Hebrews 8:1 - Exposition

Now the chief matter in (or, in regard to ) the things which are being said is (or, to sum up what we are saying ) . The word κεφάλαιον in itself may mean either "summary" or "chief point." It is not "the sum of what we have spoken," as in A.V. " Caput, id est praecipuum …. dum haec omnia de archisacerdote nostro dicimus, caput totius sermonis, ordine ita postulante, commemorandum venit. Conf. ἐπὶ , Hebrews 8:6 ; Hebrews 9:10 , Hebrews 9:15 , Hebrews 9:17 ; Hebrews 10:28 " (Bengel). We have such a High Priest ( i.e. such as has been described; cf. Hebrews 7:26 ), who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty (or, of Majesty ) in the heavens (cf. Hebrews 1:3 , and what was there said).