John Chrysostom

He has shown from the Priest, from the Priesthood, from the Covenant, that that dispensation was to have an end. From this point he shows it from the fashion of the tabernacle itself. How? This, he says, was the "Holy" and the "Holy of Holies." The holy place then is a symbol of the former period (for there all things are done by means of sacrifices) ; but the Holy of Holies of this that is now present. …

Homily on Hebrews 15 ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

Having proved from the side of the priest, the priesthood, and the covenant that the first covenant had to come to an end, the apostle now proves this also from the side of the very arrangement of the tabernacle. There were three divisions in it: one was the outer court, intended for everyone in general, both Jews and Greeks; then followed a veil, beyond which the priests entered, performing the daily services. This division was called the Holy Place. …

Commentary on Hebrews ↗

Oecumenius

"the holy world." It is called world because it is open to all. Here, the temple is rightly called holy, in which the liturgy [λειτουργίαν] was performed to God, or even the tabernacle, since they had previously had this in the order of the temple, thus calling it so. And this can be learned from the first book of Kings, which clearly states: "And Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the Ark of God was." (1 Sam. …

The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews ↗

Thomas Aquinas

413. – Having showed in general the dignity of the New Testament as compared to the Old, the Apostle now shows the same in particular by reaching down to the individuals in each Testament. In regard to this he does two things: first, he compares things of the Old Testament with those of the New to show the dignity of the New; secondly, he clarifies some things he had presupposed (chap. 10). In regard to the first he does three things: first, he explains what was present in the Old Testament; secondly, he shows what it signified (v. …

Commentary on Hebrews ↗