Hebrews Chapter Six Verses 13-20

HEBREWS CHAPTER SIX VS 13-20 (USING KING JAMES STUDY TEXT, STUDY BOOK WILL REFERENCE A DIFFERENT VERSION FOR READING)

Heb 6:13  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 

Heb 6:14  Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 

Heb 6:15  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 

Heb 6:16  For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 

Heb 6:17  Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 

Heb 6:18  That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 

Heb 6:19  Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 

Heb 6:20  Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 

Main Point: More reason to stay steadfast in the word: It is IMPOSSIBLE for God’s word to fail through Jesus.

4. What are the two “unchangeable” things upon which our salvation is based? 1. God cannot lie (fail). 2. Jesus (our hope) gives us access to our father (Jesus cannot fail either).

5. What is the strong encouragement that we are to have from this text? This promise is not one of physical manifestation. It is the promise of God that defeats sin through His sacrifice. It is a guarantee, not just “hope” as one might measure “hope”. It is an assurance. How else could we come to the throne of mercy if this wasn’t more than hope? These are foundational blocks for belief, not “I hope so”.

6. What does the writer intend for us to understand from his phrase in verse 19, “that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone…? This is for the Hebrew first, not the Gentile. But the implication refers to the most holy place, WHERE GOD IS. We put our belief in this Jesus. He IS the promised of God who CANNOT lie (or fail), and is there before us. This is WHY we can come “boldly” to God and expect mercy (chap.4). This is the assurance afforded to us as humble servants.

ADDITIONAL:

18) hope: 1680 - Fromἔλπω elpō which is a primary word (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation

19) hope we have: 2192 - A primary verb (including an alternate form σχέω scheō skheh'-o used in certain tenses only); to hold

Verse 19 extends words of surety…. SURE…STEADFAST. The writer is looking to remove an argument that depicts doubt.

This is NOT a hope for something doubtful. This is expectation. The issue of course is that with expectation can come arrogance. These two characteristics are not compatible within God’s covenant. It is expectation tempered with understanding of God’s grace that is required.