Condition and status of the recipients of the epistle to the hebrews. They had been assaulted, their homes had been plundered, and some had even been cast into prison. The message of hebrews capitol hill baptist church. But if there was ever a book that was written with a message of exhortation for us in this eraat this time in the history of the churchit is the book of hebrews. Hebrews is commonly referred to as a letter, though it does not have the typical form of a letter. A call to be faithful and endure through trials hebrews 10. The believers are seen as men on earth having free entrance to god and a heavenly calling by the work of christ. God is not called father of the believers hebrews 12. Hebrews 4 the message msg when the promises are mixed with faith.
Listen to chuck swindolls overview of hebrews in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. No other book of the bible so powerfully demonstrates jesus supremacy. Hebrews is book number 58 of the bible and number 19 of the new testament. The bible in contemporary language 2002 by eugene peterson. The book of hebrews the smart guide to the bible series. The book of hebrews is a general epistle apostolic letter. And he offers no manner of greeting, such as is usually found at. He is greater than angels, the torah, moses, the promised land, priests, melchizedek, sacrifices, and the covenant. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didnt do them a bit of good because they didn. Hebrews must have been written before the destruction of jerusalem and the temple in a. Throughout hebrews, the author compares jesus to the heroes and icons of the jewish faith. Many bible commentators and students choose a date of around a. In the midst of adversity, believers are to fix their eyes on jesus, live by faith, and run the race that is marked out for them. By his son, god created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the son at the end.
But the book of hebrews arguably contains the most powerful exhortations in all of the bible. A sermon on the let us phrases mentioned in the book of hebrews a message from the book of hebrews text heb. However, doubt on pauline authorship in the roman church is reported by eusebius. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. The book of hebrews solves this problem by arguing that the hebrew. Study hebrews using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Book of hebrews matthew henrys bible commentary concise.
It stirs a great deal of controversy among the worlds scholars, because it contains a number of mysteries. Why the book of hebrews is so important understand the bible. Biblical studies from the book of hebrews bible study guide. The practical, relevant helps on each page lead you to get the most out of gods word. We hope that you find the hebrews summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of hebrews. Then he sat down right beside god and waited for his enemies to cave in. The book of hebrews teaches that jesus was not an angel a servant of god from heaven hebrews 1. The main theme of hebrews is the absoluteness of the christian religion and its superiority over the old system of judaism. The epistle to the hebrews, or letter to the hebrews, or in the greek manuscripts, simply to the hebrews is one of the books of the new testament.
I recommend this book to those searching for a understanding of the book of hebrews. Brief summary of hebrews the kjv bible scriptures the content of hebrews according to the kjv bible scriptures contains a short overview of the main subjects, people, events and ancient topics in the following summary of the kjv bible scriptures. This epistles title bears the traditional greek title, to the hebrews, which was attested by at least in the second century a. If the old message delivered by the angels was valid and nobody got away with anything, do you think we can risk neglecting this latest message, this magnificent salvation. Hebrews 1 msg going through a long line of prophets, bible.
Jesus is superior to the law and the old covenant hebrews 3. The epistle to the hebrews, or letter to the hebrews, or in the greek manuscripts, simply to the. I have found it to be very scripturally grounded, christ. When the promises are mixed with faith3for as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to gods goal for us, we need to be careful that were not. Obrien has provided us with one of the most helpful. For those who are wanting a detailed expositon on the book of hebrew i welcome it. Intro to hebrews biblica the international bible society. Commentary on the book of hebrews by matthew henry new. Hebrews out of the bible, what would this do to our understanding of the truth of god or of the gospel.
Haggai was sent to them with a message of exhortation and encouragement to complete the construction of the temple. The book of hebrews goes far beyond your typical bible study tool. Hebrews chapter one tells us that jesus christ is made much greater than the angels, and it explains the relationship the angels have with christ,that they are ministering spirits sent to minister to those who have inherited the kingdom of heaven. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. The book calls itself a word of exhortation, and this was a common way to refer to sermons hebrews. Reasons for this date include, but are not limited to.
Modern biblical scholarship considers its authorship unknown, perhaps written. The book of hebrews compares and contrasts jesus to key historical people and events from the old testament. The author of the letter to the hebrews remains shrouded in mystery. Some have wondered whether the author assumed that the intended readers were confused about the status of angels, making it necessary to show that christ was superior. Hebrews with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The author provides his own insight to the text but also presents the thoughts from other biblical scholars. Hebrews differs in some respect with the other epistles of the nt. Jan 02, 2020 in that last verse, peter is confirming that paul had also written a letter to the hebrews. Even early in the churchs history, a christian as learned as origen had to admit his ignorance of the true author of hebrews. Clement of alexandria suggests that paul wrote the book originally in hebrew and that luke translated it into greek, though the greek of hebrews bears no resemblance to translation greek e. Its outline of the book is forced at times, but its commentary is good. The writer of the letter turns their eyes to christ, shows how he fulfills the hope expressed in the old testament sacrifices, and calls his readers to a steadfast faith that will take them through the hard times they now face. In sketching the background of hebrews, id like to draw our attention to several important clues left in the book regarding the identity of the author. When the various new testament books were formally brought together into one collection shortly after a.
