The Message of Hebrews and Hebrews Chapter 2
Memory Verse: Heb 8:1 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
Sunday: Jesus is our king (Heb Ch 1 and 12:18-23)
· Jesus as king is revealed mostly in Hebrews 1 which quotes mostly Psalms
· Jesus is appointed by the LORD (Heb 1:5 and Psa 2:7)
· To inherit the nations for His inheritance and the ends of the earth (Psa 2:7)
· He will break the nations with a rod of iron and dash them like a potter’s vessel (Psa 2:9)
· Just like described at the end of time in Dan 2:41
· His throne will be forever and forever (Heb 1:8 2Sa 7:13)
· He will be more than David because He will sit at God’s right hand (Heb 1:13 and Psa 110:1)
· Over a kingdom that cannot be shaken (Heb 1218-28)
Monday: Jesus is Our Mediator (Heb Chapter 2)
· Jesus is more than a mediator, he is a brother to us, a helper who has walked our walk
· He tasted death as we do (Heb 2:9)
· He was made a little lower than the angels as man was (Heb 2:7, 9) and psa 8:4-5)
· And Why? So that he can release us from the fear of death (Heb 2:15), give us aid (Heb 2:16) and ultimately serve as our merciful high priest (Heb 2:17)
*The Lesson Study is misleading when it mentions the “Mosaic covenant” and the “Davidic covenant” and how the covenant blessings come “through the faithfulness of one person”. Although our covenant relationship is made possible by the atonement of Jesus, we still need to seek the Lord with all our heart and all our soul and all our strength.
Tuesday: Jesus is Our Champion
· Leads us in battle and to the promised land like Joshua (Heb 4:1-14)
· Will give us the real “rest”, the real “promised land” (Heb 4:8-11)
· He charges us with the life and death choice with a sword “sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the division of soul and spirit...” like Joshua’s and Moses’ charge to the people (Heb 4:12, Josh 24:15, Deu 30:15)
Wednesday: Jesus as our High Priest (ch 5, ch 7, Ch9 and smattered through Hebrews)
· THIS IS THE MAIN POINT OF HEBREWS, THAT THE SANCTUARY ON EARTH IS GOING TO BE NO LONGER. THAT JESUS IS THE REAL HIGH PRIEST TO MINISTER IN THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY (OF WHICH THE EARTHLY WAS A TEMPORARY MODEL)
· Jesus is appointed this role by God (Heb 5:5)
· His role of high priest exceeds the Levitical, he is “according to the order of Melchizadek) (Heb 7:11+)
· With the change of priesthood comes change of the law, THE LAW BEING EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO THE EARTHLY SANCTUARY AND ITS SERVICE NOT THE WORDS THE LORD GOD SPOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN ON THE GREAT DAY OF THE ASSEMBLY OR ANYTHING HE SUBSEQUENTLY SPOKE TO MOSES TO THE PROPHETS AND TO OUR HEARTS! (Heb 7:12, Heb 7:27-18, Heb 8:1-2)
Thursday: Jesus Mediates a better covenant (Ch 3 and Ch 8 some in Ch 9)
· Jesus mediates a better covenant than Moses.
· The new covenant is the one quoted in Jeremiah which is the same covenant but God will write His laws in our hearts.
· The old vanishes away and the tabernacle and its ordinances are made obsolete. (Heb 8:13-9:3+)
· Warnings are not just in Ch 11 and 12, but are throughout Hebrews (Ch 5:11-14, 6:6-12, 10:19-39) (realize that the sin offering was for UNINTENTIONAL sin only Lev. 4:2)
