By faith Abraham and Sarah dwelled as sojourners in the land of promise. Israel is the land that was promised to Abraham's descendants. Even still, there is a better country, a heavenly one, coming for all who trust in Jesus.

This chapter has often been called The Hall of Faith, but it really just includes ordinary people with ordinary faith. We have the same God as these saints of old, and we can draw near to him in the same way, through faith.

This section is one of the strongest warnings in all of scripture, but it is also a strong encouragement to hold fast to faith in Jesus Christ.

We have been given full and complete access to God by the blood of Jesus. We are encouraged to draw near to God, to hold fast to hope, and to come together as a church. Let us do this with true hearts and with full assurance.

When Jesus Christ came into this world he brought the reality of what the law only gave in shadows.

Worship to God in the New Covenant is better than worship to God in the Old Covenant. The law leaves worshippers with an unsettled conscience, but grace allows worshippers to come to God freely with a purified conscience.

Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant, which is better than the Old Covenant, since it is enacted on better promises.

Jesus is both a King after the tribe of Judah, and a Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Jesus, our great King and High Priest, has introduced a better hope through which we draw near to God. Jesus is able to save to the uttermost, those who draw near to God through him.

We finally come to find out who Melchizedek is and how Jesus is a High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.

After a strong warning, we receive a strong encouragement to anchor our souls in the hope of Jesus. As we patiently endure with faith we are to move onward and upward in our heavenly calling.

A strong warning is given to those who are not moving toward maturity in Jesus Christ. That is a dangerous and scary place to be, because there are some who have fallen away from Jesus because they remained in immaturity.

Spiritual maturity comes as we hear the Word of God with faith. Therefore, we are warned to not become dull of hearing.

The rest of God is available to all who believe the gospel message. The message of how to enter the rest can be heard, but if the message is not mixed with faith, you will enter the rest. The rest of God is salvation in Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit speaks to us through the word of God, and he tells us to hear the voice of Jesus today. If we want to hear God's voice, then we must not harden our hearts by the deceitfulness of sin and unbelief. The Israelites in the wilderness are an example of what hardened unbelief does.