Hebrews

As we have traveled through Hebrews, the Holy Spirit has given us a glimpse of heaven. Our Lord and Saviour and Intercessor is there already, and because of Christ, one day heaven will be our home also. Most of Hebrews is a heavenly book, but its doctrines should make an earthly difference in our lives. Yes, as […]

In Chapter 11, the Holy Spirit encourages us with the heroes of faith in bygone ages. First we read about the faithful who lived in antediluvian times. Then we saw the testimony of the patriarchs and the rulers in Israel , and, finally, the latter prophets. And now, in Chapter 12, the Holy Spirit begins to make

Last week we finished our study of the heroes of faith in Chapter 11. No doubt the writer of Hebrews was encouraging those who were teetering on the edge of apostasy to step out by faith and claim Christ as their Saviour. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ But there was another important issue that the Hebrew Christians needed to

For the last two weeks, we have been studying the heroes of faith in Chapter 11. First we saw examples of faith in the antediluvian times. Abel showed us the way of faith; Enoch the walk of faith; and Noah illustrated the witness of faith. Then the writer spoke of the faith of the patriarchs. In the case of all three

Although we will be studying Hebrews 11 today, we will be spending a lot of time in the book of Genesis, beginning at Chapter 22, so it would be a good idea to just keep your finger there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Last week we began a study of the heroes of faith. Did this new subject have

Chapter 11 begins a new section that gives testimony to some of God’s special heroes of faith. These servants of God lived in four different dispensations, all of which were but preparatory periods leading up to the age of grace, so they did not have God’s full revelation.  However, even in these previous dispensations, faith

In Chapter 10, the writer brings out the superiority of Christ’s sacrifice over the Old Testament sacrifices. Although most of those receiving this epistle were Jewish and were genuinely saved, there had been some in their assembly who had only given an intellectual ascent to Christianity, with no real conversion. Many of these had turned

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,