“Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness.

He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,

And both the tabernacle and all the utensils of worship he likewise sprinkled with blood.

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.

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office,

For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation of the true sanctuary – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.

“Whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings you took no delight in.

then he says, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no longer.”

Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,

and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.

But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

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.

and then have committed apostasy, to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God for themselves all over again and holding him up to contempt.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

And, “You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,

“As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’”