Heb 5:11-14 Why has the author been slow in arriving at this the central part of his message? See Heb 5:11-12 and note “dull” of hearing means sluggish, lazy, slothful. What does this teach us about the danger of sloth in our Christian walk, especially in regard to exercising due diligence to “hear” the word…
Heb 4:14-5:10: What words in Heb 4:14 emphasize the author’s theme throughout this epistle? Cf. Heb 2:1, 3:6,14, 10:23. Having established the better revelation we have as Christians through Jesus the Son of God, and His superiority to the prophets (Heb 1:1), angels (Heb 1:4) and even Moses (Heb 3:3), to what does he now…
Heb 4: 1-11 As we discovered in the previous study, in gathering for worship on the first day of the week Christians were honoring the Lord on the day He rose from the dead and not observing the seventh day sabbath God commanded the Jews to observe in the Ten Commandments. Our question then is…
Heb 4:1-11 What are the 4 “rests” referred to in these verses? See Heb 4:1,6,4,9. What rest is the author concerned that his readers will come short of, and how are the other 3 rests he mentions related to it? See Rom 15:4. What does it mean to “rest”? Note: in Hebrew, the verb “to…
Heb 4:1-11 Consider again the parallel the author makes between the Israelites who followed Moses from their bondage in Egypt and Christians who follow Jesus as their Savior from sin; what was the twofold nature of the “gospel” or “good news” proclaimed to the children of Israel, and how does that correspond to the gospel…
Heb 3:1-6 What is a “heavenly calling”? Is being a partaker of a heavenly calling the same as being a partaker of heaven? Having confessed Jesus who has called us heavenward, what is necessary to partake of heaven itself? See Heb 4:14, 10:23. In light of the temptation to the recipients of this letter to…
Heb 2:5-10 In the remainder of chapter 2 the author asserts that contrary to the seeds of Gnostic thought that were beginning to sprout (see note from Hebrews 1) the humanity of Christ also argues for His superiority to the angels; how so? In Heb 2:5-8a, is the author applying the quote from Ps 8:4-6…
Heb 2:1-4 Considering that God has now spoken through His Son who is superior even to the angels, what warning is invoked upon Christians, and why? See Heb 2:1. What is the great danger of drifting away from the truth? See Heb 2:2-3a. What is the great significance—especially to those who were in danger of…
Heb 1:1-3 In what way is the revelation that we have as Christians better than the revelation that was given to the Jews prior to the time of Christ? In what five-fold way is the revelation of the Son superior to that of the prophets? See Heb 1:2-3a. What does the author mean that Jesus…
Author and Canonicity: Although one of the most elegant and theologically deep books of the Bible, Hebrews is also one of the most obscure. While the last 4 verses of this book indicate it was an epistle and are somewhat similar to the close of Paul’s letters, the similarity to Paul’s or the other New…