I said last week that the letter is about moving from good to great, from the good way of the Levitical system to the great way of access through Christ. But that message is ordered to the goal of actually entering into the Father's presence through Christ's flesh. The main point of the book, according to 8:1, is that we actually have the perfect and ideal high priest. But the main application is undoubtedly 10:22, "Let us draw near." That is technical language for coming into the Father's presence: "And when a stranger dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it" (Exo 12:48 NKJ). Keeping the Passover is described as "drawing near." This is the language of worship, the language of access to God — and the application of Hebrews is that we ought to do it. We ought to come near in worship.
We have a High Priest at God's right hand, so let's draw near to God through that High Priest's mediating work. That's the point. Let's look at the details.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...