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present study examines the book of Hebrews. The author of this epistle
vigorously confronts Jewish saints who, under the stress of persecution, are
entertaining a return to their Mosaic roots. The main objective of the book
is to portray the surpassing excellence of Christ in contrast to the
shortcomings of Mosaic Law. The book is full of exhortations to
faithfulness.OutlineLesson 1:¨ Introduction¨ The Power and Glory of Christ
(Heb 1:1-4)¨ Jesus: The Worshiped Son (Heb 1:5-6)¨ The Divine King and Angelic
Servants (Heb 1:7-12)¨ The Ruling Conqueror and His Ministers (Heb
1:13-14)Lesson 2:¨ The Danger of Neglecting Salvation (Heb 2:1-4)¨ Jesus: The
Ideal Man (Heb 2:5-9)¨ Bringing Many Sons to Glory (Heb 2:10-13)¨ Free At
Last (Heb 2:14-16)¨ A Merciful and Faithful High Priest (Heb 2:17-18)Lesson
3:¨ The Apostle and High Priest (Heb 3:1-2)¨ More Glory Than Moses (Heb
3:3-6)¨ The Rebellion of Israel (Heb 3:7-11)¨ The Hardening of the Heart (Heb
3:12-15)¨ Disobedience and Unbelief (Heb 3:16-19)Lesson 4:¨ Falling Short of
God’s Rest (Heb 4:1-2)¨ Entering God’s Rest (Heb 4:3-5)¨ “There Remains
Therefore a Rest” (Heb 4:6-10)¨ The Living and Powerful Sword (Heb 4:11-13)¨
Come Boldly to the Throne (Heb 4:14-16)2Lesson 5:¨ Compassion: A Requirement
of Priesthood (Heb 5:1-3)¨ The Appointment to Priesthood (Heb 5:4-6)¨ The
Suffering Priest (Heb 5:7-8)¨ The Author of Eternal Salvation (Heb 5:9-11)¨
Rebuke of Willful Immaturity (Heb 5:12-14)Lesson 6:¨ Building on the Basics
(Heb 6:1-3)¨ The Fate of Apostates (Heb 6:4-8)¨ On a Positive Note … (Heb
6:9-12)¨ God’s Confirming Oath (Heb 6:13-18)¨ Hope: The Anchor of the Soul
(Heb 6:19-20)Lesson 7:¨ Melchizedek and Abraham (Heb 7:1-3)¨ Melchizedek and
Levi (Heb 7:4-10)¨ The Change of Priesthood and Law (Heb 7:11-19)¨ An
Unchangeable Priesthood (Heb 7:20-24)¨ Jesus: The Quintessential High Priest
(Heb 7:25-28)Lesson 8:¨ A Heavenly High Priest (Heb 8:1-2)¨ Copies and
Shadows (Heb 8:3-5)¨ A Better Covenant (Heb 8:6-9)¨ Differences in the New
Covenant (Heb 8:10-11)¨ True Forgiveness (Heb 8:12-13)Lesson 9:¨ The Earthly
Tabernacle (Heb 9:1-5)¨ Symbolic Rituals of the Tabernacle (Heb 9:6-10)¨ The
Perfect Tabernacle (Heb 9:11-15)¨ Death and the New Covenant (Heb 9:16-22)¨
The Better Sacrifice (Heb 9:23-28)Lesson 10:¨ The Inferior Sacrifices of the
Law (Heb 10:1-10)¨ One Sacrifice for Sins Forever (Heb 10:11-18)¨ “Let Us …”
(Heb 10:19-25) |
