Verses five through fifteen: The Apostle Paul compares God’s chastening of those He loves (vs 5) to a father’s chastening of his son–both are necessary and both reveal true love on the part of both fathers. The thing a conscientious father fears most is that his children will not comport themselves in a good way. […]

I always refer to the 11th chapter of the Book of Hebrews as the Martyr’s Hall of Fame chapter. For the true saint of God, persecution is a given in that it is one of the promises God makes to His people: “ALL who will LIVE GODLY in Christ Jesus WILL SUFFER PERSECUTION” (2 Tim. […]

Verses thirty-two through thirty-nine: In the first three verses of this extremely important passage we find the Apostle Paul applauding the Hebrew Christians for 3 precious and enduring acts on their part: 1) their “illumination”–conversion from Judaism based on the teachings of the Pharisees, to true Christianity based on the teachings of the Law, the […]

In verse 23 the Apostle, an Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin, admonishes his fellow Israelite Christians: “Let us (himself included) HOLD FAST TO OUR PROFESSION OF FAITH.” When we profess our faith in Jesus Christ to save our souls we are in fact professing that we will believe and obey His Word, which is […]

Chapter 10 verses nineteen through twenty-five: Where only the high priest could enter bearing the blood of sacrificed animals anciently, now, because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ (vs 19), God’s true saints can enter the Holy of Holies symbolically bearing His blood. In days of old a material veil separated the Holy of Holies […]

In chapter 10 verse 9 the Apostle Paul tells us that it was God’s WILL to replace the sacrificial law with His moral (Ten Commandment) Law. In verse 10 we are told that “By His WILL we are sanctified.” He notes that Jesus died in order for the Law to be written in the hearts […]

In Hebrews 10:9 we find the Apostle Paul, who received God’s Truth (Word–Jn. 17:17) by revelation directly from Jesus Christ (Gal. 1:12), telling the Hebrew Christians that upon the death of the Messiah the Father took away the sacrificial “law that was added because of sins” (Gal. 3:19) in order to provide for God-seeking men […]

Chapter ten verses one through ten: In the first 4 verses of chapter 10 we find the Apostle Paul comparing the sacrificing of an animal once each year to the one-time sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ one time for all men for all time. The blood of animals could neither sanctify (set aside […]

Chapter nine: Verses 1 through 7 describe the Tabernacle/Temple that Moses built by hand according to the instructions God gave him on Mt. Sinai. Certain ceremonies/services were held within the Tabernacle according to a regulated schedule. The Tabernacle was divided into three parts: the courtyard, the Holy Place (room) and the room called the Holiest […]

God’s first covenant with His people was faulty and had to be replaced by a new covenant. The questions to be answered today are: What was the fault of the first covenant and how was the fault corrected? Chapter eight verses eight through thirteen: Verse 7 told us that the first covenant had a fault. […]