Hebrews 8 4 5 make all things according

Hebrews 8: 4, 5 “make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. ”. ”

The Pattern

Old Testament Declares a Pattern for Work of God’s People • Exodus 25: 9, 40 • Pattern – “structure; by implication, a model, resemblance… similitude” • Numbers 8: 4 • Pattern – “a view (the act of seeing); appearance, visage, vision”

Noah Building the Ark Genesis 6: 13 -16 • • • Gopher Wood – Genesis 6: 14 Rooms – Genesis 6: 14 Pitch in & out – Genesis 6: 14 Exact Measurements – Genesis 6: 15 Single Window/ Three Story – Genesis 6: 16

Noah Building the Ark Genesis 6: 13 -16 • Instructions Exact, Clear & Constituted a Pattern for Noah to Use in Building the Ark • What was the result? • Genesis 6: 22 “Thus Noah did; according to ALL that God commanded him, so he did. ”

Exodus Chapter 25 • Exodus 25: 9, 40 Pattern • Exodus 25: 10 -22 Ark of the Covenant • Exodus 25: 23 Table, Shewbread, Candlesticks, & utensils

Joshua Chapter Six March around city wall once a day for six days. Seven priests carry the ark On day seven, the men & priests march around the city seven times, blow long blast on ram’s horns People did ALL of these things

Joshua Chapter Six What Happened? The Walls Fell FLAT! Joshua 6: 20 “when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that wall the fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. ”

New Testament Teaches a Pattern for The People of God • Greek word tupos • “A prototype, pattern. Particularly of a pattern or model after which something is to be made. ” • “A type as a model of some reality which was yet to appear…”

English Language Usage • “Example”– 1 Corinthians 10: 6, 11 – Philippians 3: 17 – 1 Thessalonians 1: 7 – 2 Thessalonians 3: 9 – 1 Timothy 4: 12 – 1 Peter 5: 3

English Language Usage • “Type” (Figure – KJV)– Romans 5: 14 • “Form”– Romans 6: 17 • “Pattern”– Titus 2: 7 – Hebrews 8: 5 – Acts 7: 44

Use of Hupodeigma in NT • “A sign suggestive of anything, delineation of a thing, representation, figure, copy 2) an example: for imitationa)2 of the thing to be imitatedb) 2 for a warning, of a thing to be shunned. ”

Use of Hupodeigma in NT • “Example”– John 13: 15 – Hebrews 4: 11 – Hebrews 8: 5 (KJV Example) – James 5: 10 – 2 Peter 2: 6 • “Copies”– Hebrews 9: 23

Other NT Passages Teach There i a Pattern • Matthew 28: 18 -20 – Apostles Commanded to teach what Jesus taught them & those disciples in turn would do likewise • 2 Timothy 2: 2 – There were TRUTHS that Paul had taught to Timothy which he was required to pass on t others

Other NT Passages Teach There i a Pattern • Christians are NOT to look to the word of Men over the words delivered from God • 1 Corinthians 4: 6 • Christians will be judged by the words of Christ • John 12: 48 • IF the words of Christ will judge, then there are particulars that are binding

Other NT Passages Teach There i a Pattern • Christians are not to go beyond or change the truth of God’s Word -- 2 John 9 -11 • IF there is no pattern, there is no doctrine to NOT abide in! • Revelation 22: 18, 19 • IF no pattern, how could we be commanded to not ADD or TAKE away from the Word?

Consequences of Not Continuing in the Pattern • Necessary for Faithful Brethren to Cut Ties of Fellowship with Erring Brother – Romans 16: 17 • Cuts us off from blessings of God - Galatians 1: 6 -9

This Teaches: • 1. Paul taught a pattern for their adherence • 2. Strict adherence was necessary for Christians to receive the continued blessings of God • 3. Abandonment of the pattern meant loss of salvation

Consequences of Not Continuing in the Pattern • Causes men to be deceived by false doctrine- Ephesians 4: 14, 15 • 1) Potential of being deceived by false doctrine, implies a true pattern for religion • 2) Deceived when abandon God’s pattern • 3) Continuing in the truth guarantees being pleasing to Christ

What Have We Learned? • There was a Pattern for God’s people under the Old Law • There is a pattern for God’s people today • We are not pleasing to God today if we stray from the pattern given in the New Testament for the church of Our Lord.

1 Timothy 4: 16 • 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hea you. ”