Hebrews
Jesus Made Perfect Through Suffering
Jesus did not come into this world to gain status or political power, but to suffer and die so that we could have eternal life. Through the Lord’s suffering God made Him fit to bring man unto salvation (v. 10). Because we have the same Father, Jesus is not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters …
Religious Directions
The writer warns in this passage against diverse and strange teachings which are linked with food restrictions and external religious demands (vv. 9-14). Apparently, some were teaching that keeping the Old Testament ceremonial laws and rituals (such as eating certain foods) was …
Christ is The Perfect Sacrifice
The writer seeks to show the superiority of Christ by giving comparisons between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant …
Hold Fast Your Confession
The Most Holy Place in the temple was sealed from view by the veil (v. 20). Only the high priest could enter this holy room, and he did so only once a year on the Day of Atonement when he offered the sacrifice for sins. This passage encourages us to boldly enter God’s presence …
The Glorious Company
In these few verses the writer encourages his readers to depend on the Lord as he urges them to look by faith in two directions: Look back & Look up …
Limitation in the Earthly Sanctuary
Some fifty chapters in the Bible focus on the tabernacle. This ninth chapter of Hebrews describes the Tabernacle and its sacrifices and regulations in rather close detail (vv. 1-28). A description of the Tabernacle is that it was one hundred fifty feet long and seventy-five feet wide. Its single gate …
God Put Jesus in Charge of Everything
The writer asks his readers to pay attention to the truth they have heard so that they won’t drift away into false teaching. In chapter one we saw Jesus as the Son of God, the creator and sustainer of the universe, the heir of all things, seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Now in …
Moral Directions
In this chapter, as throughout this whole letter, it is evident that God is not interested in religion, but in life that produces the evidence of our faith. Real love for others produces tangible actions: Open to strangers, Open to the oppressed, & Open to understanding the dangers of life.
Hearing The Heavenly Voice
3. Look ahead – To “those things that cannot be shaken” (vv. 25-29). If you read the newspaper or watch the news you know that many things around the world are shaking today. Many people (including Christians) are building their lives on things that can shake …
An Unchangeable Priesthood
God did not swear to Aaron that his priesthood would be forever. In fact, God never suggested to Aaron or anyone else that priesthood would be anything but temporary. One generation of priests yielded to another generation because the priests would die (v. 23). However, in Christ the …