Author name: Lloyd McDonald

The writer of Hebrews has been carefully leading the Hebrew Christians through the Old Testament economy. First he described the tabernacle, and then the activities of the priesthood. As he pointed out, the Holy Spirit had left a message concerning that dispensation. This message is found in Hebrews 9:8. “The Holy Ghost this signifying, that […]

In our last lesson, as you may recall, we were studying the tabernacle in the wilderness. The tabernacle, or tent, was a portable building erected in the midst of the tribes of Israel . This very special building was described for us in Hebrews 9: 1-5: “Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service,

Last week, in Hebrews Chapter 8, Christ was presented as the Mediator of a new covenant. In V 6-13, this new covenant of grace is compared to the Mosaic covenant of Law. V 6-13 “But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant,

In our last lesson in Hebrews Chapter 7, the writer used a most convincing but unusual argument to prove that Melchizedek was superior to Levi. I say unusual because he refers to a truth that is quite unfamiliar to us today. He makes reference to it in Hebrews 7:9-10: “And as I may so say,

Last week we concluded our lesson with a section that has been troubling to some Christians for years. It is Hebrews 6:4-6: “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,5   And have tasted the good word of God, and

The last few verses of chapter 4 introduced us to our Great High Priest, Jesus Christ. V 14 “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.” Chapter 5 continues the theme of the priesthood. First of all,

Although the book of Hebrews was written to a Christian assembly, the main thrust of this epistle was to warn Hebrew adherents not to stop short of faith in Christ. And because this book is written to Jews, the reasoning and warnings are rooted in their national history. First of all, the writer points out

We concluded our lesson last week by considering the Captain of our salvation, Jesus Christ. Hebrews 2:10  “For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” Now we all know that Jesus is already

V 1 “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” A Bible expositor once said whenever you find a “therefore” in scripture, you should look and see what it is there for. The “Therefore” in V 1 refers us back to

The human authorship of Hebrews is still unsure. In certain places, the language is like that of Paul’s, and also because of the personal reference to Timothy in chapter 13:23, some scholars have attributed the letter to Paul. However, its authorship has been debated since post apostolic days. So, although there is no conclusive proof