Hebrews 3:1-4:16. The first two chapters unfold to us the glories of the Person of Christ, and thus prepare us for entering into the blessedness of His service as our great High Priest. In this fresh division of the epistle we learn, first, the sphere in which the priestly service of Christ is exercised—the House of God (3: 1-6); second, the wilderness circumstances which call for this priestly service (3: 7-19); third, we are told of the rest to which the wilderness leads (4:1-11); finally, we learn the gracious means God has provided to preserve us in the wilderness (4:12-16).