00:13:18.180 And so. 00:13:18.259 --> 00:13:19.120 This is the first reason. 00:13:19.200 --> 00:13:20.280 We see why this covenant. 00:13:20.279 --> 00:13:22.039 Is a better covenant. 00:13:24.339 --> 00:13:25.360 Now let's jump in. 00:13:25.419 --> 00:13:26.139 And read a little bit. 00:13:26.659 --> 00:13:27.839 We'll turn the page over. 00:13:27.899 --> 00:13:28.639 To Hebrews 8. 00:13:29.740 --> 00:13:30.579 We're going to start. 00:13:30.659 --> 00:13:31.279 In verse 3. 00:13:31.959 --> 00:13:33.279 And learn a little bit more. 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:33.879 About this. 00:13:34.159 --> 00:13:34.659 New covenant. 00:13:40.059 --> 00:13:41.199 Every high priest. 00:13:41.419 --> 00:13:42.100 Is appointed. 00:13:42.679 --> 00:13:43.319 To offer. 00:13:43.519 --> 00:13:44.019 Both gifts. 00:13:44.100 --> 00:13:44.939 And sacrifices. 00:13:45.899 --> 00:13:46.519 And so. 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:47.319 It was necessary. 00:13:47.319 --> 00:13:48.199 For this one. 00:13:48.500 --> 00:13:48.779 Jesus. 00:13:49.459 --> 00:13:49.939 Also. 00:13:49.940 --> 00:13:50.800 To have something. 00:13:50.900 --> 00:13:51.340 To offer. 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:54.560 If he were on earth. 00:13:54.860 --> 00:13:56.080 He would not be a priest. 00:13:56.640 --> 00:13:57.600 For there are already. 00:13:57.780 --> 00:13:58.100 Priests. 00:13:58.180 --> 00:13:59.020 Who offer the gifts. 00:13:59.220 --> 00:14:00.340 Prescribed by the law. 00:14:01.720 --> 00:14:02.600 They serve. 00:14:02.800 --> 00:14:03.140 At a. 00:14:03.920 --> 00:14:04.400 Sanctuary. 00:14:04.560 --> 00:14:05.320 That is a copy. 00:14:05.800 --> 00:14:06.440 And shadow. 00:14:07.060 --> 00:14:08.000 Of what is in heaven. 00:14:09.420 --> 00:14:10.200 This is why. 00:14:10.260 --> 00:14:11.180 Moses was warned. 00:14:11.280 --> 00:14:11.940 When he was about. 00:14:12.060 --> 00:14:13.200 To build the tabernacle. 00:14:13.680 --> 00:14:14.320 See to it. 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:14.800 That you make. 00:14:14.800 --> 00:14:15.300 Everything. 00:14:15.300 --> 00:14:16.440 According to the pattern. 00:14:16.580 --> 00:14:17.020 Shown you. 00:14:17.160 --> 00:14:17.760 On the mountain. 00:14:17.759 --> 00:14:20.700 But in fact. 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:21.600 The ministry. 00:14:21.759 --> 00:14:22.960 Jesus has received. 00:14:23.580 --> 00:14:24.759 Is as superior. 00:14:25.340 --> 00:14:25.960 To theirs. 00:14:26.439 --> 00:14:27.500 As the covenant. 00:14:27.620 --> 00:14:29.240 Of which he is mediator. 00:14:29.740 --> 00:14:30.759 Is superior. 00:14:31.299 --> 00:14:32.159 To the old one. 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:34.120 Since the new covenant. 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:35.419 Is established. 00:14:35.939 --> 00:14:37.059 On better promises. 00:14:37.059 --> 00:14:37.219 Jesus. 00:14:38.659 --> 00:14:39.519 So here we come. 00:14:39.599 --> 00:14:40.319 To the explanation. 00:14:40.319 --> 00:14:40.719 Of it. 00:14:41.699 --> 00:14:42.419 There's lots. 00:14:42.419 --> 00:14:42.839 In there. 00:14:43.259 --> 00:14:44.139 Reading from Hebrews. 00:14:44.259 --> 00:14:44.819 Is kind of like. 00:14:44.919 --> 00:14:45.619 Drinking from a. 00:14:45.619 --> 00:14:46.359 Fire hose. 00:14:46.500 --> 00:14:47.379 There's just so much. 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:47.959 In there. 00:14:50.079 --> 00:14:51.459 We won't linger long. 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:52.199 On verses three. 00:14:52.299 --> 00:14:52.959 And three to five. 00:14:53.039 --> 00:14:53.159 There. 00:14:53.219 --> 00:14:53.819 But basically. 00:14:53.819 --> 00:14:54.819 He's contrasting. 00:14:54.879 --> 00:14:55.219 Jesus. 00:14:55.219 --> 00:14:56.399 As our great. 00:14:56.479 --> 00:14:57.079 High priest. 00:14:57.159 --> 00:14:58.419 With the Levitical priests. 00:14:58.879 --> 00:14:59.439 He's saying. 00:14:59.779 --> 00:15:00.139 Jesus. 00:15:00.139 --> 00:15:01.000 Our great. 00:15:01.079 --> 00:15:01.559 High priest. 00:15:01.659 --> 00:15:02.579 Represents us. 00:15:02.739 --> 00:15:03.459 In heaven. 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:04.939 Before God. 00:15:04.940 --> 00:15:07.220 While the Levitical priests. 00:15:07.260 --> 00:15:07.880 Did their work. 00:15:07.880 --> 00:15:08.540 On earth. 00:15:08.760 --> 00:15:09.780 At the earthly temple. 00:15:11.220 --> 00:15:11.940 He's saying. 00:15:12.060 --> 00:15:13.240 That Jesus priesthood. 00:15:13.340 --> 00:15:13.780 And the work. 00:15:13.900 --> 00:15:14.520 That he does. 00:15:14.540 --> 00:15:15.400 On our behalf. 00:15:15.500 --> 00:15:16.240 Is superior. 00:15:16.800 --> 00:15:18.260 To the Levitical priesthood. 00:15:18.300 --> 00:15:18.920 Because Jesus. 00:15:18.920 --> 00:15:19.720 Has gone right. 00:15:19.720 --> 00:15:20.780 Into heaven itself. 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:22.680 Right into the presence. 00:15:22.680 --> 00:15:23.160 Of God. 00:15:23.240 --> 00:15:24.080 To represent us. 00:15:26.680 --> 00:15:27.520 And he says. 00:15:27.640 --> 00:15:28.280 That it's superior. 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:28.800 Because. 00:15:29.540 --> 00:15:30.520 The covenant. 00:15:30.980 --> 00:15:31.880 Of which Jesus. 00:15:31.880 --> 00:15:33.080 Is a mediator. 00:15:33.880 --> 00:15:34.880 Is superior. 00:15:34.940 --> 00:15:37.100 To the old one. 00:15:37.880 --> 00:15:39.040 See that in verse six. 00:15:39.760 --> 00:15:40.780 We already heard that. 00:15:40.820 --> 00:15:41.320 A moment ago. 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:42.160 In chapter seven. 00:15:42.660 --> 00:15:43.700 That this new covenant. 00:15:43.700 --> 00:15:44.540 Of which Jesus. 00:15:44.780 --> 00:15:45.440 Is guarantor. 00:15:45.540 --> 00:15:46.080 Is better. 00:15:47.120 --> 00:15:48.260 We hear it again here. 00:15:48.380 --> 00:15:48.880 This covenant. 00:15:48.880 --> 00:15:49.820 Is superior. 00:15:50.900 --> 00:15:51.700 To the old one. 00:15:53.360 --> 00:15:54.960 We kind of translate that. 00:15:55.100 --> 00:15:56.000 Into everyday. 00:15:56.480 --> 00:15:57.320 English speak. 