Hebrews 8:11 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

In this part of the chapter, the apostle illustrates and confirms the superior excellency of the priesthood of Christ above that of Aaron, from the excellency of that covenant, or that dispensation of the covenant of grace, of which Christ was the Mediator (Heb. 8:6): his ministry is more excellent, by how much he is the Mediator of a better covenant. The body and soul too of all divinity (as some observe) consist very much in rightly distinguishing between the two covenants?the covenant of... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 8:7-13

8:7-13 For, if the first covenant, which is so well known to you, had been faultless there would have been no need to seek any place for a second one. It is to censure them that he says: "Look you the days are coming, says the Lord. when I will consummate a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be the same as the covenant which I made with their fathers, when I laid my hand on them to lead them forth from the land of Egypt; this must be so because they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 8:11

And they shall not teach every man his neighbour ,.... The Alexandrian copy reads, "citizen"; that is, fellow citizen; and so the Syriac and Arabic versions: "and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord": this is not to be understood, so as to set aside the external and public ministry of the word, which is a standing ordinance of God under the Gospel dispensation; or even the, private instructions of saints one to another, in Christian conversation, whereby they may build up one... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 8:11

They shall not teach every man his neighbor - Under the old covenant, properly speaking, there was no public instruction; before the erection of synagogues all worship was confined at first to the tabernacle, afterwards to the temple. When synagogues were established they were used principally for the bare reading of the law and the prophets; and scarcely any such thing as a public ministry for the continual instruction of the common people was found in the land till the time of John the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 8:11

Verse 11 11.And they shall not teach, etc. We have said that the third point is as it were a part of the second, included in these words, I will put my laws in their mind; for it is the work of the Spirit of God to illuminate our minds, so that we may know what the will of God is, and also to bend our hearts to obedience. For the right knowledge of God is a wisdom which far surpasses the comprehension of man’s understanding; therefore, to attain it no one is able except through the secret... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

The new covenant. Here we have another of the broad contrasts which everywhere meet us in this treatise. In those Epistles which are undoubtedly Paul's, the process of reasoning resembles the movement of a file of soldiers; but in this to the Hebrews, the movement resembles rather that of soldiers in rank. The writer introduces his contrast between the covenants with the remark ( Hebrews 8:6 ) that our Lord's heavenly ministry as greatly excels that of Aaron as the new covenant which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

Christ in heaven, the Mediator of the new covenant. The argument of Hebrews 7:1-28 . has a further object than the mere proving our Lord's superiority to Aaron. The priesthood being altered and centered in him, most important facts bearing on the spiritual position of the Hebrews grow out of it. The priesthood was the center of the dispensation; they stood and fell together. A new priesthood means a new and better dispensation. That is the purport of Hebrews 8:10 -18, where this idea... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

The reasons assigned for the introduction of the new covenant. These consist of the suitability of the Lord Jesus to be engaged in the administration of a higher and nobler covenant than that which was established with Israel at Sinai. The more excellent ministry and the more excellent covenant go together. There were promises attached to the observance of the Mosaic which related to temporal blessings, such as harvests, vintages, and the peace and quiet of the land. The better covenant is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:8-12

For finding fault with them (i.e. the people) , he saith (or, as some take it, finding fault, he saith to them ) , Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will accomplish upon the house of Israel and the house of Judah a new covenant: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:11-12

Knowledge and mercy in the new covenant. "And they shall not teach every man his neighbor," etc. I. MAN 'S KNOWLEDGE , OF GOD UNDER THE NEW COVENANT . "And they shall not teach every man his fellow-citizen, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord," etc. We have here: 1. The highest subject of knowledge. "The Lord: all shall know me?" This is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God," etc. This knowledge is: 2. The purest source of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 8:7-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 8:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 8:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 8:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:6-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:8-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 8:11-12

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