Theophylact of Ohrid, on Heb 8:1

“Now of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of majesty in the heavens,”

“The chief point is always what is called the most important thing; when someone wishes to convey the most essential matter in few words, he says that he is directing attention to this above all else, just as the head, though small in size, constitutes the most important part of the body. So now the apostle says: "The chief point of what we are saying," that is, I will state the most important thing that briefly encompasses much: we have God as our High Priest. For sitting belongs to no one other than God. Notice how, after saying much that is lowly, namely that the High Priest intercedes before the Father, and what pertains to the humanity, he ascends to what is lofty and what pertains to the Divinity. He always does this, just as his Teacher does in the Gospel, so that through the lowly he may guide the listener to receive the word — for otherwise the listener does not understand if he does not ascend gradually — while through the exalted he teaches that the lowly was condescension. He calls it "the throne of majesty," meaning the throne of the Father, either because the Father could be called Majesty for Him, or simply because "the throne of majesty" is the highest throne.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.