Hebrews 8:7-9, The people are the problem
I used to work for a company that had the moto of “Kill the spider.” Instead of spending time tearing down spider webs made by the spider, if you get rid of the spider then you fix the problem permanently. So instead of spending hours and days fixing problems on the job get rid of what is causing the problems and you have saved everyone a bunch of effort and time. Once you find the source of the problem you can eliminate everything that results from the problem itself. Look around you in this world and you will realize that we spend a lot of time fighting the same problems daily over and over. So, what’s the spider? What is the source of all our problems? If we get rid of it, we can make life a lot simpler for everyone. We are the spider and have always been the spider. In Hebrews 8:7 the authors say that God found fault with the people and said that he would make a new covenant with mankind. Our disobedience and sinful behavior is the source of all the problems that we encounter and instead of killing the spider (us) God decided to make a better way.
That better way was through Jesus Christ. The Old Testament covenant that God had with His people revealed to us our sins, but the New Testament covenant God made with His people through Jesus Christ removed our sins. Despite being aware of their sins it did not keep the people did not turn from them and instead ignore the commandments of God. Jesus came to make a way for us to be released from the hold that sin had on our lives, He died so that His blood could cover our sins and wash them away. The new covenant doesn’t give us a license to sin, it simply gives us the power to overcome sin in our lives. The sacrifices of the old testament were a temporary solution to a permanent problem, Jesus Christ is a permanent solution that destroys the problem. The hearts of mankind are draw away from God with their evil desires, Jesus came to restore what we destroyed. He made a better covenant; one I am glad to apart of and hopefully you have chosen to be too.