This was a battle report on the children of Israel, which teaches us, how are we doing in the battle. In this passage, we will see that Israel failed to finish off their enemies.

Kiss the Son in submission and loyalty! "Kiss the Son lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. But blessed are they that put their trust in Him." Consider the woman who broke the alabaster box of ointment, who wept at Jesus feet.

The cross is at the center of Christian theology. Paul, in Galatians 6:14 said, "But God forbid tat I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, but whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." Jesus, at this point in His earthly like and humanity was on His way to where His enemies were awaiting Him. He knew that He was going up to Jerusalem to suffer and die for the sins of the world. And, that He would rise from the dead on the third day.

In this section of Hebrews, the writer makes his final argument to Hebrews believers of the first-century, and us, that perfect salvation and atonement for sins can only be given by Christ's one offering of Himself. Christ perfects forever them that are sanctified. The word perfect speaks to the atonement of Christ, that only His offering can save us to the uttermost, which none of the Old Covenant offerings and sacrifices could do.

This is a marvelous picture of God in His glory. This is one of the most worshipful pictures of God in all of the bible. This happened in the year that King Uzziah died. He reigned for a very long time, 52 years. To the people of that day, it was a very long time. And though it was very long, Uzziah's reign came to an end. But we must know that God is the High and Lofty One which inhabits eternity! And His reign shall never end.

The writer once again teaches first century Christians (and us) that the law could not make them perfect; could not bring them a complete atonement and forgiveness of sins. "The law could not make the comers thereunto perfect." And then, in (V5-10), the writer shows us a divine conversation that happened between God the Father and God the Son. God, says the Son, was never satisfied with sacrifices and offerings. And he shows us that Christ was not just a sinless human sacrifice, but in Jesus' life and in His death, He delighted to do the Father's will. The writer was teaching Hebrews Christians that there was so much more to Christ than just an earthly and fleshly body to be offered up in sacrifice. He delighted to do His Father's will! There had never been, nor ever shall there be a Man to walk upon this earth whom God delighted in like the Lord Jesus Christ!

Whatever the world might say about following Christ, and the things that are associated with the Christian life, it must be remembered that the only way to live this life is "in Christ." No one that follows Christ will be disappointed in the world to come, in heaven, when our salvation and our everlasting life is finally "sight."

Jehu was anointed King in Israel by Elisha the prophet, by the command of God, to carry out the prophecy of God to Elijah the prophet in 1 Kings 21. This was concerning Ahab and his wife Jezebel. Ahab is one of the most wicked kings in the history of Israel, and his wife was responsible for having many of the prophets of the LORD killed. Jehu carried out God's orders, God said to Jehu, you did all that was in my heart to do concerning the house of Ahab, (so your sons will sit on the throne of Israel for 4 generations), but in all that you did to the house of Ahab, you did it to promote yourself and your own glory, rather than to honor Me. Jehu was all about himself and his zeal and his reputation. And worst of all, though he killed all the worshipers of Baal, he kept the golden calves that Jeroboam the son of Nebat had made, and he even perpetuated idolatry in Israel.

The big question from the rich young man was, "What must I do to inherit eternal life? This man came running to Jesus and kneeled before Jesus! This is good! This showed that he had humility. This young man called Jesus, "Good Master." Thus, he knew that Jesus was a "Good Teacher." Jesus answered his question with a question. Why do you call me good? He wanted this man to know who he was speaking to.

The writer has now transitioned from Christ's one offering and death for the sins of fallen humanity, as our Great High Priest, to our appointed death, which will be but once. Hebrews 9:27. And after this, the judgment. And then in (V28), the writer describes Christians as "Them that look for Him" to whom He shall appear when He returns. Now this does not mean that Christians are the only ones that will see Christ when He returns, for we know as written in Revelation 1:7 that "every eye shall see Him." But we as believers in Christ are those who, as Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 4:8, "love and anticipate His appearing."