At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and afflictions, and at other times you came to share with others who were treated in that way.

It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark ¹  were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

On the one hand a former command is set aside ¹  because it is weak and useless, ² 

And every priest stands day after day ¹  serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again – sacrifices that can never take away sins.