Hebrews 8:3

"For every high priest (whether it was of the Aaronic or whether it's this high priest, Melchisedec) is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer." He has to have a reason for fulfilling His priesthood. Now verse 4.


Hebrews 8:4

"For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:" He couldn't do that. See that? He couldn't operate in His priesthood if He had to do as Israel's priests did because it just wouldn't fit. He could not offer animal sacrifices. He could not fulfill the priesthood in the temple because His work was so totally, totally above and beyond the animal sacrifices of Judaism. Now verse 5.


Hebrews 8:5a

"(these priests of Israel, Judaism) Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle:..." The tabernacle at Mt. Sinai, in the wilderness. In other words, God is making sure that Moses builds that tabernacle according to the floor plan of the original, which is in Heaven. We looked at it in the last moments of our last program and we're going to look at it again in a moment. Now finishing verse 5.


Hebrews 8:5b

"for, See, (take note) saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount." As Moses is about to build that tabernacle at Mt. Sinai, in the wilderness, the Lord spoke and said, "See, (take note) that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount."


Now let's go back again for just a quick review of where we were in the last program, but a different verse. Let's go to Exodus chapter 25 and verse 40. In the last program we looked at verses 8 and 9, but now we're going to look at the last verse. And this just shows the importance of it. Moses could not take this lightly. He couldn't just throw up a tent and build and altar and start killing animals. It all had to be according to God's divine purposes. And those of you who have studied the tabernacle with me remember that everything, with nothing excepted, was all a picture of this work of the Cross.


Every instrument in the sanctuary. Every bolt of cloth, every piece of gold and silver, it all spoke of the coming of the work of the Cross. So this is why God was so adamant that Moses did everything in a particular way. Now verse 40, and God is giving Moses instructions: