Chasing Shadows

Using the metaphor of a shadow the author of Hebrews exhorts Jewish believers to stop chasing the things that are only the vague outlines of the real thing we have in Jesus. Using the Old Testament, he points to the priesthood as the foretaste of Jesus, the tabernacle for the throne room of God, the law for the Word in flesh, and the old covenant promises with the new covenant of eternal life in Jesus. But these shadows are not limited to the ancient Jew. We see modern expressions of them even today. Chasing shadows fuels anxiety, but the good news is that we can chase Jesus instead.