101 COPIES VERSUS THE REAL THING 8:3-4; 10:14 • THEIR REPEATED OFFERINGS CAN’T TAKE AWAY SIN • CHRIST’S ONE OFFERING FOR SINS MAKES US “PERFECT FOREVER” 8:5, 10-13 • OPERATES UNDER A COVENANT GOD GAVE THROUGH MOSES • OPERATES UNDER THE NEW COVENANT GOD MADE IN CHRIST
102 A NEW AND DIFFERENT CONVEANANT 1. THE OLD COVENANT WAS MADE TO REMIND ISRAEL OF SIN AND ITS PENALTIES (V.23-24) 2. LET'S TALK THE DIFFERENT COVENANTS 3. ABRAHAMIC CONVENANT – AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOD, ABRAHAM AND ABRAHAM DESCENDENTS (GEN 12:1-3) 4. NOAHIC CONVENANT – AGREEMENT WITH GOD AND NOAH ON HIS RESET AND RENEWNEL WITH CREATION(PROMISE POST FLOOD) (GEN 9:8-17)
103 A NEW AND DIFFERENT CONVEANANT 1. EDENIC CONVENANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOD, AND MAN IN THE GARDEN (DOMINION, REPRODUCE, DIRECTIVE ON EATING AND THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE (GEN 1:26-30. 2:16-17) 2. ADAMIC CONVENANT THE CURSE AND JUDGEMENT OF MANKIND POST ADAM AND EVE SIN(ENMITY OF SATAN, PAINFUL CHILDBIRTH, CURSED SOIL, SURVIVAL TO BE A STRUGGLE, PHYSICAL DEATH (GEN 3:16-19) 3. MOSAIC CONVENANT CONDITIONAL COVENANT MADE BETWEEN GOD AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL AT MOUNT SINAI (EXODUS 19-24)
104 A NEW AND DIFFERENT CONVEANANT 1. DAVIDIC CONVENANT CHRIST WILL COME THOUGH HIS LINEAGE AND THE TRIBE OF JUDAH. HE WOULD HAVE AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM STARTING WITH SOLOMON AND FINISHING WITH CHRIST (2 SAMUEL 7. CHRON 17:11-14, 2 CHRON 6:16)
105 A NEW AND DIFFERENT CONVEANANT 1. THE NEW CONVENANT THE NEW COVENANT IS THE PROMISE THAT GOD WILL FORGIVE SIN AND RESTORE FELLOWSHIP WITH THOSE WHOSE HEARTS ARE TURNED TOWARD HIM THROUGH CHRIST LUKE 22:20, JOHN 1:29, MATTHEW 5:17 2. UNDER THE NEW COVENANT, WE ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SALVATION AS A FREE GIFT (EPHESIANS 2:8–9). 3. PROPHESIZED BY JEREMIAH 31:31-34 4. PROPHESIZED BY EZEKIEL 36:36-27 5. PROPHESIZED BY ISAIAH 59:19-21
106 THE OLD CONVENANT AND ITS LIMITATIONS 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE TABERNACLE'S TWO COMPARTMENTS: THE HOLY PLACE AND THE MOST HOLY PLACE 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ARK OF THE COVENANT, THE GOLDEN ALTAR OF INCENSE, AND OTHER SACRED ITEMS 3. HIGH PRIEST'S ROLE IN ENTERING THE MOST HOLY PLACE YEARLY, WITH BLOOD, TO ATONE FOR SINS 4. LIMITATIONS: THESE RITUALS WERE SYMBOLIC, TEMPORARY, AND COULD NOT PROVIDE PERFECT CONSCIENCE OR ACCESS TO GOD.
107 THE NEW CONVENANT IN CHRIST 1. THE NEW COVENANT IN CHRIST (9:11-14) 2. CHRIST AS THE HIGH PRIEST OF A BETTER TABERNACLE, NOT BUILT BY HUMAN HANDS 3. THE EFFICACY OF CHRIST'S SACRIFICE: USING HIS OWN BLOOD FOR ETERNAL REDEMPTION 4. CHRIST'S BLOOD CAN CLEANSE OUR CONSCIENCE FROM DEAD WORKS TO SERVE THE LIVING GOD
108 MEDIATOR OF A NEW CONVENANT 1. MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT (9:15- 22) 2. CHRIST IS THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT, PROMISING ETERNAL INHERITANCE 3. EXPLANATION THAT EVEN THE FIRST COVENANT WAS INAUGURATED WITH BLOOD 4. WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD, THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS
109 THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY 1. THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY (9:23-28) 2. EARTHLY TABERNACLE WAS A COPY; THE TRUE SANCTUARY IS IN HEAVEN 3. CHRIST ENTERED HEAVEN ITSELF TO APPEAR BEFORE GOD ON OUR BEHALF 4. CHRIST'S SACRIFICE IS ONCE-FOR-ALL, UNLIKE THE ANNUAL SACRIFICES OF THE OLD COVENANT 5. CHRIST WILL APPEAR AGAIN TO BRING SALVATION TO THOSE WHO ARE WAITING FOR HIM
110 THE LIMITS OF THE LAW 1. THE LIMITS OF THE LAW (10:1-4) 2. IN THESE VERSES, THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE LAW IS BUT A SHADOW AND NOT THE TRUE REALITY. 3. THE LAW IS NOT CAPABLE OF PERFECTING THOSE WHO DRAW NEAR TO WORSHIP THROUGH ITS SACRIFICES, WHICH NEED TO BE REPEATED ENDLESSLY. 4. THIS REPETITION UNDERSCORES THE INEFFICACY OF THESE SACRIFICES SINCE THEY CANNOT FULLY CLEANSE THE WORSHIPERS FROM THEIR SINS. 5. THE LAW SERVES MORE AS A PLACEHOLDER OR SIGNPOST POINTING TO SOMETHING GREATER TO COME RATHER THAN AS AN END IN ITSELF.
