By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, become partakers of the Holy Spirit,

a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.

but of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.

In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,

For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever.

But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!

For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come as well.

and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.”

By his will we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.

We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.

During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.