Discussion Guide: Jesus - Perfecter of the Church (Hebrews 10:1-18)
This section concludes the author’s discussion of Jesus as our high priest (7:1-10:18). In closing, he again emphatically contrasts the New and Old Covenants. ...
Keep ReadingDiscussion Guide: Jesus - The Mediator of a New Covenant (Hebrews 9:15-28)
Under the Old Covenant, God’s people stood to gain an earthly inheritance. If they obeyed the laws given to them at Sinai, God would give them a peaceful life in Canaan with more than enough to live on (Leviticus 26:1-13). ...
Keep ReadingDiscussion Guide - Jesus Purifies the Conscience (Hebrews 9:1-14)
In Hebrews 8, the author showed that Jesus is the High Priest of a new and superior covenant God made with his people. His superiority to the Levitical priests is demonstrated by the fact that he serves in “the true tent” (8:1) that the Old Testament tabernacle was merely “a copy and shadow of” (8:5). ...
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