Hebrews 13 chapter summary
When kids go off to college or the military, the communication with the their parents is generally not as frequent or in-depth as it was… Read More »Hebrews 13 chapter summary
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Hebrews 13:17-25 – Focusing on the Great Shepherd
There is a story about a party where each person was to give a recitation. The partygoers were told before the party that each was… Read More »Hebrews 13:17-25 – Focusing on the Great Shepherd
Hebrews 13:7-16 – Stability and Worship
Religious directions follow the moral ones and this segment of the Epilogue extends through verse 17. The call, “Remember your leaders,” perhaps referred to former… Read More »Hebrews 13:7-16 – Stability and Worship
Hebrews 13:1-6 – Instructions for caring for others and the family
The Epilogue can be distinguished from the body of the epistle in that the latter contains only broad, general admonitions, while the Epilogue contains specific… Read More »Hebrews 13:1-6 – Instructions for caring for others and the family
Hebrews 12 Chapter Overview
Two spiritual truths are emphasized in this chapter. Those who faced discouragement from multiple trials and afflictions needed to “fix [their] eyes on Jesus.” We… Read More »Hebrews 12 Chapter Overview
Hebrews 12:25-29 – The Fifth Warning Passage in Hebrews
God is speaking to us today through His Word and His providential workings in the world. We had better tune our lives to Him and… Read More »Hebrews 12:25-29 – The Fifth Warning Passage in Hebrews
Hebrews 12:18-24 – A Contrast and An Explanation for the Ethics
The contrast here is between Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion. Mt. Zion refers to Zion in the kingdom age (cf. Psa. 2:6; 48:1-2, 8; 102:12-22;… Read More »Hebrews 12:18-24 – A Contrast and An Explanation for the Ethics
Hebrews 12:4-11 – Endurance of Hope
The writer of Hebrews combines the two themes of athletics and citizenship in this important twelfth chapter. The atmosphere is that of the footraces in… Read More »Hebrews 12:4-11 – Endurance of Hope
Hebrews 12:1-3 – Endurance of Hope
As you recall chapter 11 is the work of faith and now we will see that chapter 12 is a patience or the endurance of… Read More »Hebrews 12:1-3 – Endurance of Hope
Hebrews 11:30-40– The Few, the Many, and the Vindication of Faith
Faith caused God’s people to win battles, endure persecution, and anticipate the life beyond. Joshua led his people to circle Jericho for seven days in… Read More »Hebrews 11:30-40– The Few, the Many, and the Vindication of Faith