Hebrews 8:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hebrews 8:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hebrews 8:7 is a verse from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hebrews 8:7 — KJV
“For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.”
— Hebrews 8:7 (KJV)
Hebrews 8:7 in Context — About the Book of Hebrews
Hebrews argues one majestic thesis: Jesus is better — better than angels, Moses, priests, and every old-covenant shadow. He is our great High Priest who sympathizes with weakness, so we can approach the throne of grace with confidence. Faith's hall of fame in chapter 11 fuels endurance for the race.
Cross-References for Hebrews 8:7
“And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 8:7: covenant, then, place
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 8:7: first, then, should
“And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. streets: or, market places”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 8:7: covenant, then, place
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 8:7: covenant, then, should
“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 8:7: covenant, then, should
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