8:3
Two aspects of the work of a priest were to offer sacrifices, and to offer gifts. The writer then says “it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer”. Jesus offered Himself as the supreme sacrifice.
8:4
Jesus serves in heaven. In fact it was obvious that He would serve in heaven, rather than on earth. The attraction of the earthly priests was that they could be seen, but if the earthly priests were good enough then there would have been no need for God to send Jesus.
8:5
The Levitical priests “serve a copy and a shadow of the heavenly things”. In Exodus Moses is told to ensure that everything in the tabernacle is set up just as God has told him. The reason for this is that it was a copy of the real thing, the true dwelling place of God. By the way, this does not mean that heaven will look like the tabernacle.
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