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Norwegian Norsk. Polish Polski. Swahili Kiswahili. Swedish Svenska. Hebrews challenges Jesus followers to remain faithful to him as the one who is the ultimate revelation of God's love and mercy.
Hebrews is commonly referred to as a letter, though it does not have the typical form of a letter. It ends like a letter but begins more like an essay or sermon The author does not identify himself or those addressed, which letter writers normally did. And he offers no manner of greeting, such as is usually found at the beginning of ancient letters. Rather, he begins with a magnificent statement about Jesus Christ. He calls his work a "word of exhortation" , the conventional designation given a sermon in a synagogue service see Ac , where "message of encouragement" translates the same Greek words as "word of exhortation".
Like a sermon, Hebrews is full of encouragement, exhortations and stern warnings. It is likely that the author used sermonic materials and sent them out in a modified letter form. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Shoebox Collection Week is Here! Plus Toggle navigation. Password Assistance. Email address. Book of Hebrews. Share Tweet Save. Chapters 1.
Summary Summary of the Book of Hebrews This summary of the book of Hebrews provides information about the title, author s , date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Hebrews.
Author The writer of this letter does not identify himself, but he was obviously well known to the original recipients. Date Hebrews must have been written before the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in a. Recipients The letter was addressed primarily to Jewish converts who were familiar with the OT and who were being tempted to revert to Judaism or to Judaize the gospel cf. Theme The theme of Hebrews is the absolute supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus Christ as revealer and as mediator of God's grace.
A striking feature of this presentation of the gospel is the unique manner in which the author employs expositions of eight specific passages of the OT Scriptures: : Exposition of Ps -- : Exposition of Ps -- : Exposition of Ps -- : Exposition of Jer : Exposition of Ps -- : Exposition of Hab : Exposition of Pr : Exposition of Ex Practical applications of this theme are given throughout the book. Literary Form Hebrews is commonly referred to as a letter, though it does not have the typical form of a letter.
Outline Prologue: The Superiority of God's New Revelation The Superiority of Christ to Leading Figures under the Old Covenant ; Christ Is Superior to the Angels ; Scriptural proof of his superiority Exhortation not to ignore the revelation of God in his Son Jesus was made a little lower than the angels Having been made like us, Jesus was enabled to save us Christ Is Superior to Moses ; Demonstration of Christ's superiority Exhortation to enter salvation-rest ; Christ Is Superior to the Aaronic Priests ; Jesus is the great high priest Qualifications of a priest Exhortation to press on toward maturity ; The certainty of God's promise Christ's superior priestly order ch.
The strongly Jewish character of the letter to the Hebrews helps to narrow down its date of composition, most likely AD 64— Significantly, the book makes no reference to the destruction of the temple at Jerusalem in AD 70, and the author wrote as if the sacrificial system were still in existence Hebrews —2, With its myriad references to Hebrew customs and the Old Testament, the book was likely sent to a Jewish Christian community, possibly in Rome.
Hebrews clearly lays out the present priestly ministry of Christ in the life of the believer. Jesus is both the divine Son of God and completely human, and in His priestly role He clears the way for human beings to approach the Father in heaven through prayer Hebrews — The priesthood of Jesus is superior to the Old Testament priesthood of Aaron, because only through Jesus do we receive eternal salvation —9.
Furthermore, Jesus became the permanent and perfect High Priest, going beyond all other priests by offering Himself as a sinless sacrifice on behalf of the sins of human beings —26; Throughout its pages, Hebrews makes clear that Jesus Christ exceeds all other people, pursuits, objects, or hopes to which human beings offer allegiance. Hebrews pictures Jesus as better than the angels, as bringing better lives to humanity through salvation, as offering a better hope than the Mosaic Law could promise, as a better sacrifice for our sins than a bull or a goat, and as providing a better inheritance in heaven for those who place their faith in Him Hebrews ; ; ; ; Jesus is indeed superior to all others.
The writer to the Hebrews showed these Jewish Christian believers that, though they were faced with suffering, they were indeed following a better way. The ancients created idols fashioned of wood and stone.
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