00:15:57.920 --> 00:15:59.060 The new arrangement. 00:15:59.360 --> 00:16:00.200 For relationship. 00:16:00.200 --> 00:16:01.040 With God. 00:16:01.460 --> 00:16:02.880 That Jesus brings about. 00:16:03.160 --> 00:16:04.160 Is far better. 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:05.079 Than the arrangement. 00:16:05.519 --> 00:16:06.379 God had in the old. 00:16:06.379 --> 00:16:07.199 Testament times. 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:08.959 With the people of Israel. 00:16:11.779 --> 00:16:12.860 And what's better. 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:14.299 About this new arrangement. 00:16:16.100 --> 00:16:17.219 The author of Hebrews. 00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:17.759 Tells us. 00:16:17.860 --> 00:16:18.860 That this new covenant. 00:16:19.059 --> 00:16:19.919 Is established. 00:16:20.439 --> 00:16:21.799 On better promises. 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:23.500 Than the old covenant. 00:16:23.500 --> 00:16:25.659 So let's keep reading. 00:16:25.659 --> 00:16:26.320 And see what. 00:16:26.919 --> 00:16:28.120 Those promises are. 00:16:29.240 --> 00:16:30.039 Verse seven. 00:16:31.639 --> 00:16:32.379 For if there had been. 00:16:32.419 --> 00:16:33.039 Nothing wrong. 00:16:33.159 --> 00:16:34.299 With that first covenant. 00:16:35.340 --> 00:16:36.460 No place. 00:16:36.940 --> 00:16:38.019 Would have been sought. 00:16:38.120 --> 00:16:38.539 For another. 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:40.340 But God. 00:16:40.659 --> 00:16:41.460 Found fault. 00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:42.879 With the people. 00:16:42.879 --> 00:16:43.879 With the people. 00:16:43.879 --> 00:16:46.000 So there was a problem. 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:46.740 With the arrangement. 00:16:46.740 --> 00:16:47.700 That God had. 00:16:48.100 --> 00:16:49.500 With the children of Israel. 00:16:49.840 --> 00:16:50.700 Long ago. 00:16:50.980 --> 00:16:51.659 At Sinai. 00:16:52.299 --> 00:16:53.600 And what was the problem? 00:16:55.279 --> 00:16:56.539 The problem was not. 00:16:56.639 --> 00:16:57.679 With the covenant itself. 00:16:58.240 --> 00:16:59.439 But with the people. 00:16:59.439 --> 00:17:00.879 Who entered into this covenant. 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:02.059 With God. 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:03.960 God. 00:17:04.299 --> 00:17:05.299 Found fault. 00:17:06.119 --> 00:17:07.200 With the people. 00:17:09.059 --> 00:17:09.900 A covenant. 00:17:10.160 --> 00:17:11.099 Is solemn promises. 00:17:11.099 --> 00:17:12.119 Made to another. 00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:14.000 But promises. 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:14.799 Can be broken. 00:17:17.639 --> 00:17:18.519 God laid out. 00:17:18.619 --> 00:17:19.019 The terms. 00:17:19.099 --> 00:17:19.719 Of this covenant. 00:17:21.699 --> 00:17:22.659 But those terms. 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:23.279 Were violated. 00:17:23.399 --> 00:17:23.979 By the people. 00:17:25.179 --> 00:17:26.039 They did not. 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:26.739 Keep the covenant. 00:17:27.939 --> 00:17:28.939 They broke it. 00:17:30.519 --> 00:17:31.239 Let's listen. 00:17:31.319 --> 00:17:32.219 As the author of Hebrews. 00:17:32.219 --> 00:17:33.399 Tells us a little bit more. 00:17:35.219 --> 00:17:35.959 But God. 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:36.539 Found fault. 00:17:36.619 --> 00:17:37.159 With the people. 00:17:37.259 --> 00:17:37.679 And said. 00:17:38.699 --> 00:17:39.879 The days are coming. 00:17:40.099 --> 00:17:40.859 Declares the Lord. 00:17:40.939 --> 00:17:41.459 When I will make. 00:17:41.459 --> 00:17:42.099 A new covenant. 00:17:42.099 --> 00:17:43.419 With the people of Israel. 00:17:43.419 --> 00:17:45.339 And with the people of Judah. 00:17:46.599 --> 00:17:47.599 It will not be. 00:17:47.819 --> 00:17:48.319 Like the covenant. 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:48.859 I made. 00:17:48.959 --> 00:17:49.819 With their ancestors. 00:17:50.219 --> 00:17:51.039 When I took them. 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:51.599 By the hand. 00:17:51.679 --> 00:17:52.740 To lead them out of Egypt. 00:17:53.740 --> 00:17:54.719 Because they did not. 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:55.579 Remain faithful. 00:17:56.059 --> 00:17:56.839 To my covenant. 00:17:57.419 --> 00:17:58.899 And I turned away from them. 00:17:59.500 --> 00:18:00.399 Declares the Lord. 00:18:01.879 --> 00:18:03.019 The author of Hebrews. 00:18:03.019 --> 00:18:03.519 Right here. 00:18:03.579 --> 00:18:03.899 In this. 00:18:04.279 --> 00:18:04.839 These verses. 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:05.439 Verses 8 and 9. 00:18:05.439 --> 00:18:06.279 Is actually quoting. 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:07.500 Words that God spoke. 00:18:07.500 --> 00:18:09.000 Over 600 years earlier. 00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:09.879 Through the prophet. 00:18:10.819 --> 00:18:11.419 Jeremiah. 00:18:12.699 --> 00:18:13.419 In fact. 00:18:13.419 --> 00:18:14.279 If we look back. 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:14.899 Into Jeremiah. 00:18:14.899 --> 00:18:15.839 We can even see. 00:18:15.939 --> 00:18:16.819 Right around. 00:18:17.019 --> 00:18:18.259 Where this prophecy is given. 00:18:18.740 --> 00:18:19.659 Good indications. 00:18:19.659 --> 00:18:20.099 That. 00:18:20.779 --> 00:18:21.399 These words. 00:18:21.959 --> 00:18:23.019 May have been spoken. 00:18:23.019 --> 00:18:24.220 At the very moment. 00:18:24.220 --> 00:18:24.959 That Jerusalem. 00:18:24.959 --> 00:18:26.000 Was under siege. 00:18:26.639 --> 00:18:28.059 By the Babylonians. 00:18:28.059 --> 00:18:30.480 Just before. 00:18:30.480 --> 00:18:31.019 Jerusalem. 00:18:31.019 --> 00:18:31.700 Was conquered. 00:18:31.859 --> 00:18:32.339 And the people. 00:18:32.460 --> 00:18:32.879 Deported. 00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:35.379 And that's. 00:18:35.440 --> 00:18:36.559 That's pretty significant. 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:37.159 Actually. 