2 He’s serving as a priest in the holy place, which is the true meeting tent that God, not any human being, set up.
3 Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. So it’s necessary for this high priest also to have something to offer.
4 If he was located on earth, he wouldn’t be a priest because there are already others who offer gifts based on the Law.
5 They serve in a place that is a copy and shadow of the heavenly meeting tent. This is indicated when Moses was warned by God when he was about to set up the meeting tent: See that you follow the pattern that I showed you on the mountain in every detail.
6 But now, Jesus has received a superior priestly service just as he arranged a better covenant that is enacted with better promises.
7 If the first covenant had been without fault, it wouldn’t have made sense to expect a second.
8 But God did find fault with them, since he says, Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a covenant with the house of Israel, and I will make a new covenant with the house of Judah.