by admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THESE FINAL HEROES OF FAITH HIGHLIGHT GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS, ENDURANCE THROUGH SEVERE SUFFERING AND THE HOPE OF ETERNAL REWARDSINTRODUCTION:The author is now forced to blitz through the remainder of Israel’s history to highlight the types of experiences that...
by admin | Aug 26, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: FAITH FOCUSES ON THE UNSEEN GOD TO GAIN ETERNAL REWARD BY:- CHOOSING GOD- DELIVERING FROM DEATH AND BONDAGE- CAPTURING ENEMY STRONGHOLDS TO ACHIEVE VICTORYINTRODUCTION:Consider how important Moses was to the Jews. In this important lesson on faith, the...
by admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ONLY A LIFE OF FAITH PLEASES GOD – HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF THE FAITH OF THE PATRIARCHS THAT LOOKED FORWARD TO GOD’S PROMISES FOR THE FUTUREINTRODUCTION:The previous examples of faith predated the establishment of the nation of Israel. Now the author moves on...
by admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ONLY A LIFE OF FAITH PLEASES GOD – HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF ABEL, ENOCH AND NOAHINTRODUCTION:The fundamental principle being illustrated by these key OT historical figures is that the righteous must live by faith if they want to please God. The essence of...
by admin | Aug 22, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: FAITH IS THE MEANS:- TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE,- TO REALIZE UNSEEN REALITIES,- TO GAIN GOD’S GRACE AND- TO COMPREHEND CREATIONINTRODUCTION:I don’t want to confuse you here. I am not talking about “the fundamentals of the faith” – that would be all of the great...
by admin | Aug 21, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PERSEVERE IN LOVE, HOPE AND FAITH CONSISTENT WITH YOUR EARLY CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCEINTRODUCTION:This passage tracks nicely with vv.22-25 in terms of working through the triad of love, hope and faith from the orientation of perseverance. The author also works...
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PERSISTENT DELIBERATE SIN SHOWS CONTEMPT FOR CHRIST AND HIS SACRIFICE AND WILL BE JUDGED WITHOUT MERCY AS APOSTASYINTRODUCTION:The warning passages in Chapter 6 and here in Chapter 10 are especially difficult because the language seems to describe genuine...
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE REALITY OF THE SUPERIOR PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST IMPACTS BOTH OUR STANDING BEFORE GOD AND OUR STEADFASTNESS IN FAITH, HOPE AND LOVEINTRODUCTION:Here we begin the final section of the Book of Hebrews. The great lofty truths of the superiority of Jesus Christ...
by admin | Aug 19, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE ONCE-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE OF CHRIST PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE CLEANSING AND FORGIVENESS THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNDER THE OLD COVENANTINTRODUCTION:This section completes the author’s doctrinal presentation before he launches into practical applications beginning in...
by admin | Aug 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: AS THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT, CHRIST’S SACRIFICE IS CLEARLY SUPERIORINTRODUCTION:By this point the subject matter becomes repetitive as the author hammers home his indisputable arguments regarding the superiority of the New Covenant. His focus is on...
by admin | Aug 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ONLY THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST UNDER THE NEW COVENANT CAN CLEANSE THE CONSCIENCE AND OBTAIN ETERNAL REDEMPTIONINTRODUCTION:Having clearly set forth the limitations of the Old Covenant, the author of Hebrews is now prepared to turn our attention back to the...
by admin | Aug 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE OLD COVENANT WORSHIP SYSTEM WITH ITS EXTERNAL FOCUS ON THE EARTHLY SANCTUARY AND PRIESTLY SERVICE MUST BE VIEWED AS INADEQUATE AND TEMPORARYINTRODUCTION:Since the Old Covenant system had become obsolete and was now replaced with the New Covenant, how...
by admin | Aug 14, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE NEW COVENANT WITH ITS BETTER PROMISES NECESSITATES THE ABANDONMENT OF THE INADEQUATE OLD COVENANTINTRODUCTION:[We covered verse 6 in the last section … but it is the perfect transition and must be included in this second half of the chapter as well.]As...
by admin | Aug 14, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: CHRIST’S MINISTRY IS SUPERIOR BECAUSE HE MINISTERS IN A BETTER SANCTUARY AND MEDIATES A BETTER COVENANTINTRODUCTION:This section provides a transition from focusing on the superiority of the priesthood of Jesus Christ to the superiority of His New Covenant...
by admin | Aug 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST’S PRIESTHOOD BRINGS NEW COVENANT ACCESS TO GODINTRODUCTION:This passage represents a monumental transition in God’s dealings with mankind. Because of the intrinsic connection between the priesthood system and the corresponding...
by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE GREATNESS OF MELCHIZEDEK TYPIFIES THE SUPERIOR PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST – KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACEINTRODUCTION:Here we have the extended introduction to the mysterious person of Melchizedek. He has already been mentioned, but now we have the...
by admin | Aug 10, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: KEEP PRESSING TOWARDS THE GOAL BECAUSE THE CERTAIN HOPE OF OBTAINING GOD’S PROMISES IS ANCHORED IN GOD’S OWN GUARANTEEINTRODUCTION:The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints might be seen as unsettling. How can I really know that my faith is genuine and...
by admin | Aug 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: FAILURE TO PROGRESS TO GENUINE CHRISTIANITY DOOMS ONE TO THE FRUITLESS LIFE OF IRREVERSIBLE APOSTASYINTRODUCTION:There are certain basic transitional truths that build upon Old Covenant doctrine and prepare the new Jewish convert to embrace the teachings of...
by admin | Aug 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: 4 MARKS OF SPIRITUAL DELINQUENTS – IT’S TIME TO GROW UPINTRODUCTION:Definition of Delinquent: “failure in or neglect of duty or obligation”The author of Hebrews feels the need to take a timeout in his presentation of the superiority of the priesthood of...
by admin | Aug 5, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DIVINE APPOINTMENT OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE HIGH PRIESTLY ROLE ARE LINKED TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEKINTRODUCTION:In light of what the Jews understood about the role of the high priest from the Levitical system in the OT, how could Jesus...