00:18:37.779 --> 00:18:38.579 It's as though. 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:39.539 God was explaining. 00:18:39.539 --> 00:18:40.399 Through Jeremiah. 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:41.960 Why he was allowing. 00:18:41.960 --> 00:18:42.839 The Babylonians. 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:43.460 To defeat. 00:18:43.659 --> 00:18:44.299 His people. 00:18:44.940 --> 00:18:45.919 All those years ago. 00:18:47.399 --> 00:18:48.639 He was allowing them. 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:49.359 To be defeated. 00:18:50.899 --> 00:18:51.419 Because. 00:18:52.059 --> 00:18:53.159 Those were the terms. 00:18:53.159 --> 00:18:53.779 Of the covenant. 00:18:53.980 --> 00:18:54.779 Made at Sinai. 00:18:56.579 --> 00:18:57.639 They had rebelled. 00:18:57.640 --> 00:18:58.340 Against God. 00:18:58.400 --> 00:18:59.000 They were living. 00:18:59.300 --> 00:18:59.740 Wickedly. 00:19:01.460 --> 00:19:02.420 They had broken. 00:19:02.420 --> 00:19:02.980 The covenant. 00:19:03.180 --> 00:19:04.259 And according to the terms. 00:19:04.380 --> 00:19:05.300 Set out in the covenant. 00:19:05.500 --> 00:19:06.040 God said. 00:19:06.340 --> 00:19:07.800 That if they did not keep it. 00:19:07.840 --> 00:19:08.700 He would punish them. 00:19:08.780 --> 00:19:09.080 He would. 00:19:09.300 --> 00:19:10.880 Even bring this exact form. 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:11.780 Of punishment. 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:13.040 That they would be conquered. 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:14.440 Uprooted. 00:19:15.220 --> 00:19:16.080 Taken out of. 00:19:16.320 --> 00:19:16.660 The land. 00:19:16.740 --> 00:19:17.560 That he had given them. 00:19:18.460 --> 00:19:19.340 We can read about that. 00:19:19.420 --> 00:19:20.540 In Deuteronomy 28. 00:19:22.340 --> 00:19:23.780 So God found fault. 00:19:23.980 --> 00:19:24.700 With the people. 00:19:26.540 --> 00:19:27.400 They did not. 00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:27.920 Remain. 00:19:28.280 --> 00:19:28.800 Faithful. 00:19:29.360 --> 00:19:30.060 To the covenant. 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:32.540 The old covenant. 00:19:32.540 --> 00:19:33.660 Could very easily. 00:19:33.660 --> 00:19:34.320 Be broken. 00:19:34.519 --> 00:19:35.440 And that relationship. 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:36.420 Between God. 00:19:36.420 --> 00:19:37.360 And his people. 00:19:37.540 --> 00:19:37.840 Ruined. 00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:39.380 Because of the sinful bent. 00:19:40.320 --> 00:19:40.980 Of the people. 00:19:42.580 --> 00:19:43.140 But. 00:19:43.960 --> 00:19:45.340 Here's the amazing thing. 00:19:46.019 --> 00:19:47.019 Even as God. 00:19:47.019 --> 00:19:47.580 Was bringing. 00:19:48.080 --> 00:19:48.840 That punishment. 00:19:49.040 --> 00:19:49.800 Promised on them. 00:19:49.860 --> 00:19:50.780 In Jeremiah's day. 00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:51.940 For breaking the covenant. 00:19:52.660 --> 00:19:53.620 He was also. 00:19:53.759 --> 00:19:54.600 In that same moment. 00:19:54.700 --> 00:19:55.460 Through Jeremiah. 00:19:55.460 --> 00:19:57.100 Announcing his plan. 00:19:57.100 --> 00:19:58.039 To make a new. 00:19:58.460 --> 00:19:59.579 And different covenant. 00:20:00.299 --> 00:20:01.220 With his people. 00:20:02.600 --> 00:20:03.980 Over 600 years. 00:20:04.059 --> 00:20:05.120 Before Jesus came. 00:20:07.480 --> 00:20:08.259 God said. 00:20:08.340 --> 00:20:09.079 This is the covenant. 00:20:09.420 --> 00:20:10.440 I will establish. 00:20:10.940 --> 00:20:12.120 With the people of Israel. 00:20:12.500 --> 00:20:13.500 After that time. 00:20:14.860 --> 00:20:16.460 I will put my laws. 00:20:16.799 --> 00:20:18.000 In their minds. 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:19.299 And write them. 00:20:19.460 --> 00:20:20.160 On their hearts. 00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:22.740 I will be their God. 00:20:23.300 --> 00:20:24.380 And they will be. 00:20:24.380 --> 00:20:25.180 My people. 00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:28.800 No longer. 00:20:28.800 --> 00:20:30.000 Will they teach their neighbor. 00:20:30.220 --> 00:20:31.180 Or say to one another. 00:20:31.560 --> 00:20:32.320 Know the Lord. 00:20:32.820 --> 00:20:34.360 Because they will all know me. 00:20:34.900 --> 00:20:36.000 From the least of them. 00:20:36.120 --> 00:20:36.720 To the greatest. 00:20:38.600 --> 00:20:39.700 For I will forgive. 00:20:39.840 --> 00:20:40.580 Their wickedness. 00:20:41.500 --> 00:20:42.560 And will remember. 00:20:42.740 --> 00:20:43.300 Their sins. 00:20:43.840 --> 00:20:44.380 No more. 00:20:47.080 --> 00:20:47.840 Here are those. 00:20:47.900 --> 00:20:48.600 Better promises. 00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:50.859 That he mentioned. 00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:51.740 Up in verse 6. 00:20:51.859 --> 00:20:52.799 This new covenant. 00:20:53.019 --> 00:20:53.740 Is superior. 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:55.459 It's better than the old one. 00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:56.579 Because it's established. 00:20:56.779 --> 00:20:58.219 On better promises. 00:20:58.980 --> 00:20:59.980 And here he lays out. 00:21:00.039 --> 00:21:01.039 The promises for us. 00:21:01.079 --> 00:21:01.919 Right out of the words. 00:21:01.959 --> 00:21:02.579 Of Jeremiah. 00:21:03.599 --> 00:21:04.839 The first promise. 00:21:07.119 --> 00:21:08.699 I'm getting ahead of myself here. 00:21:10.339 --> 00:21:11.059 There's 8. 00:21:11.059 --> 00:21:11.359 10. 00:21:11.359 --> 00:21:11.419 10. 00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:11.419 00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:11.419 00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:11.419 00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:11.419 00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:11.419 00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:11.419 00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:12.419 10. 00:21:12.419 --> 00:21:13.419 10. 