Category: Hebrews

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]