An ago-old gem of wisdom reminds us that “One cannot depart from where one has never been.” This jewel of common sense is so obvious that even a child can understand it. Everyone in the human race having the capacity to reason would agree that the statement is true in the geographical realm. However, as […]

Verses seven through nine: In verse 7 the Apostle Paul admonishes the people to lift up their spiritual leaders. He then identifies those who deserve the people’s support as THOSE WHO SPEAK GOD’S WORD WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THEIR WALK. Paul tells the people to watch them, listen to them, then emulate them. How does […]

Verses one through six. In these verses the Apostle Paul tells the Hebrews (and the church) to keep brotherly love in play at all times. He tells us in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 that no matter how many good things we do, if we do not have love (“charity”) for our brethren all of our religiosity […]

Verses eighteen through twenty-nine: In verses 18-24 Paul compares God’s method of speaking to His people anciently to His method of communication today. Initially He spoke in an audible voice from atop Mt. Sinai/Mt. Horeb. Today He speaks by His Holy Spirit which leads Truth seekers to His Holy Scriptures. Take particular note of Paul’s […]

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 […]