00:21:13.419 --> 00:21:13.419 00:21:13.419 --> 00:21:13.419 00:21:13.419 --> 00:21:13.419 00:21:13.419 --> 00:21:15.419 10. 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.419 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00:21:37.199 --> 00:21:39.379 and write them on their hearts 00:21:39.379 --> 00:21:42.639 the problem with the old covenant 00:21:42.639 --> 00:21:45.359 is that it required the people to live obediently 00:21:45.359 --> 00:21:46.939 and righteously 00:21:46.939 --> 00:21:48.479 it required them to be holy 00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:51.579 this was necessary 00:21:51.579 --> 00:21:54.539 because to have a close relationship with a holy God 00:21:54.539 --> 00:21:57.740 they themselves had to live holy 00:21:57.740 --> 00:22:01.819 and of course God understood they couldn't do that perfectly 00:22:01.819 --> 00:22:04.380 that's why there was sacrifices which could be offered 00:22:04.380 --> 00:22:06.000 to make atonement 00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:09.180 but even more God was showing them all along 00:22:09.180 --> 00:22:10.640 that there was a greater problem 00:22:10.640 --> 00:22:13.900 in us than we realized 00:22:13.900 --> 00:22:18.339 he was showing that sin was not just bad things that we do 00:22:18.339 --> 00:22:20.740 but a corruption 00:22:20.740 --> 00:22:23.379 a restless evil 00:22:23.379 --> 00:22:25.559 in our hearts and in our minds 00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:27.759 the problem 00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:29.839 was that God's righteous 00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:31.759 and good laws were not 00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:33.439 in the hearts 00:22:33.439 --> 00:22:34.399 and the minds 00:22:34.399 --> 00:22:35.599 of the people 00:22:35.599 --> 00:22:39.399 they were only an outside standard to us 00:22:39.399 --> 00:22:41.799 the problem was that we did not love 00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:42.519 the good 00:22:42.519 --> 00:22:43.980 and the righteous 00:22:43.980 --> 00:22:46.380 we did not desire it 00:22:46.380 --> 00:22:49.000 and so the promise God made 00:22:49.000 --> 00:22:50.500 was that with this new covenant 00:22:50.500 --> 00:22:52.740 he would put his law in their minds 00:22:52.740 --> 00:22:55.019 and write it on their hearts 00:22:55.019 --> 00:22:58.279 this is no less than a promise 00:22:58.279 --> 00:23:00.079 to change their hearts 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:01.660 their loves 00:23:01.660 --> 00:23:02.559 their desires 00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:05.559 so that no longer do we 00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:06.940 love evil 00:23:06.940 --> 00:23:09.420 and hate what is good 00:23:09.420 --> 00:23:11.820 but that we love what is good 00:23:11.820 --> 00:23:12.960 and hate what is evil 00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:15.720 and so that's the first promise 00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:19.700 to write his laws on our hearts 00:23:19.700 --> 00:23:21.080 to put them in our minds 00:23:21.080 --> 00:23:24.860 the second promise is in verse 10 00:23:24.859 --> 00:23:27.719 I will be their God 00:23:27.719 --> 00:23:28.679 and they will be 00:23:28.679 --> 00:23:29.679 my people 00:23:29.679 --> 00:23:33.379 this promise is really not new 00:23:33.379 --> 00:23:36.299 we can look all the way back 00:23:36.299 --> 00:23:37.079 to the beginning 00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:37.779 almost 00:23:37.779 --> 00:23:38.699 and we can see 00:23:38.699 --> 00:23:40.719 that this has been the desire of God 00:23:40.719 --> 00:23:41.619 right from the start 00:23:41.619 --> 00:23:43.659 to have a personal relationship 00:23:43.659 --> 00:23:44.979 with us 00:23:44.979 --> 00:23:46.339 with people 00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:49.599 God said to the children of Israel 00:23:49.599 --> 00:23:50.779 when they were slaves in Egypt 00:23:50.779 --> 00:23:52.399 that he was going to 00:23:52.399 --> 00:23:53.659 take them out of there 00:23:53.660 --> 00:23:55.420 so that they would be his people 00:23:55.420 --> 00:23:57.519 and he would be their God 00:23:57.519 --> 00:24:01.320 and so that's been his desire 00:24:01.320 --> 00:24:02.240 for a long time 00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:03.880 but the stubbornness 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:04.759 and the sinfulness 00:24:04.759 --> 00:24:05.680 of our hearts 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:08.759 is what's getting in the way of that 00:24:08.759 --> 00:24:11.600 and so as God restates 00:24:11.600 --> 00:24:12.779 that desire here 00:24:12.779 --> 00:24:13.600 as a promise 00:24:13.600 --> 00:24:14.880 it's as though God is saying 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:16.320 I will make this happen 00:24:16.320 --> 00:24:17.640 once and for all 00:24:17.640 --> 00:24:19.620 I will deal with the sinfulness 00:24:19.620 --> 00:24:21.340 I will deal with the waywardness 00:24:21.340 --> 00:24:22.820 that's keeping us apart 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:24.599 I will be your God 00:24:24.599 --> 00:24:26.779 and you will be my people 00:24:26.779 --> 00:24:31.339 the third promise is in verse 11 00:24:31.339 --> 00:24:35.319 no longer will they teach their neighbor 00:24:35.319 --> 00:24:36.379 or say to one another 00:24:36.379 --> 00:24:37.759 know the Lord 00:24:37.759 --> 00:24:39.899 because they will all know me 00:24:39.899 --> 00:24:42.200 from the least of them 00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:43.039 to the greatest 00:24:43.039 --> 00:24:46.720 it appears that this is how it was 00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:47.819 in the days of Jeremiah 00:24:47.819 --> 00:24:50.559 there were a chosen few 00:24:50.559 --> 00:24:51.720 in Israel 00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:52.799 men like Jeremiah 00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:54.079 who by God's grace 00:24:54.079 --> 00:24:55.779 had a sincere faith in the Lord 00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:56.720 