For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"?

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, if you hear his voice,

Instead, continue to encourage one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin,

As it is said, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as they did when they provoked me."

he again fixes a definite day "Today" - saying long afterward through David, as already quoted, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."

In the same way, the Messiah did not take upon himself the glory of being a high priest. No, it was God who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father."

This illustration for today indicates that the gifts and sacrifices being offered could not clear the conscience of a worshiper,

Jesus, the Messiah, is the same yesterday and today and forever!