At the beginning, more talk of Jesus as our High Priest, and then it gets bloody. We are reminded of the Old Testament sacrifices involving the blood of goats and bulls, so that God's people could be outwardly clean. Contrast that with verse 14: "How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death SO THAT we may serve the living God! (emphasis added)
It's a recurring theme, but for some reason it's so easy to lose sight of the fact that our standing before God the Father does not depend on our performance, but that the sacrifice of Jesus earned our righteousness, and in the light of that righteousness that He earned we are now free to serve God. We are empowered serve because of what Jesus did, not because we are trying to earn what He already earned for us. Man that is easy to forget. Why is that?
He has died as a ransom to set us free from sins (v. 15). He was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many, bringing forgiveness and salvation to those who are waiting for him (v. 28). Thank you Jesus.
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