and knew the Lord 00:24:56.720 --> 00:25:00.059 there was few 00:25:00.059 --> 00:25:01.240 there was this remnant 00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:04.000 and we almost get this picture 00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:04.740 from these words 00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:05.439 that they would say 00:25:05.439 --> 00:25:06.179 to their neighbors 00:25:06.179 --> 00:25:06.960 or to one another 00:25:06.960 --> 00:25:08.519 know the Lord 00:25:08.519 --> 00:25:11.059 get to know 00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:12.439 your God 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:16.380 because the majority 00:25:16.380 --> 00:25:17.400 of the people around them 00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:18.259 did not know 00:25:18.259 --> 00:25:19.019 the Lord 00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:20.759 they had forsaken 00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:22.900 the God of their forefathers 00:25:22.900 --> 00:25:25.299 they'd replaced 00:25:25.299 --> 00:25:26.059 his worship 00:25:26.059 --> 00:25:26.740 with the worship 00:25:26.740 --> 00:25:27.779 of false gods 00:25:27.779 --> 00:25:29.160 they had been ignoring 00:25:29.160 --> 00:25:29.759 the prophets 00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:30.519 that he sent 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:33.519 and so this is promise 00:25:33.519 --> 00:25:34.100 number three 00:25:34.100 --> 00:25:35.059 with this new covenant 00:25:35.059 --> 00:25:35.539 coming 00:25:35.539 --> 00:25:37.120 you will no longer say 00:25:37.120 --> 00:25:38.380 know the Lord 00:25:38.380 --> 00:25:39.380 get to know him 00:25:39.380 --> 00:25:42.320 because all of my people 00:25:42.320 --> 00:25:43.820 all those called by my name 00:25:43.820 --> 00:25:45.200 will know me 00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:46.880 from the least of them 00:25:46.880 --> 00:25:47.540 to the greatest 00:25:47.540 --> 00:25:49.140 there's coming a day 00:25:49.140 --> 00:25:50.320 when according to the promise 00:25:50.320 --> 00:25:50.840 of God 00:25:50.840 --> 00:25:52.540 there will not be a mixture 00:25:52.540 --> 00:25:54.580 of believers 00:25:54.580 --> 00:25:55.500 and unbelievers 00:25:55.500 --> 00:25:58.480 or of true worshipers 00:25:58.480 --> 00:25:59.600 and pretenders 00:25:59.600 --> 00:26:01.820 all that will be left 00:26:01.820 --> 00:26:02.360 of the people 00:26:02.360 --> 00:26:03.540 who bear the Lord's name 00:26:03.540 --> 00:26:05.680 are those who truly 00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:06.220 know him 00:26:06.220 --> 00:26:08.860 those who truly 00:26:08.860 --> 00:26:09.740 have a relationship 00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:10.279 with him 00:26:10.279 --> 00:26:10.819 men like 00:26:10.819 --> 00:26:12.579 who have faith 00:26:12.579 --> 00:26:13.620 like Abraham 00:26:13.620 --> 00:26:15.240 did long ago 00:26:15.240 --> 00:26:18.180 some of the other 00:26:18.180 --> 00:26:19.120 Old Testament prophets 00:26:19.120 --> 00:26:19.839 like Micah 00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:20.519 and Isaiah 00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:22.339 spoke of a day 00:26:22.339 --> 00:26:23.059 when the nations 00:26:23.059 --> 00:26:23.799 would stream 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:24.500 to the mountain 00:26:24.500 --> 00:26:25.460 of the Lord's temple 00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:26.539 all of them eager 00:26:26.539 --> 00:26:27.920 to know 00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:28.980 the Lord 00:26:28.980 --> 00:26:29.980 and his ways 00:26:29.980 --> 00:26:31.660 and I think 00:26:31.660 --> 00:26:32.420 this promise 00:26:32.420 --> 00:26:33.559 points to 00:26:33.559 --> 00:26:34.720 the end 00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:36.180 and what will be 00:26:36.180 --> 00:26:37.079 at the very end 00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:40.259 finally there's 00:26:40.259 --> 00:26:41.079 the fourth promise 00:26:41.079 --> 00:26:41.420 here 00:26:41.420 --> 00:26:42.779 this is perhaps 00:26:42.779 --> 00:26:43.600 the most precious 00:26:43.600 --> 00:26:44.660 of all these promises 00:26:44.660 --> 00:26:45.600 of the new covenant 00:26:45.600 --> 00:26:47.700 they're all great 00:26:47.700 --> 00:26:48.079 but 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:50.360 what about the wicked 00:26:50.360 --> 00:26:51.299 things that we've done 00:26:51.299 --> 00:26:54.120 what about the sins 00:26:54.120 --> 00:26:54.920 we've all committed 00:26:54.920 --> 00:26:58.500 what about the thing 00:26:58.500 --> 00:26:59.339 that caused the old 00:26:59.339 --> 00:27:00.200 covenant to fail 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:03.940 God found fault 00:27:03.940 --> 00:27:04.600 with the people 00:27:04.599 --> 00:27:06.959 there's going to be 00:27:06.959 --> 00:27:07.559 a relationship 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:08.139 with God 00:27:08.139 --> 00:27:09.139 where we know him 00:27:09.139 --> 00:27:10.519 and he is our God 00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:11.779 and we are his people 00:27:11.779 --> 00:27:12.500 then the problem 00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:13.039 of our guilt 00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:14.240 has to be dealt with 00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:15.379 there has to be 00:27:15.379 --> 00:27:15.980 a solution 00:27:15.980 --> 00:27:18.199 to our wickedness 00:27:18.199 --> 00:27:19.000 and our sins 00:27:19.000 --> 00:27:21.699 and over 600 years 00:27:21.699 --> 00:27:22.879 before Jesus came 00:27:22.879 --> 00:27:24.179 God said what he would do 00:27:24.179 --> 00:27:25.000 he made a promise 00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:25.799 I'm going to make 00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:26.559 a new covenant 00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:28.059 a new arrangement 00:27:28.059 --> 00:27:29.279 and here's how 00:27:29.279 --> 00:27:30.059 it's going to go 00:27:30.059 --> 00:27:31.699 I will forgive 00:27:31.699 --> 00:27:32.919 the wickedness 00:27:32.920 --> 00:27:33.620 of my people 00:27:33.620 --> 00:27:36.480 and I will forget 00:27:36.480 --> 00:27:38.700 their sins 00:27:38.700 --> 00:27:40.060 I will not remember 00:27:40.060 --> 00:27:40.400 them 00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:41.700 anymore 00:27:41.700 --> 00:27:43.640 this is the big 00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:44.160 difference 00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:45.440 between the old covenant 00:27:45.440 --> 00:27:47.240 and the new covenant 00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:49.400 with the old covenant 00:27:49.400 --> 00:27:50.440 came promises 00:27:50.440 --> 00:27:51.120 to punish 00:27:51.120 --> 00:27:53.880 for wickedness 00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:54.340 and sin 00:27:54.340 --> 00:27:56.519 with the new covenant 00:27:56.519 --> 00:27:57.740 comes the better promise 00:27:57.740 --> 00:27:58.340 to forgive 00:27:58.339 --> 00:27:59.599 and forget 00:27:59.599 --> 00:28:00.899 their sin 00:28:00.899 --> 00:28:02.359 and their wickedness 00:28:02.359 --> 00:28:04.139 and there's so much 00:28:04.139 --> 00:28:04.839 to say here 00:28:04.839 --> 00:28:06.539 I mean we could meditate 00:28:06.539 --> 00:28:07.480 on this all day 00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:09.639 we might wonder 00:28:09.639 --> 00:28:10.459 why couldn't God 00:28:10.459 --> 00:28:11.720 simply forgive the sins 00:28:11.720 --> 00:28:12.679 under the old covenant 00:28:12.679 --> 00:28:15.480 the short answer 00:28:15.480 --> 00:28:16.079 is that God 00:28:16.079 --> 00:28:16.659 is just 00:28:16.659 --> 00:28:18.759 and he just can't 00:28:18.759 --> 00:28:19.439 overlook 00:28:19.439 --> 00:28:21.599 the wrong things 00:28:21.599 --> 00:28:22.240 that we have done 00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:23.759 he can't pretend 00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:24.679 that it didn't happen 00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:27.320 what about the sacrifices 00:28:27.320 --> 00:28:28.279 in the old testament 00:28:28.279 --> 00:28:28.759 days 00:28:28.759 --> 00:28:29.820 that they had to make 00:28:29.820 --> 00:28:30.660 did they accomplish 00:28:30.660 --> 00:28:31.220 anything 00:28:31.220 --> 00:28:32.840 well the author of Hebrews 00:28:32.840 --> 00:28:33.620 gets into that 00:28:33.620 --> 00:28:34.799 in chapters 9 and 10 00:28:34.799 --> 00:28:35.940 and he explains more 00:28:35.940 --> 00:28:39.259 how does it work 00:28:39.259 --> 00:28:41.460 how is it that God 00:28:41.460 --> 00:28:42.480 can forgive us 00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:44.340 of the wicked things 00:28:44.340 --> 00:28:45.539 that we have done 00:28:45.539 --> 00:28:46.640 and decide to remember 00:28:46.640 --> 00:28:47.400 them no more 00:28:47.400 --> 00:28:49.440 and still be just 00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:51.420 well that's 00:28:51.420 --> 00:28:52.180 what he's about 00:28:52.180 --> 00:28:53.259 to go on and tell us 00:28:53.259 --> 00:28:54.519 in chapters 9 and 10 00:28:54.519 --> 00:28:55.839 and we're going to 00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.980 summarize some of this 00:28:56.980 --> 00:28:58.160 Jesus 00:28:58.160 --> 00:29:00.799 our great high priest 00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:02.819 offered a sacrifice 00:29:02.819 --> 00:29:04.379 to atone for our sins 00:29:04.379 --> 00:29:05.759 he offered the only 00:29:05.759 --> 00:29:06.559 thing to God 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:07.220 that God 00:29:07.220 --> 00:29:08.339 could accept 00:29:08.339 --> 00:29:09.619 as payment in full 00:29:09.619 --> 00:29:11.079 for our sins 00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:13.240 he offered his blood 00:29:13.240 --> 00:29:15.119 instead of 00:29:15.119 --> 00:29:16.119 ours 00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:17.960 he offered his life 00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:19.660 for ours 00:29:19.660 --> 00:29:22.940 God can keep his promise 00:29:22.940 --> 00:29:24.240 to forgive and forget 00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:25.759 everything that we've 00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:26.359 done wrong 00:29:26.359 --> 00:29:29.079 because Jesus gave 00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:29.740 his blood 00:29:29.740 --> 00:29:32.140 his life 00:29:32.140 --> 00:29:33.279 for ours 00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:36.240 like the lambs 00:29:36.240 --> 00:29:36.940 and the bulls 00:29:36.940 --> 00:29:37.519 and the goats 00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:38.799 offered under the old 00:29:38.799 --> 00:29:39.140 covenant 00:29:39.140 --> 00:29:41.039 Jesus was slaughtered 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:42.579 for us 00:29:42.579 --> 00:29:44.859 to make atonement 00:29:44.859 --> 00:29:46.359 to establish 00:29:46.359 --> 00:29:47.460 this new covenant 00:29:47.460 --> 00:29:50.160 and I'm just going to 00:29:50.160 --> 00:29:51.299 read these precious 00:29:51.299 --> 00:29:52.640 words from chapter 10 00:29:52.640 --> 00:29:56.000 starting in verse 11 00:29:56.000 --> 00:30:00.120 day after day 00:30:00.120 --> 00:30:00.840 every priest 00:30:00.840 --> 00:30:01.940 stands and performs 00:30:01.940 --> 00:30:03.079 his religious duties 00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:04.420 again and again 00:30:04.420 --> 00:30:05.500 he offers the same 00:30:05.500 --> 00:30:06.220 sacrifices 00:30:06.220 --> 00:30:07.120 which can never 00:30:07.120 --> 00:30:08.240 take away sins 00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:10.940 but when this priest 00:30:10.940 --> 00:30:12.100 had offered for all 00:30:12.100 --> 00:30:12.519 time 00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:13.759 one sacrifice 00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:14.559 for sins 00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:16.519 