Jesus is better. That will be the big theme of this letter. In this chapter the writer says he is better than the prophets and better than angels.
To support his contention that Jesus is better, the writer uses quotes from Psalms, 2 Samuel, Deuteronomy, and Isaiah. He turns the texts that refer to or speak from God into referring to or speaking by Jesus the Christ.
If your bible doesn’t have cross-references, you might want to switch to one that does so that you can see all the places the writer refers to Old Testament passages. And then, take a little bit of extra time in your reading to look up those cross-references. It will help in your understanding.
Love to hear from you as we start this amazing letter.
