Hebrews 8:1-2

¹In essence, we have just such a high priest: authoritative right alongside God,a

²conducting worship in the one true sanctuary built by God.

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