Hebrews 8:5

New International Reader's Version

They serve at a sacred tent. But it is only a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. That’s why God warned Moses when he was about to build the holy tent. God said, “Be sure to make everything just like the pattern I showed you on the mountain.” (Exodus 25:40)

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:12

He gave him the plans for everything the Spirit of the Lord had put in his mind. There were plans for the courtyards of the Lord’s temple. There were plans for all the rooms around it. There were plans for the places where the treasure of God’s temple would be kept. There were plans for the places where the things set apart for God would be kept.

1 Chronicles 28:19

David said, “I have written everything down. I wrote it all down as the Lord guided me. He helped me understand every part of the plan.”

Exodus 25:40

Be sure to make everything just like the pattern I showed you on the mountain.

Exodus 25:9

Make the holy tent and everything that belongs to it. Make them exactly like the pattern I will show you.

Exodus 26:30

“Set up the holy tent in keeping with the plan I showed you on the mountain.

Exodus 27:8

Make the altar out of boards. Leave it hollow. It must look just like what I showed you on the mountain.

Numbers 8:4

The lampstand was made out of hammered gold. From its base to its blooms it was made out of hammered gold. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the Lord had shown Moses.

Matthew 2:12

But God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they returned to their country on a different road.

Acts 7:44

“Long ago our people were in the desert. They had with them the holy tent. The tent was where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. Moses had made the holy tent as God had commanded him. Moses made it like the pattern he had seen.

Colossians 2:17

They are only a shadow of the things to come. But what is real is found in Christ.

Hebrews 10:1

The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming. It is not the real things themselves. The same sacrifices have to be offered over and over again. They must be offered year after year. That’s why the law can never make perfect those who come near to worship.

Hebrews 11:7

Noah had faith. So he built an ark to save his family. He built it because of his great respect for God. God had warned him about things that could not yet be seen. Because of his faith Noah showed the world that it was guilty. Because of his faith he was considered right with God.

Hebrews 12:25

Be sure that you don’t say no to the one who speaks. People did not escape when they said no to the one who warned them on earth. And what if we turn away from the one who warns us from heaven? How much less will we escape!

Hebrews 13:10

The priests, who are Levites, worship at the holy tent. But we have an altar that they have no right to eat from.

Hebrews 9:9

That’s an example for the present time. It shows us that the gifts and sacrifices people offered were not enough. They were not able to remove the worshiper’s feelings of guilt.

Joshua 22:28

“So we said to ourselves, ‘Suppose they say that to us sometime. Or suppose they say it to our children after us. Then we’ll answer, “Look at this altar. It’s exactly like the Lord’s altar. Our people built it. They didn’t build it to offer burnt offerings and sacrifices on it. Instead, they built it to be a witness between us and you.” ’

Revelation 15:5

After this I looked, and I saw the temple in heaven. And it was opened. The temple is the holy tent where the tablets of the covenant law were kept.