For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the holy place had not yet been disclosed as long as the outer tabernacle was still standing.

By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.