111 CHRIST FULFILLS GODS WILL 1. CHRIST FULFILLS GODS WILL (10:5-10) 2. THE AUTHOR QUOTES PSALM 40, EMPHASIZING THAT GOD DID NOT DESIRE OR TAKE PLEASURE IN THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES AND BURNT OFFERINGS PRESCRIBED BY THE LAW. 3. INSTEAD, CHRIST SAYS, "HERE I AM… I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD." JESUS FULFILLS THE WILL OF GOD BY OFFERING HIMSELF, BODY AND SOUL, AS THE PERFECT SACRIFICE. 4. HIS SACRIFICE REPLACES THE OLD SYSTEM AND SANCTIFIES US ONCE AND FOR ALL.
112 THE FINALITY OF CHRIST’S SACRIFICE 1. THE FINALITY OF CHRIST’S SACRIFICE(10:11-18) 2. EMPHASIZES THAT WHILE LEVITICAL PRIESTS STOOD DAILY TO OFFER SACRIFICES, 3. CHRIST OFFERED A SINGLE SACRIFICE FOR SINS AND THEN SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD. 4. THE AUTHOR QUOTES JEREMIAH 31, SPEAKING OF A NEW COVENANT IN WHICH THE LAWS WILL BE INTERNALIZED, INDICATING A TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN PEOPLE. 5. THE PROMISE OF THIS NEW COVENANT REVEALS THAT NO MORE SACRIFICES FOR SIN ARE NEEDED AFTER CHRIST'S ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
113 THE CALL TO PRESERVE 1. THE CALL TO PRESERVE (10:19-25) 2. WE SEE THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE IMPLICATIONS OF JESUS’ SACRIFICE FOR BELIEVERS. 3. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO "DRAW NEAR WITH A TRUE HEART IN FULL ASSURANCE OF FAITH," TO HOLD FAST TO THEIR HOPE, AND TO CONSIDER HOW TO ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER TO LOVE AND GOOD DEEDS. 4. THERE’S ALSO A CALL FOR COMMUNAL GATHERINGS, SUGGESTING THAT THE COMMUNITY OF FAITH HAS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SPIRITUAL PERSEVERANCE.
114 WARNING AGAINST APOSTASY 1. WARNING AGAINST APOSTASY(10:26-31) 2. THE AUTHOR SOUNDS A SEVERE WARNING HERE, STATING THAT THOSE WHO DELIBERATELY CONTINUE TO SIN AFTER RECEIVING THE TRUTH HAVE ONLY A "FEARFUL EXPECTATION OF JUDGMENT.“ 3. IT’S A SOBER REMINDER OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF REJECTING GOD’S FINAL AND FULL REVELATION IN JESUS CHRIST. 4. ROMANS 6:1 GIVES GREAT INSIGHT ON THIS AS WELL.
115 THE HALL OF FAITH 1. THE HALL OF FAITH (CHAPTER 11) 2. HEBREWS CHAPTER 11 IS A WELL-KNOWN CHAPTER IN THE NEW TESTAMENT OF THE BIBLE, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE "HALL OF FAITH" OR THE "FAITH HALL OF FAME.“ 3. THE AUTHOR, PRESENTS AN EXHAUSTIVE DISCOURSE ON THE CONCEPT OF FAITH. 4. THIS CHAPTER IS CRUCIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CHRISTIAN CONCEPT OF FAITH, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT HEROES AND THEIR EXPERIENCES.
116 THE HALL OF FAITH 1. THE HALL OF FAITH (CHAPTER 11) 2. HEBREWS 11 DEMONSTRATES FAITH AS A LIVING, VIBRANT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, EVIDENCED THROUGH ACTIONS AND ENDURANCE. 3. IT UNDERSCORES FAITH AS ESSENTIAL ACROSS ALL DISPENSATIONS, A UNIFYING THREAD WEAVING THROUGH THE ENTIRE SCRIPTURAL NARRATIVE.
117 A LIVING FAITH 1. A LIVING FAITH (CHAPTER 11) 2. WHILE THE ANCIENTS ARE CELEBRATED FOR THEIR FAITH, THE FULFILLMENT AND PERFECTION OF FAITH ARE REALIZED IN THE NEW COVENANT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. 3. THE CHAPTER ENCOURAGES A REFLECTIVE AND INSPIRED EMULATION OF THE FAITH DEMONSTRATED BY THESE PRECURSORS IN THE CHRISTIAN JOURNEY.
118 THE SUBSTANCE OF FAITH 1. THE DEFINITION OF FAITH (11:1-3) 2. THE CHAPTER STARTS BY DEFINING FAITH AS THE "ASSURANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN. IT IS PORTRAYED AS A 3. IT PORTRAYS FAITH AS A TANGIBLE REALITY, THE SUBSTANCE THAT GIVES REALITY TO WHAT WE HOPE FOR. 4. POINTS OUT THAT BY FAITH, PEOPLE OF OLD RECEIVED DIVINE APPROVAL, AND IT IS BY FAITH THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSE WAS CREATED BY THE WORD OF GOD.