“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”
But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than theirs as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises — the comparison structure (diaphora) emphasizes superiority at every level: the mediator is superior, the covenant is superior, the promises are superior. Better (kreitton) appears repeatedly in Hebrews to mark the triumph of Christ's work over all prior arrangements. The ground of superiority lies not in institutional structure but in the divine promises undergirding the new covenant.
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo agoA Better Covenant With Better Promises
I'm Jewish, and I became a Messianic believer as an adult. This verse speaks directly to the transition Paul is making from law to grace. It's not that the Torah is bad or that God's covenant with Isr...
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Adam Smith 2Note1mo agoA Better Covenant
Growing up, I thought Christianity was just Judaism with added Jesus. But the author's making a bigger claim - the covenant in Christ is better because it's based on better promises. Not just more rel...
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