Summary: To end the letter, the writer reminds them about come important attitudes and actions, which includes respectfully obeying Godly leaders. They should be content because God has promised not Continue Reading

Summary: Here is encouragement to persevere against sin, looking to Jesus as the author and perfecter of faith, where such effort serves as discipline that we "may be partakers of his holiness." Continue Reading

Summary: Here we are reminded of the many people who had faith in who God is and what God had told them, who acted according to that faith while looking forward to the promise that all who have faith Continue Reading

Summary: The writer goes on to explain that the law was only a shadow of the good to come. The blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins, but were a reminder of sins. Portions of the Psalms, Continue Reading

Summary: The earthly tabernacle and services of the priests are compared to the greater and more perfect tabernacle, where Christ entered once for all to offer himself as the sacrifice to put away Continue Reading

Summary: The writer of Hebrews quotes Jeremiah 31:31-34 to make the point that God was planning on a new covenant, the first covenant being only a shadow of the heavenly things. Now the high priest Continue Reading

Summary: The standing of Jesus as a priest after the order of Melchizedek is expounded on, including pointing out that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham and any priests born from him. There was Continue Reading

Summary: Herein is the beginning of the explanation of how Jesus is our high priest forever as prophesied, though the recipients of the letter are reprimanded for having become dull of hearing. They Continue Reading

Summary: It is explained that we can "come short of the promise" if we do not have faith mixed with the hearing. There is a reminder that the word of God discerns the thoughts and intentions of the Continue Reading