The Old Agreement

9 The first ·agreement [covenant; contract; ^Cgiven to Israel through Moses; 8:7, 13] had ·rules [regulations; requirements] for worship and a ·place on earth for worship [^Learthly sanctuary/holy place].

¹⁰ These gifts and sacrifices were only about food and drink and special [ceremonial; ritual] washings. They were ·rules for the body [or external regulations], ·to be followed [in force; applying] until the time of God’s ·new way [reformation; new order].