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God’s Final Word: His Son
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
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The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
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In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.”
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For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,
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Jesus Made Fully Human
It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
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and put everything under their feet.” In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.
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But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
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In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.
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For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.
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For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
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For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.”
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Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
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For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
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Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
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Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
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In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
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who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age
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Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation.
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and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
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Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.
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They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
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When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry.
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When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.
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In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies.
