Hebrews 8:5

New Century Version

The work they do as priests is only a copy and a shadow of what is in heaven. This is why God warned Moses when he was ready to build the Holy Tent: “Be very careful to make everything by the plan I showed you on the mountain.”

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:12

David gave him plans for everything he had in mind: the courtyards around the Lord’s Temple and all the rooms around it, the Temple treasuries, and the treasuries of the holy items used in the Temple.

1 Chronicles 28:19

David said, “All these plans were written with the Lord guiding me. He helped me understand everything in the plans.”

Exodus 25:40

Be very careful to make them by the plan I showed you on the mountain.

Exodus 25:9

Build this Holy Tent and everything in it by the plan I will show you.

Exodus 26:30

Set up the Holy Tent by the plan shown to you on the mountain.

Exodus 27:8

Make the altar out of boards and leave the inside hollow. Make it as you were shown on the mountain.

Numbers 8:4

The lampstand was made from hammered gold, from its base to the flowers. It was made exactly the way the Lord had showed Moses.

Matthew 2:12

But God warned the wise men in a dream not to go back to Herod, so they returned to their own country by a different way.

Acts 7:44

“The Holy Tent where God spoke to our ancestors was with them in the desert. God told Moses how to make this Tent, and he made it like the plan God showed him.

Colossians 2:17

These things were like a shadow of what was to come. But what is true and real has come and is found in Christ.

Hebrews 10:1

The law is only an unclear picture of the good things coming in the future; it is not the real thing. The people under the law offer the same sacrifices every year, but these sacrifices can never make perfect those who come near to worship God.

Hebrews 11:7

It was by faith that Noah heard God’s warnings about things he could not yet see. He obeyed God and built a large boat to save his family. By his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and he became one of those who are made right with God through faith.

Hebrews 12:25

So be careful and do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Others refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth, and they did not escape. So it will be worse for us if we refuse to listen to God who warns us from heaven.

Hebrews 13:10

We have a sacrifice, but the priests who serve in the Holy Tent cannot eat from it.

Hebrews 9:9

This is an example for the present time. It shows that the gifts and sacrifices offered cannot make the conscience of the worshiper perfect.

Joshua 22:28

“In the future if your children say that, our children can say, ‘See the altar made by our ancestors. It is exactly like the Lord’s altar, but we do not use it for sacrifices. It shows that we are part of Israel.’

Revelation 15:5

After this I saw that the temple (the Tent of the Agreement) in heaven was opened.