Hebrews

By David Maas
"Having achieved the purification of sins, he sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high."

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{THE SUPREME WORD}
  1. Word of the Son - {PDF Copy} - (Hebrews 1:1-2 - Jesus is God's final and supreme revelation - He has "spoken in a Son")
  2. Upon these Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (God has spoken His final word in His Son upon the "last of these days")
  3. The Supremacy of the Son - {PDF Copy} - (Through a series of comparisons, Hebrews presents the supremacy of the Son over all his predecessors)
  4. Superior to Angels - {PDF Copy} - (Hebrews 1:5-2:4 - The word of the Son surpasses any word given by angels, including the revelation at Mount Sinai)
  5. The Exaltation of the Son - {PDF Copy} - (Hebrews demonstrates the vast superiority of the Son over all his predecessors)
  6. Son Surpasses Moses - {PDF Copy} - (Hebrews 3:1-6 - The word of the Son surpasses even the excellent word given by angels through Moses at Mount Sinai)
{HIGH PRIEST AND SACRIFICE}
  1. Faithful High Priest - {PDF Copy} - (Hebrews presents the priesthood of Jesus and stresses the genuine human nature of this faithful high priest)
  2. Priest Forever -{PDF Copy} - (His priesthood is superior since it rests on his endless resurrection life, the promised priest after the order of Melchizedek – Psalm 110:4)
{NEW COVENANT}
  1. Incomparable New Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (In his death, Jesus inaugurated the promised and vastly superior new covenant, rendering the old one obsolete)
  2. Shadow to Substance - {PDF Copy} - (The types and “shadows” of the old covenant find their substance and fulfillment in the Son, Jesus Christ)

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