Eagerly Awaiting- Hebrews 9:24-28 
Hebrews can be a challenging book to understand. It was written by an unknown, but clearly a gifted, led by the Spirit, individual who thoroughly knew the Old Testament. Throughout Hebrews the author shows us how Jesus is the One who fulfills the entire Old Testament.

Dr. Kari Vo writes, “In the verses we’re looking at today, the writer is referring back to a special custom that started in Moses’ day. There was a single man in Israel who was the high priest. Once a year it was his job to ask God to forgive the sins of the Israelite people. He did this by washing and dressing up in special clothes. Then he would take a bowlful of blood from a sacrificed bull and carry it into the Holy Place, where the Ark of the Covenant was. With his finger he would sprinkle the blood in front of the Ark, and God would forgive the sins of the people.”
This Day of Atonement, the sacrifice of the High Priest in the Most Holy Place, was repeated year after year. The blood of an animal could only be offered by the High Priest and as such it followed God’s command and pointed to the Messiah that they eagerly awaited. Our Hebrew text for today make it clear that Jesus came as the Highest High Priest and concurrently as the offering for our sin. Jesus’ blood was shed and then He appeared as the High Priest not in the earthly Holy of Holies of the Temple but rather in the Heavenly Temple before God the Father. The sacrifice of this High Priest took away our sins totally, completely and He will come for us who are eagerly awaiting Him.   
 

Question: What was the Tabernacle?    

Answer: The Tabernacle was a tent, a traveling sanctuary of Yahweh among the children of Israel from the time of the Exodus from Egypt to the building of the Temple by Solomon 440 years later. The outer court was enclosed by curtains supported on pillars. The altar of sacrifice (bronze altar) was within the court, facing the entrance located on the east side. The Tabernacle itself which was divided by a veil into two chambers, the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. The Holy Place contained the Table, Lampstand, and Altar of Incense. Only priests were allowed into this section. The Holy of Holies contained the Ark of the Covenant. Only the High Priest could enter the Holy of Holies once a year on the Day of Atonement.