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 [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 3
Chapter 3 of Hebrews begins, as did Chapter 2, with a "therefore". Once again, anytime you encounter that word, it's a good idea to go back and put it in context by reviewing the main point of the previous section. The author is making a new point based on some previously established point. The previous [...]
Travel Log 1/13/2019
Denver to Raton We left Cherry Creek State Park on Sunday, January 6 and traveled to Raton, New Mexico. It was a pretty easy drive. We stayed at the KOA campground in Raton. Raton to Albuquerque The windy conditions today (January 7) made for a little bit of a challenge. Nothing major, but we took [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 2
As I mentioned last week, the author of Hebrews begins chapter 2 with the word "therefore". It builds on the idea from chapter 1 that Jesus is superior to all things. It is this uniqueness and superiority that causes the writer to say "Therefore we must pay much closer attention …". The text of chapter [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 1
Since I finished the Chronological Bible blog series last week (in which I spent a year reading through and commenting on the Bible in chronological event order), it's time for me to start another series of Bible commentary blogs. I've had a couple of readers suggest some ideas. One suggested that I blog through a [...]
Travel Log 1/5/2019
We've been in Denver now for almost two weeks and will be heading out on Sunday. I thought I'd bring you up to date on the last part of our trip to get here. Mcpherson, Kansas We left Oklahoma City on Friday, Dec. 21 and drove to McPherson, Kansas. We stayed at the McPherson RV [...]
