God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

Therefore I was displeased with this generation, and said, 'They always err in their heart, but they did not know my ways;'

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place was not yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;

by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;