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When the author wrote about the "better covenant, which is based on better promises," he wanted people to think about Jesus. He wanted people to know that Jesus started a new covenant between God and people. Under this new covenant, God blesses everyone who believes in Jesus. This is not like the old covenant God made with Moses. The old covenant required people to follow the Law of Moses. Only if a person kept the Law of Moses perfectly would God bless him. However, nobody could do this. So, the new covenant is better because people can be blessed if they believe in Jesus. God "writes it on the hearts of his people" (see: 8:10). This is a metaphor to say that God fulfills the covenant for Christians. This promise is better because people’s sins are completely forgiven.
See: [New Covenant](../articles/newcovenant.md); Covenant with Moses (Old Covenant); [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
See: [New Covenant](../articles/newcovenant.md); [Covenant with Moses (Old Covenant)](../articles/covenantmoses.md); [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
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The author wrote that God promised to write his laws on the "hearts" of Christians. That is, he used a metaphor to say that people would want to obey God. That is, Christians want to live in a way that honors God. They want this because God changes them. He changes them when they believe in Jesus.
See: Heart (metaphor); New Life
See: [Heart (Metaphor)](../articles/heart.md); New Life
### Why did the author write that the old covenant would “soon disappear”?
Scholars disagree about why the author wrote that the old covenant would "soon disappear." Some scholars think the author wanted people to think that the old covenant was fading. That is, it had not disappeared yet but would soon disappear. The old covenant would stop. These scholars think this because God spoke about a new covenant to the prophet Jeremiah (see: Jeremiah 31:31-34). They think that ever since Jeremiah lived, the old covenant had been fading and would soon disappear. Other scholars think that when God established the new covenant, it made the old covenant of no value. That is, the promises and conditions of the old covenant disappeared when Jesus came to earth.
See: Covenant; Prophet; Covenant with Moses (Old Covenant)
See: [Covenant](../articles/covenant.md); [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md); [Covenant with Moses (Old Covenant)](../articles/covenantmoses.md)