A builder is more valuable than a building any day. Hebrews uses old testament quotations interpreted in light of first century rabbinical judaism. The book of hebrews niv audio holy bible high quality. Hebrews reminds to have faith, repent and trust god, father, son and holy spirit. It teaches us that the whole bible declares the same message.
The book of hebrews is an important book that teaches many lessons about the bible. Since the author includes greetings from italians, who are apparently away from home, it seems likely that the book was sent to christians in italy and perhaps specifically to rome. Times were hard for the first readers of the letter to the hebrews. When we meet with other believers to study the word we are challenged to dig into it and share what we have learned with one another fulfilling the command found in hebrews 10. Hebrews begins by showing christs superiority to the angels as a way of focusing the readers attention on the importance of the christian message 1. The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in god, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.
With its myriad references to hebrew customs and the old testament, the book was likely sent to a jewish christian community, possibly in rome. The book of hebrews elevates jesus above historical people. The bible speaks today bst 9780877842897 by raymond brown. When you consider the wide agreement among biblical scholars about who wrote every other book of the new testament, its a little mysterious that we dont know who wrote hebrews. Some say it is paul, others say barnabas or apollos. Eventually it was accepted as scripture because of its sound theology. Because of this, a possible author is apollos, a native of alexandria, according to acts 18. Paul was a proponent of salvation by faith alone ephesians 2. The lion handbook of the bible, edited by david and pat alexander, states. Jun 15, 2008 whether youre new to the bible, a longtime student of scripture, or somewhere in between, youll appreciate the many ways the smart guide to the bible. 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 10. Jesus is greater, so hold fast to him overviewbible.
Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food. As a priest, christ made a single sacrifice for sins, and that was it. Scripture by scripture explanation of the book of hebrews. One thing that the world agrees on and, in fact, commentators. A reading bible for youth that comes loaded with expanded book introductions. Understanding the book of hebrews based on the exodus. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of hebrews in the bible new international version. The writer of the letter turns their eyes to christ, shows how he fulfills the hope expressed in the old testament sacrifices, and.
The prophecies and promises of the ot are fulfilled in the new covenant or new testament, of. Holiness is to be pursued in the community of faith. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of hebrews in his audio message from the. The bible speaks today series is a brief and helpful commmentary series. One of the best places to delve into bible study is in small discussion groups. I believe that a study of the book of hebrews may be the next step for us as a church as we seek to grow in our desire for greater intimacy with. Moses was also faithful, but jesus gets far more honor.
Hebrews helps us unfold the mystery of seeing jesus christ throughout the old testament. Bible study series on the book of hebrews chapter by chapter. A scholar of the greek and hebrew languages, peterson worked to get the. Shortly afterward he was joined and supported by the prophet zechariah. Originally published by navpress in english as the message. These are all of the chapters of the book of hebrews. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the.
Simply put, the book of hebrews helps us unlock the glorious tapestry of gods progressive revelation. In the first flush of christian enthusiasm they had joyfully accepted the loss of all things. The author does not identify himself or those addressed, which letter writers normally did. May 02, 2020 regardless of the human hand that held the pen, the holy spirit of god is the divine author of all scripture 2 timothy 3. The author is anonymous, although either paul or barnabas was traditionally accepted as the author. New testament and second temple judaism scholar eric mason argues that the conceptual background of the priestly christology of the epistle to the hebrews closely parallels presentations of the messianic priest and melchizedek in the qumran scrolls. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture.
To such people this letter came as an encouragement. There are a great number of reasons why i believe it is time for us to study the book of hebrews. The early church father clement quoted from the book of hebrews in a. The centerpiece of all we believe so, my dear christian friends, companions in following this call to the heights, take a good hard look at jesus. Jun 17, 2011 the book of james niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 59 duration. I am personally using the book as one of several reference sources in a bible study on the book of hebrews.
Book of hebrews overview insight for living ministries. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter. Jul 14, 2015 hebrews shows us that the bible is not a collection of unrelated stories, but is rather one unified storythe story of redemption through jesus christ. He is gods word, the hope for a new creation, our eternal priest, and. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didnt do them a bit of good because they didnt receive the promises with faith. The theme of hebrews is the absolute supremacy and sufficiency of jesus christ as revealer and as mediator of gods grace. The theology presented in hebrews is consistent with pauls. Hebrews makes important theological contributions to the biblical canon, it has. Hebrews 2 msg its crucial that we keep a firm grip bible.
It is obvious that there are certain lessons in the epistle to the hebrews that are found nowhere else in the bible. The book of hebrews was probably written shortly after ad 60. Regardless of the human hand that held the pen, the holy spirit of god is the divine author of all scripture 2 timothy 3. Ultimately you could even say that since levi descended from abraham, who paid tithes to melchizedek, when we pay tithes to the priestly tribe of levi they end up with melchizedek.
Kjv bible verses from hebrews offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the. Hes the centerpiece of everything we believe, faithful in everything god gave him to do. The message of hebrews for the global church is that jesus is better than every other thing believers are tempted to fall back into, such as their formers ways of sin, culturally comfortable patterns of thinking or living, or nonchristian ethical codes. The text does not mention the name of its author, but was traditionally attributed to paul the apostle.
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