Hebrews 13:20-21 “May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing His will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be …
Hebrews 12:26-29 “At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens. The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken, that is, created things, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we …
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” In chapter 11, the author of Hebrews gave an honor roll call of heroes of …
A few years ago, I taught a college success course that introduced freshmen to the demands of college life and how to best succeed at time management and setting goals. We spent a good amount of time in that course studying the brain and how the brain works. Why learn about the brain in a …
“The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no …
Chapter 9 of Hebrews is a looking back to the beauty of the tabernacle and the worship that took place there. The author of Hebrews describes the treasures inside the tabernacle and the work of the high priest on the day of Atonement. The Jewish readers would have understood without explanation the meaning behind the …
Jesus is Reality Hebrews 8:1-6 For the author of Hebrews, the supreme function of any priest is to remove the barriers between God and man. Jesus built a bridge across which man could go into the presence of God. The author of Hebrews gives us another way to look at this. William Barclay states, “Instead …
Hebrews 7:23-38 In the Old Testament, on the Day of Atonement, the high priest had to offer a sacrifice for himself and for the sins of his family before he could offer a sacrifice on behalf of the nation of Israel. His sins needed to be atoned for before he could atone for the sins …
Hebrews 7:22 One of the biggest struggles of the Christian life is to believe that God really does love us. We read the words on the pages of Scripture, we sing about His love, and we teach it to our children. Yet, for many, the doubts often linger: “Does God really love me? Does He …
Hebrews 7:16-19 “One who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. For it is declared: ‘You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizekek.’ The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and …
The Anchor for our Souls Hebrews 6: 13-20 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. People swear by someone greater than themselves, …
Hebrews 5:9 “And, once made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.” Jesus the Source The term “source” in this verse comes from the Greek word, “aitios.” The definition of this word is to be “the cause of” or “responsible for.” Jesus is responsible for our eternal salvation. It …
Hebrews 5:7-10 7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for …
Hebrews 4:14-16 Jesus the Great High Priest 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,[a] Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every …
HEBREWS 4:1-10 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they …
Hebrews 3:7-19 7 So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, 9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did. 10 That is why I was angry …
HEBREWS 3:1-6 “Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, …
Hebrews 2:10-18 “In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call …
HEBREWS 2:5-9 5 It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. 6 But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? 7 You made them a little lower than the angels; you …
Hebrews 2:1-4 “We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away, for if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation which was first …