We have addressed all throughout the book of Hebrews what kind of state the readers were in. It was dire and it was uncomfortable. The risk was high and it left them having to ask if the reward was ge...  Read More

After addressing the reality that Jesus truly is better, we enter into an application passage that holds a lot of gold for us. Rather than the audience simply hearing and understanding these things, t...  Read More

19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High P...  Read More

Reflecting upon this reality that we have been made pure, I want us to sit and meditate on the work that Jesus has accomplished for us. Take 15 minutes this morning and give Him thanks for how He has ...  Read More

There is a book I am reading called Holiness by Grace by Bryan Chapell. It stands to be one of my favorites on the subject of holiness. We often put far too much emphasis upon ourselves and our inabil...  Read More

14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.-Hebrews 10:14 I cannot help but pause on the above verse. It is so critical to the current state of the believer that I ...  Read More

4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.-Hebrews 10:4 There is something that the law was designed to be inefficient with. The law was effective for highlightin...  Read More

There is a shadow of the good things to come. It is at this point that the writer to the Hebrews brings the hammer down. Everything has led to this moment. One after another, he has drawn distinctions...  Read More

The writer to the Hebrews draws some important distinctions between what Jesus offers and what the Old Covenant offered. Spoiler alert: it is drastic. The Old Covenant, formed by the Laws given from G...  Read More

For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach ...  Read More

Any time we are looking to do something to engage deeper with the Lord, there is no doubt that the enemy seeks to hinder our moves toward the Lord. Let us then prepare ourselves for spiritual warfare ...  Read More

As I consider yesterday's lesson of waiting upon the Lord, one of the natural questions that arises is how to wait upon the Lord? If we were to compile all the texts where this theme is discussed, we ...  Read More

28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.-Hebrews 9:28 There is an attitude throughout Scri...  Read More

To the original audience, the words that are shared by the writer of Hebrews would be reminiscent of their current times. They know sacrifice. They know the price of blood. They understand the need fo...  Read More

As broad as the connections are, to the Hebrew reader, it would be tremendously significant, as well as specific. It is important to remember that the Bible has no filler. It requires no filler. The d...  Read More

This week's passage focuses on a particular subject. Jesus' death was necessary. By way of looking at the law, the writer to the Hebrews emphasizes an important realization - Christ had to die and His...  Read More

16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. ...  Read More

Take 10-15 minutes and write out what you have been forgiven of. Make it personal. Make it specific. It may feel very vulnerable and scary. Don't worry, you're not going to keep it around. Once you ha...  Read More

As I have recounted more of my testimony in these past couple of weeks, I cannot help but examine the response given in Scripture by those who have been healed, restored, or made new. I want to draw o...  Read More

Do you have a clean conscience? As much as this is an invitation to the original audience, it is also an invitation for us. The blood of Jesus is sufficient for so much more than just an idea of forgi...  Read More

This may be something that has existed beneath the surface for the entire argument thus far, and it will continue to. But beneath the surface of the argumentation is an invitation for the audience to ...  Read More

This passage takes some time explaining the tabernacle and how the priests would serve in those capacities. More than likely, the intended audience would have some knowledge concerning all of these el...  Read More

The writer to the Hebrews takes time breaking down some of the differences between the old and the new covenant and what pertains to those.The old covenant had an old tabernacle where ministry was tak...  Read More

Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbre...  Read More