Transcript HEBREWS Return of the King/Priest HEBREWS angels sacrifice Mechizedek Old Covenant / New Covenant priest Abraham HEBREWS “Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of.

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Return of the King/Priest
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angels
sacrifice
Mechizedek
Old Covenant /
New Covenant
priest
Abraham
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“Let us draw near to God
with a sincere heart
in full assurance of faith.”
Hebrews 10: 22
…for anyone who enters God’s rest
also rests from his own work…”
Hebrews 4: 10
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Paul wrote in Hebrew
Luke translated into Greek
Clement of Alexandria
c 200AD
There is extant a work of Barnabas
addressed to the Hebrews
Tertullian
c 220AD
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Some have disputed the
Epistle
to the Hebrews,
saying that it
was rejected by the Church at Rome
as not being by Paul
Eusebius
c 300AD
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Paul wrote Hebrews
St Amphilochius
c 345AD
For many of the Latins it is uncertain that the
Epistle to the Hebrews is Paul’s, because of the
lack of harmony in its vocabulary.
Some suspect that it was written by Barnabas,
others that it was written by Clement
St Isidore
c 630AD
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Not Paul?
“This salvation, which was first
announced by the Lord,
was confirmed to us
by those who heard Him.”
Hebrews 2: 3
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Apollos? – Acts 18: 24
Barnabas? – Acts 4: 36
“Come to the Word for one purpose
and that is to meet the Lord.
Not to get your mind crammed full
of things about the sacred Word,
but come to it to meet the Lord.”
Norman Douty
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Jesus Christ is…
Superior to the angels - 1: 4
Greater than Moses - 3: 3
He is God - 1: 6, 8, 10
Made like man – 2: 17
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The Son…
~ heir of all things
~ universe made through Him
~ radiance of God’s glory
~ exact representation of His being
~ sustains all things
~ purified sin – sat down
Colossians 1: 15-20
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The Son…
~ is superior to the angels
In fact…
1: 6 – YHWH (Septuagint – Deuteronomy 32:43
- Rejoice, ye heavens, with him,
and let all the angels of God worship him)
1: 8 – God
1: 10 – YHWH (Septuagint – Psalm 102:25
- In the beginning, O LORD…)
Hebrews 1: 4-14
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Pay attention – do not drift away!
IF the law was binding & disobedience
punishable, then …
How can we escape if we ignore the salvation
brought by the Son?
Hebrews 2: 1-4
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Jesus & man
Everything subjected to man – YET…
So, Jesus was made to be like His brothers, to
suffer death SO THAT…
John 5: 24 - “from death to life”
John 8: 51 – “never see death”
Hebrews 2: 5-18
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“…the author of their salvation…”
“The LORD is my light and my salvation”
yahweh yesha
Psalm 27: 1
“Surely God is my salvation”
el yeshua
Isaiah 12: 2
Hebrews 2: 10
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“…He too shared in their humanity
so that by His death…”
> destroy the devil/power of death
> freedom from slavery by fear of death
Hebrews 2: 14-18
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“…made like His brothers
in every way in order that…”
> merciful, faithful high priest
> atonement for the sins of the people
He suffered to help me
Hebrews 2: 14-18
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“Therefore, fix your thoughts on
Jesus…”
> Jesus was faithful
> Moses was faithful
Yet Jesus is worthy
of greater honor than Moses
Hebrews 3: 1-6
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“[do not] be hardened
by sin’s deceitfulness…”
“We have come to share in Christ IF…”
Don’t be like some of the Israelites!
Hebrews 3: 7-19
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“…encourage one another daily
SO THAT
none
of you may be hardened
by sin’s deceitfulness.”
“…as long as it is called TODAY”
Hebrews 3: 13
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“…as long as it is called TODAY”
Hebrews 3: 13
“TODAY, if you hear his voice…”
Hebrews 3: 7-8
“When the time had fully come…”
Galatians 4: 4
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“…in these last days…”
Hebrews 1: 2
“…He will not delay…
Hebrews 10: 37
“There will be no more delay!”
Revelation 10: 6
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Enter the REST of God
•Disobedient cannot enter God’s rest
•God’s rest has continued since creation
•You are invited to enter God’s rest
By faith & obedience
Hebrews 3: 18 - 4: 11
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Enter the REST of God
•Rest from your own work
•Make every effort to enter God’s rest
Not by your works
But by His finished work
Hebrews 4: 10-11
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11: 28-30