Heb 10:1 | TNotes | STEP | 10:1 The old system under the law of Moses (literally The law ), like the Tabernacle itself (8:5 ), was only a shadow, a dim preview of a greater reality—namely, the good things that Christ inaugurated in the new covenant. Under the old covenant, sacrifices had to be repeated again and again because they were not able to cleanse worshipers permanently or in such a way that they could come into the presence of God perpetually.

‏ Hebrews 10:1

10:1 ^a The old system under the law of Moses (literally The law), like the Tabernacle itself (8:5 ^b), was only a shadow, a dim preview of a greater reality—namely, the good things that Christ inaugurated in the new covenant. Under the old covenant, sacrifices had to be repeated again and again because they were not able to cleanse worshipers permanently or in such a way that they could come into the presence of God perpetually.