Hebrews 8:7-13 | What's a lesson for the original audience?
Passing Away
I find that the lesson for the original audience is a clear one. The old is passing away. If the old is passing away, and you hold fast to the old, you pass away with it. It may read a little like a "get with the times" kind of passage, but it is true that when the old becomes obsolete, the new becomes essential.
Due to how quickly our world and culture moves, we have all experienced multiple times over. As a long time iPhone user, I have undergone 3 iterations of chargers for my iPhones. It astounds me when I find some of my first generation charges. They were big and bulky and awkward. They broke often. And then you had the special lightning cables. Eventually we have moved to USB-C chargers which is great because it matches just about all my other devices. The other chargers have become obsolete. They're passing away. We can still use them for old devices, but I also don't need the old devices. Give or take another 5-10 years, we will not be seeing any of these old chargers or devices in our home.
Sure, there may be the exception to the rule when it comes to devices and such things, but when it comes to a covenant, if it becomes obsolete, and that obsolete covenant is what defines your life, what does that make of your belief system? What does that make of you? The promises of the old promised the new. If you do not cling then to that which is new, then it is at the neglect of the old. The cycle becomes a dangerous one that rejects God.
The writer to the Hebrews is making a point that hits the core of Jewish belief. Everything hinges on the covenant of the Lord. If that covenant promised a new one, and the new one is here, this is the only option.
What lesson are you seeing for the original audience?
Due to how quickly our world and culture moves, we have all experienced multiple times over. As a long time iPhone user, I have undergone 3 iterations of chargers for my iPhones. It astounds me when I find some of my first generation charges. They were big and bulky and awkward. They broke often. And then you had the special lightning cables. Eventually we have moved to USB-C chargers which is great because it matches just about all my other devices. The other chargers have become obsolete. They're passing away. We can still use them for old devices, but I also don't need the old devices. Give or take another 5-10 years, we will not be seeing any of these old chargers or devices in our home.
Sure, there may be the exception to the rule when it comes to devices and such things, but when it comes to a covenant, if it becomes obsolete, and that obsolete covenant is what defines your life, what does that make of your belief system? What does that make of you? The promises of the old promised the new. If you do not cling then to that which is new, then it is at the neglect of the old. The cycle becomes a dangerous one that rejects God.
The writer to the Hebrews is making a point that hits the core of Jewish belief. Everything hinges on the covenant of the Lord. If that covenant promised a new one, and the new one is here, this is the only option.
What lesson are you seeing for the original audience?
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