You might be picking up by now that one of the main themes of Hebrews is the superiority of Jesus and His ministry over everything else, even the good Jewish/Hebrew elements that preceded Him. While the Old Covenant was a gift of God and helped show people the way, the New Covenant is better. Jesus is the way.
"But Jesus has now obtained a more excellent ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted through better promises." (vs. 6) That could be a summary verse of the Book of Hebrews right there!
What follows is a long citation from Jeremiah 31 which is a prophecy of a better covenant to come, one that would be internal and written on minds and hearts. The author of Hebrews contends that this prophecy was fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus Christ. The New Covenant surpasses the Old!
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