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 13:1-6 – 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 12:18-24 – 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 11:17-22– The Ancestors of Israel
A new movement, the author’s exposition of the life of faith, begins here. In a multiplicity of varied experiences, faith remains the constant factor by… Read More »Hebrews 11:17-22– The Ancestors of Israel
Hebrews 11:8-16 – The Faith of Abraham and Sarah
The emphasis in this section is on the promise of God and His plans for the nation of Israel (Heb. 11:9, 11, 13, 17). The… Read More »Hebrews 11:8-16 – The Faith of Abraham and Sarah
Hebrews 11:1-7 – The Description of Faith
Chapters 11 and 12—the final major portion of the epistle—establishes a call to respond in the only appropriate way, namely, by faith, to the realities… Read More »Hebrews 11:1-7 – The Description of Faith
Hebrews 10:32-39 – The Renewed Encouragement to all who persevere
As was the writer’s custom after the most severe admonitions, the writer chose to conclude their warning with a distinct note of encouragement. The writer… Read More »Hebrews 10:32-39 – The Renewed Encouragement to all who persevere