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Also, “I will put my trust in him, . . .” and then it goes on, “Here I am, along with the children God has given me.”

This is why he had to become like his brothers in every respect — so that he might become a merciful and faithful cohen gadol in the service of God, making a kapparah for the sins of the people.

For every house is built by someone, but the one who built everything is God.

Therefore, I was disgusted with that generation — I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, they have not understood how I do things’;

in my anger, I swore that they would not enter my rest.”

Watch out, brothers, so that there will not be in any one of you an evil heart lacking trust, which could lead you to apostatize from the living God!

For it is we who have trusted who enter the rest. It is just as he said, “And in my anger, I swore that they would not enter my rest.” He swore this even though his works have been in existence since the founding of the universe.

For there is a place where it is said, concerning the seventh day, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”

So there remains a Shabbat-keeping for God’s people.

For the one who has entered God’s rest has also rested from his own works, as God did from his.

See, the Word of God is alive! It is at work and is sharper than any double-edged sword — it cuts right through to where soul meets spirit and joints meet marrow, and it is quick to judge the inner reflections and attitudes of the heart.

Therefore, since we have a great cohen gadol who has passed through to the highest heaven, Yeshua, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we acknowledge as true.

For every cohen gadol taken from among men is appointed to act on people’s behalf with regard to things concerning God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

And no one takes this honor upon himself, rather, he is called by God, just as Aharon was.

So neither did the Messiah glorify himself to become cohen gadol; rather, it was the One who said to him, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”

since he had been proclaimed by God as a cohen gadol to be compared with Malki-Tzedek.

For although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the very first principles of God’s Word all over again! You need milk, not solid food!

Therefore, leaving behind the initial lessons about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of turning from works that lead to death, trusting God,

And, God willing, this is what we will do.

and tasted the goodness of God’s Word and the powers of the ‘olam haba —

and then have fallen away — it is impossible to renew them so that they turn from their sin, as long as for themselves they keep executing the Son of God on the stake all over again and keep holding him up to public contempt.

For the land that soaks up frequent rains and then brings forth a crop useful to its owners receives a blessing from God;

For God is not so unfair as to forget your work and the love you showed for him in your past service to his people — and in your present service too.

For when God made his promise to Avraham, he swore an oath to do what he had promised; and since there was no one greater than himself for him to swear by, he swore by himself

and said, “I will certainly bless you, and I will certainly give you many descendants”;