It is kind of ironic that endurance is a major theme in Hebrews 12. Endurance – I need a big old dose of it to get me through these last two chapters of Hebrews. Not that I don’t love them because I do LOVE the Word. I need endurance to finish the writing of the…
Divine Persuasion… In Hebrews 11, God is obviously trying to emphasize FAITH to us. I counted at least 25 occurences of the word “faith”. I love what I found about faith at www.biblecommenter.com: Faith (4102/pistis) is always a gift from God, and never something that can be produced by people. In short, 4102/pistis (“faith”) for the…
Did you ever play with a sparkler when you were little? They are fabulous for about 15 seconds and then…poof…they fizzle out. In the last part of Hebrews 10, the writer is encouraging the Hebrews to stay in it for the long haul. There are many mentions of holding fast, endurance, without wavering, and not forsaking in…
By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Hebrews 10:10 Oh my, it is time to put on our “big girl” panties and deal with some serious issues in this lesson. The writer of Hebrews is pulling out all the stops on the issue of…
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus! I hope you were able to complete the first part of this lesson as we compared the pattern of the wilderness tabernacle to Jesus. My favorite comparison is that of the mercy seat, the Ark of the Covenant’s lid. Remember it has two angels overshadwoing the Ark…after Jesus’ ressurection,…
Hebrews 9 is definitely not a light-weight chapter! It is full of references to the Old Testament tabernacle, the portable tent-worship center that was constructed according to the instructions God gave to Moses in Exodus. My best plan of attack on this very important chapter is to chunk it up. So I have created a…
Don’t you love it when God just out right tells us what the main point of a passage is? That is exactly what God led the writer of Hebrews to do for us in Hebrews 8:1! Chapter 7 was filled with references to Melchizedek and comparisons of his priesthood to the Levitical priesthood. That is…
Can you believe we are half-way through our study of Hebrews? Here is a little video chat recapping highlights of Hebrews 5,6, & 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50erxyb9jgk
Jehovah Sabaoth God of the Angel Armies! What a time we had at Underwood Baptist last night! Our student ministry led our worship and got everyone cranked up with Chris Tomlin’s “God of the Angel Armies”! Our God is one God with many names! We cannot define Him, so He gives us glimpses into His nature…
Jesus Entered Within the Veil…Hebrews 6:19-20 I simply love how Hebrews 6 ended. Jesus, being our high priest, entered within the veil. Why is that such a big deal? Because ONLY the high priest could enter behind the veil in the tabernacle once a year on the day of atonement (Yom Kippur) to offer sacrifice…