“Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;”
Now the main point (kephalaion) of what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven — the superlative achievement of Hebrews' argument is a priest who does not work in an earthly sanctuary but ministers in the heavenly tent. Seated at the right hand indicates both completion of his redemptive work and present intercession for the people of God. The throne of the Majesty identifies Christ's position in the realm of ultimate reality where true worship occurs.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 8:1
Paul mixes the lowly things with the lofty, ever imitating his Master, so that the lowly become the path to the lofty, and through the former we are led to the latter, and when we are amid the great things we learn that these [lowly ones] were a condescension. This accordingly he does here also. After declaring that “He offered up Himself,” and showing Him to be a “High Priest,” what does he say? “Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: we have such an High…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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