he sat down 00:30:16.519 --> 00:30:17.220 at the right hand 00:30:17.220 --> 00:30:17.700 of God 00:30:17.700 --> 00:30:20.200 and since that time 00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:21.099 he waits 00:30:21.099 --> 00:30:21.879 for his enemies 00:30:21.879 --> 00:30:22.619 to be made 00:30:22.619 --> 00:30:24.039 his footstool 00:30:24.039 --> 00:30:26.079 for by one 00:30:26.079 --> 00:30:26.619 sacrifice 00:30:26.619 --> 00:30:27.480 he has made 00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:28.019 perfect 00:30:28.019 --> 00:30:28.700 forever 00:30:28.700 --> 00:30:30.299 those who are 00:30:30.299 --> 00:30:30.899 being made 00:30:30.899 --> 00:30:31.259 holy 00:30:31.259 --> 00:30:33.480 the Holy Spirit 00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:34.480 also testifies 00:30:34.480 --> 00:30:35.539 to us about this 00:30:35.539 --> 00:30:36.359 first he says 00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:37.740 this is the covenant 00:30:37.740 --> 00:30:38.759 I will make with them 00:30:38.759 --> 00:30:39.759 after that time 00:30:39.759 --> 00:30:41.299 says the Lord 00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:43.720 I will put my laws 00:30:43.720 --> 00:30:44.899 in their hearts 00:30:44.899 --> 00:30:45.980 and I will write them 00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:47.159 on their minds 00:30:47.159 --> 00:30:49.039 then he adds 00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:50.359 their sins 00:30:50.359 --> 00:30:51.220 and lawless acts 00:30:51.220 --> 00:30:51.960 I will remember 00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:52.500 no more 00:30:52.500 --> 00:30:54.579 and where these 00:30:54.579 --> 00:30:55.339 have been forgiven 00:30:55.339 --> 00:30:57.799 sacrifice for sin 00:30:57.799 --> 00:30:59.339 is no longer 00:30:59.339 --> 00:30:59.960 necessary 00:30:59.960 --> 00:31:02.480 we don't have time 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:03.500 to unpack all of this 00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:04.299 it's all worthy 00:31:04.299 --> 00:31:05.000 of meditation 00:31:05.000 --> 00:31:06.460 but he tells us 00:31:06.460 --> 00:31:07.240 that with this new 00:31:07.240 --> 00:31:07.599 covenant 00:31:07.599 --> 00:31:08.299 with this new 00:31:08.299 --> 00:31:08.799 arrangement 00:31:08.799 --> 00:31:09.480 between us 00:31:09.480 --> 00:31:09.980 and God 00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:12.120 we have been 00:31:12.120 --> 00:31:13.019 made perfect 00:31:13.019 --> 00:31:14.680 by the one 00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:15.880 sacrifice of Jesus 00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:18.539 by what he did 00:31:18.539 --> 00:31:19.099 for us 00:31:19.099 --> 00:31:20.380 at the cross 00:31:20.380 --> 00:31:22.160 we have been 00:31:22.160 --> 00:31:23.420 made holy 00:31:23.420 --> 00:31:25.500 through the 00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:26.019 sacrifice 00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:27.500 of the body 00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.640 of Jesus Christ 00:31:28.640 --> 00:31:30.120 once 00:31:30.120 --> 00:31:30.980 for all 00:31:30.980 --> 00:31:33.660 that's how 00:31:33.660 --> 00:31:34.460 God 00:31:34.460 --> 00:31:35.920 can just 00:31:35.920 --> 00:31:36.660 forgive 00:31:36.660 --> 00:31:37.839 and forget 00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:39.200 our sins 00:31:39.200 --> 00:31:41.319 and remember 00:31:41.319 --> 00:31:41.980 them no more 00:31:41.980 --> 00:31:43.440 this is the new 00:31:43.440 --> 00:31:43.779 covenant 00:31:43.779 --> 00:31:44.840 this is the new 00:31:44.840 --> 00:31:45.500 arrangement 00:31:45.500 --> 00:31:48.240 and it's for all 00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:48.740 people 00:31:48.740 --> 00:31:50.660 Jew 00:31:50.660 --> 00:31:51.660 and Gentile 00:31:51.660 --> 00:31:54.340 God changes 00:31:54.340 --> 00:31:55.360 our very hearts 00:31:55.360 --> 00:31:56.480 and minds 00:31:56.480 --> 00:31:57.620 to love what is good 00:31:57.620 --> 00:31:59.180 and what is right 00:31:59.180 --> 00:32:00.819 he does what is 00:32:00.819 --> 00:32:01.420 needed to 00:32:01.420 --> 00:32:02.500 qualify us 00:32:02.500 --> 00:32:03.340 for relationship 00:32:03.340 --> 00:32:04.000 with him 00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:05.200 he draws us 00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:05.600 close 00:32:05.600 --> 00:32:06.340 he reveals 00:32:06.340 --> 00:32:06.840 himself 00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:07.879 to each 00:32:07.879 --> 00:32:08.279 of us 00:32:08.279 --> 00:32:09.000 personally 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:12.279 so that we 00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:12.839 all know 00:32:12.839 --> 00:32:13.139 him 00:32:13.139 --> 00:32:15.959 and he forgives 00:32:15.959 --> 00:32:16.980 us of our sins 00:32:16.980 --> 00:32:17.740 and chooses to 00:32:17.740 --> 00:32:18.359 remember them 00:32:18.359 --> 00:32:18.819 no more 00:32:18.819 --> 00:32:23.119 unlike the old 00:32:23.119 --> 00:32:23.500 covenant 00:32:23.500 --> 00:32:24.599 this new 00:32:24.599 --> 00:32:25.319 covenant 00:32:25.319 --> 00:32:26.500 cannot be 00:32:26.500 --> 00:32:26.859 broken 00:32:26.859 --> 00:32:28.799 it cannot 00:32:28.799 --> 00:32:29.240 fail 00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:30.599 because it 00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:31.299 doesn't depend 00:32:31.299 --> 00:32:31.919 on our 00:32:31.919 --> 00:32:32.639 faithfulness 00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:34.540 but on 00:32:34.540 --> 00:32:34.880 Jesus 00:32:34.880 --> 00:32:35.640 and what 00:32:35.640 --> 00:32:35.980 he has 00:32:35.980 --> 00:32:36.280 done 00:32:36.280 --> 00:32:37.100 on our 00:32:37.100 --> 00:32:37.540 behalf 00:32:37.540 --> 00:32:39.640 the old 00:32:39.640 --> 00:32:39.940 covenant 00:32:39.940 --> 00:32:40.800 was conditional 00:32:40.800 --> 00:32:43.759 but the new 00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:44.060 covenant 00:32:44.060 --> 00:32:44.960 is