The Covenants Compared

"For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second." (Hebrews 8:7 KJV)

OLD cOVENANT	nEW cOVENANT
Righteousness of Law	Righteousness of Christ
Blood of animals	Blood of Christ
Written on stone	Written on hearts
Shadow	Substance
Glorious	More glorious
Had an end	Has no end
Law of Moses	Law of Messiah
Law of works	Law of faith
Law of sin and death	Law of Spirit of life
Many sacrifices	One Sacrifice †
Powerless to save	Powerful to save
Annual atonement	Eternal atonement
Earthly tabernacle	Heavenly tabernacle
Ministry of death	Ministry of life
Outer form (flesh)	Inner reality (spirit)
Ministry of condemnation	Ministry of reconciliation
1^st Covenant	2^nd Covenant