Hebrews 7 & 8

I can't imagine how mind-blowing it had to be for the Jews in the first century. For generations, they had worshiped God in the way handed down to them from Moses. Even though they had many prophecies that served notice of a coming Christ, it was beyond comprehension that he would cause the complete dismantling of everything they knew. The writer of Hebrews defends Jesus by using the scriptures that the Jews were very familiar with and assures them that this new covenant if far superior to what they knew previously. he is our high priest now; the only one we will need. Jesus is the guarantee of this better covenant. And the day will come when it will all be clear and everything will be set to right. Until then we live by the promise of the wonderful covenant of salvation through grace by faith in Jesus.