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Hebrews 9 the best just got better

The ninth chapter of Hebrews with its teaching on the Tabernacle may seem to many to be irrelevant, but it was perfectly clear to the Hebrew readers to whom this letter was first written.

His readers knew the wonder and the worship of the Tabernacle – it was printed on their memories.  

The Tabernacle preaches one of the most superb truths about the God we worship—that he made us to dwell with us.

Hebrews 9:1-10 (NLT) 1 That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth. 2 There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place…