unconditional 00:32:44.960 --> 00:32:47.880 not that the 00:32:47.880 --> 00:32:48.280 standards 00:32:48.280 --> 00:32:49.100 have changed 00:32:49.100 --> 00:32:51.440 but that God 00:32:51.440 --> 00:32:52.220 sent his son 00:32:52.220 --> 00:32:54.020 to our side 00:32:54.020 --> 00:32:54.300 of the 00:32:54.300 --> 00:32:54.759 arrangement 00:32:54.759 --> 00:32:57.940 to represent 00:32:57.940 --> 00:32:58.440 us 00:32:58.440 --> 00:32:59.000 to do 00:32:59.000 --> 00:32:59.380 what was 00:32:59.380 --> 00:32:59.680 needed 00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:00.300 from our 00:33:00.300 --> 00:33:00.680 side 00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:01.620 to secure 00:33:01.620 --> 00:33:01.860 it 00:33:01.860 --> 00:33:03.660 he is 00:33:03.660 --> 00:33:04.259 interceding 00:33:04.259 --> 00:33:04.860 for us 00:33:04.860 --> 00:33:05.860 he has 00:33:05.860 --> 00:33:06.060 made 00:33:06.060 --> 00:33:06.460 atonement 00:33:06.460 --> 00:33:07.160 for us 00:33:07.160 --> 00:33:08.560 he has 00:33:08.560 --> 00:33:09.060 offered a 00:33:09.060 --> 00:33:09.560 sacrifice 00:33:09.560 --> 00:33:10.240 that covers 00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:10.759 all of 00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:11.340 our sins 00:33:11.340 --> 00:33:14.740 and all 00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:14.980 that's 00:33:14.980 --> 00:33:15.299 required 00:33:15.299 --> 00:33:15.799 of us 00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:17.299 we hear 00:33:17.299 --> 00:33:17.680 in the 00:33:17.680 --> 00:33:18.000 scriptures 00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:18.480 is to 00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:18.820 turn to 00:33:18.820 --> 00:33:18.980 the 00:33:18.980 --> 00:33:19.240 Lord 00:33:19.240 --> 00:33:20.860 to repent 00:33:20.860 --> 00:33:23.039 and to 00:33:23.039 --> 00:33:23.340 believe 00:33:23.340 --> 00:33:23.680 the good 00:33:23.680 --> 00:33:24.019 news 00:33:24.019 --> 00:33:27.080 and so 00:33:27.080 --> 00:33:27.420 this is 00:33:27.420 --> 00:33:27.720 what we 00:33:27.720 --> 00:33:28.140 remember 00:33:28.140 --> 00:33:28.600 this is 00:33:28.600 --> 00:33:28.920 what we 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:29.360 celebrate 00:33:29.360 --> 00:33:29.799 when we 00:33:29.799 --> 00:33:30.200 partake 00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:30.819 of the 00:33:30.819 --> 00:33:31.120 Lord's 00:33:31.120 --> 00:33:31.420 table 00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:32.940 we 00:33:32.940 --> 00:33:33.360 remember 00:33:33.360 --> 00:33:34.180 that 00:33:34.180 --> 00:33:34.480 Jesus 00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:34.900 at the 00:33:34.900 --> 00:33:35.319 cross 00:33:35.319 --> 00:33:36.660 offered 00:33:36.660 --> 00:33:37.660 himself 00:33:37.660 --> 00:33:39.059 his 00:33:39.059 --> 00:33:39.940 body 00:33:39.940 --> 00:33:40.279 his 00:33:40.279 --> 00:33:40.720 blood 00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:43.120 as a 00:33:43.120 --> 00:33:43.539 sacrifice 00:33:43.539 --> 00:33:44.240 for us 00:33:44.240 --> 00:33:45.779 to make 00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:46.220 this 00:33:46.220 --> 00:33:46.940 arrangement 00:33:46.940 --> 00:33:47.299 this 00:33:47.299 --> 00:33:47.980 relationship 00:33:47.980 --> 00:33:48.700 with God 00:33:48.700 --> 00:33:50.200 a reality 00:33:50.200 --> 00:33:50.860 for us 00:33:50.860 --> 00:33:53.299 he did 00:33:53.299 --> 00:33:53.580 it to 00:33:53.580 --> 00:33:53.920 give us 00:33:53.920 --> 00:33:54.340 new 00:33:54.340 --> 00:33:55.160 and changed 00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:55.580 hearts 00:33:55.580 --> 00:33:57.100 and minds 00:33:57.099 --> 00:33:59.500 he did 00:33:59.500 --> 00:33:59.779 it so 00:33:59.779 --> 00:34:00.119 that we 00:34:00.119 --> 00:34:00.359 would 00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:00.759 know 00:34:00.759 --> 00:34:01.099 him 00:34:01.099 --> 00:34:02.279 truly 00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:02.839 know 00:34:02.839 --> 00:34:03.059 him 00:34:03.059 --> 00:34:03.379 and have 00:34:03.379 --> 00:34:03.899 relationship 00:34:03.899 --> 00:34:04.459 with him 00:34:04.459 --> 00:34:05.980 and so 00:34:05.980 --> 00:34:06.619 we're going 00:34:06.619 --> 00:34:07.000 to take 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:07.919 some moments 00:34:07.919 --> 00:34:08.339 here to 00:34:08.339 --> 00:34:08.940 give thanks 00:34:08.940 --> 00:34:09.659 and to 00:34:09.659 --> 00:34:09.960 remember 00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:10.339 that 00:34:10.340 --> 00:34:13.860 I'm going 00:34:13.860 --> 00:34:14.120 to invite 00:34:14.120 --> 00:34:14.519 the elders 00:34:14.519 --> 00:34:14.960 to come 00:34:14.960 --> 00:34:15.440 up and 00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:16.160 pass out 00:34:16.160 --> 00:34:16.680 the elements 00:34:16.680 --> 00:34:17.960 and if 00:34:17.960 --> 00:34:18.559 you're here 00:34:18.559 --> 00:34:18.920 and you've 00:34:18.920 --> 00:34:19.260 put your 00:34:19.260 --> 00:34:19.800 trust in 00:34:19.800 --> 00:34:20.100 Jesus 00:34:20.100 --> 00:34:20.500 and are 00:34:20.500 --> 00:34:20.900 following 00:34:20.900 --> 00:34:21.260 him 00:34:21.260 --> 00:34:22.780 then join 00:34:22.780 --> 00:34:23.320 with us 00:34:23.320 --> 00:34:24.180 eat and 00:34:24.180 --> 00:34:24.420 drink 00:34:24.420 --> 00:34:25.120 with us 00:34:25.120 --> 00:34:25.960 and if 00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:26.200 not 00:34:26.200 --> 00:34:26.700 just please 00:34:26.700 --> 00:34:27.039 let the 00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:27.360 elements 00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:27.780 pass 00:34:27.780 --> 00:34:28.720 by you 00:34:28.720 --> 00:34:29.840 we'll 00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:30.300 wait till 00:34:30.300 --> 00:34:31.380 everyone's 00:34:31.380 --> 00:34:31.900 been served 00:34:31.900 --> 00:34:32.920 and then 00:34:32.920 --> 00:34:33.220 we'll eat 00:34:33.220 --> 00:34:33.539 and drink 00:34:33.539 --> 00:34:33.940 together