Hebrews 8:6

⁶But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.c

Hebrews 8 pivots from the priesthood of Melchizedek to its central claim: Jesus ministers in the true heavenly sanctuary, not an earthly copy. The chapter anchors this argument in Jeremiah's prophecy of a new covenant, showing that the old covenant was always designed to be temporar