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And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
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how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
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But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him?
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And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again he says, “Here am I, and the children God has given me.”
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Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—
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Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
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He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
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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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He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.
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And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.
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In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”
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During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
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and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
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and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.
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God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
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The Certainty of God’s Promise
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
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Melchizedek the Priest
This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,
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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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Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!
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This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
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In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.
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but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
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Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
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Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.
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But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
