PlayStop Popout X We see in these verses the great kindness of God that seemingly ignores the failures of the men and women of faith as they seem to be overlooked completely. Mention is made only of the obedience and patience that has characterized them as among the faithful. There were times where these great…
PlayStop Popout X It has been said that the call of God to Abraham consisted of two parts: there was a command and a promise. The command was “Get thee out … unto a land that I will show thee.” (Gen 12:1) The promise was “Unto thy seed will I give this land.” (Gen 12:7)…
PlayStop Popout X Noah was warned of God about things that were going to happen. Noah’s fear was not a selfish fear of personally suffering hurt or loss, but rather it was a holy, reverential, befitting awe, which recognized the majesty and holiness of God. Noah understood God’s right to act in judgment against sinful…
PlayStop Popout X It is often said that chapter eleven begins with a definition of faith. This is not technically correct. These opening words do not constitute a definition of what faith is but rather a statement of what faith does. It is the character and the nature of faith, that is being explained and…
PlayStop Popout X It is often said that chapter eleven begins with a definition of faith. This is not technically correct. These opening words do not constitute a definition of what faith is but rather a statement of what faith does. It is the character and the nature of faith, that is being explained and…
PlayStop Popout X Having sounded a solemn warning concerning the danger of going back in apostasy, the writer of Hebrews would finish this chapter by encouraging and comforting those who were truly in Christ. They were enduring continuing hardship and reproach for the cause of Christ and he would not add to their sorrows or…
PlayStop Popout X The awful sin here referred to in verse 26 is not moral sin. It is neither the trespass which overtakes a man, as in Gal 6:1, nor the grievous sin which required the ultimate discipline as in 1 Cor. 5:9-13. It is the sin of apostasy. It is the crime of rejecting…
PlayStop Popout X The author poses a question in verse two, “For then would they not have ceased to be offered?” The writer refers to “worshippers once purged.” It is the “once for all” word which we have observed earlier. To be purged “once for all” would indeed have been a blessed experience for any…
PlayStop Popout X Text: Hebrews 9: 24-28 Christ’s sphere of ministry is heavenly, and thus different from, and contrasted with, that of Aaron. But in yet another important aspect is our Lord’s ministry different. When He entered into the heavenly sanctuary it was once for all, on the basis of a sacrifice that never needed…
PlayStop Popout X The old covenant was temporary, but the new testament (covenant) that included the perfect and efficacious blood of Christ was God the Father’s permanent solution for man’s sin problem. The offer of salvation is made available by the death of Christ, and is mediated by our risen Savior. Hebrews 9:16-17 has been…