Hebrews 8:2
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Cross-reference
Hebrews 9:8-12 explains the earthly sanctuary's limitations and Christ's entry into the true tabernacle.
Hebrews 9:11 directly continues this: Christ is high priest of the greater, more perfect tabernacle not made with hands.
Hebrews 9:23 explains that earthly copies needed purification, but the heavenly realities required better sacrifices — deepening the contrast with the true tabernacle.
Hebrews 9:24 specifies that Christ entered heaven itself, the true holy place — clarifying the location of the true tabernacle.
Hebrews 10:21 again highlights Jesus as great priest over God's house, linking to his sanctuary service.
Exodus 28:1 institutes the Aaronic priesthood, which typifies Christ's ministry in the heavenly sanctuary.
Exodus 26:1 gives instructions for the earthly tabernacle curtains — the very shadow contrasted with the true tabernacle here.
Exodus 26:30 commands building the tabernacle according to the pattern — the pattern that prefigures the heavenly reality.
Exodus 36:1 describes the earthly sanctuary built by gifted artisans — contrasting with the true tabernacle in Hebrews 8:2 that the Lord erected, not man.
Psalm 102:19 refers to God's sanctuary in heaven from which He looks down — parallel to the 'true tabernacle' in heaven where Christ ministers.
Acts 7:44 notes the earthly tabernacle was made according to a heavenly pattern — typologically pointing to the true tabernacle in Hebrews 8:2.
Romans 8:34 describes Christ interceding at God's right hand — parallel to His ministry in the heavenly sanctuary in Hebrews 8:2.
Exodus 38:21 records the inventory of the earthly tabernacle — contrasting with the heavenly true tabernacle where Christ ministers in Hebrews 8:2.