The 13th of 14 studies in the Letters to the Hebrews. Today very large and expensive gifts are the norm. Normal gift giving may be coming extinct. Gift giving, more than anything else, is what typifies Christmas to most Americans.
Most folks are in a position to purchase what they wish during the course of the year.
Such is the example in our studies. They were threatening to return to all the lesser gifts of priests and sacrifices and abandoning the true sacrifice of Christ on the cross. The opposing views were contrasted on one hand by the constant sacrifices of the Jewish people and on the other hand the single, one perfect gift of Christ's sacrifice. The old covenant wasn't a false one but was one that kept God at a distance. But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem.