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Hebrews 8:6-7 is where it lays it out plain as day: “But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.” This is the writer of Hebrews saying, “Listen, the old covenant had its purpose, but it was never meant to be the final word.” Jesus came to fulfill it and bring something better something complete. And if you keep reading in Hebrews 8, it goes on to quote Jeremiah 31, where God promises a new covenant, one written on our hearts, not on tablets of stone. It’s all about relationship now, not just rules. Jesus didn’t just tweak the old system, He brought in something entirely new, built on His blood, His sacrifice, and His resurrection. That’s why Hebrews calls it a better covenant based on better promises because it’s not about what we do for God, but what He’s already done for us through Jesus . And John 5:46-47 ties right into this. Moses wrote about Jesus, every sacrifice, every law, every shadow in the Old Testament pointed to Him. Jesus is the fulfillment of it all. That’s the beauty of the Gospel. It’s all about Him. And here’s the thing Hebrews 10:1 reminds us that the law was just a shadow of the good things to come, not the reality itself. Jesus is the reality. He’s the better High Priest, the better sacrifice, and the better covenant. Everything Moses wrote about, the tabernacle, the sacrifices, the priesthood it all pointed to Jesus. That’s why He could say in John 5:46, “For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.” Moses was laying the groundwork, but Jesus is the fulfillment. This is why the Gospel is so powerful. It’s not about striving to meet the demands of the law anymore. It’s about stepping into the grace and freedom that Jesus purchased for us. The old covenant showed us our need for a Savior, and the new covenant delivers that Savior in the person of Jesus Christ. It’s all Him