In Chapter 8, the author continues his main objective for the entire book - discussing the superiority of Jesus. So far he has proposed that Jesus is superior to all creation, to angels, to Moses, and to any high priest who has ever lived. In Chapter 7 he identified Jesus as the one that Psalm [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 7
This week we'll look at the author's discussion of Melchizedek. It's an argument he's been alluding to since Hebrews 5:6. I mentioned last time that the author is delving into some deeper theological territory, and he chooses as his starting point Psalm 110. Look at the entire psalm (7 verses). The LORD says to my [...]
Travel Log 3/8/2019
I thought I'd give a short update on where we are. We are about done with five days on Galveston Island at Galveston Island State Park in Texas. It's been cool and rainy for some of the time, but we've still enjoyed relaxing and getting back to our travel routine. Next week we'll be in [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 5:11 – 6:20
Continuing our look at the book of Hebrews this week, the author takes a bit of a detour from his line of reasoning. He had brought up the idea that Jesus was a priest after the order of Melchizedek, but then he breaks that train of thought with today's passage. This passage is one of [...]
Travel Log 1/15/2019 through February, 2019
We left Las Cruces, New Mexico on Tuesday, January 15 to head to South Texas. Initially, we had wanted to spend some time in West Texas, but a short-term job opportunity presented itself which required us to get to South Texas in a bit of a hurry. We drove 284 miles to Fort Stockton, TX, [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 4:14-5:10
In this passage, the author of Hebrews begins a lengthy argument or exposition about the priestly status of Jesus. He'll start the case here, then take a brief break and make a side point later in the next chapters, and then continue the point a bit more after that. Since his intended audience are those [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 4:1-13
Last week we looked at the author's argument that the Israelites of Moses' day had received God's judgment because of their unbelief. Even though they had been present as witnesses of all the signs and wonders done by God through Moses, they still ultimately rejected God's plan for them. This is the nature of sin [...]
