Hebrews

HEBREWS CHAPTER ONE VS. 1-4 (KING JAMES STUDY TEXT, STUDY BOOK WILL REFERENCE SEPARATE READING TEXT) Heb 1:1   God , G2316  who at sundry times G4181  and G2532  in divers manners G4187   spake G2980  in time past G3819  unto the G3588   fathers G3962  by G1722  the G3588   prophets , G4396   Heb 1:2   Hath in G1909  these G5130  last G2078  days G2250   spoken G2980   unto us G2254  by G1722   his Son , G5207  whom G3739  he hath appointed G5087   heir G2818  of all things, G3956   by G1223  whom G3739  also G2532  he made G4160  the G3588  worlds; G165   Heb 1:3   Who G3739  being G5607  the brightness G541  of his glory , G1391  and G2532   the express imag e G5481  of his G848  person , G5287  and G5037   upholding G5342   all things G3956  by the G3588 ...

Hebrews Opening Notes Who wrote it? The writer does not identify himself. Scholars Suggest: Paul, Luke, Priscilla,                            Barnabas, Apollos (Among Others) I want it to be Paul: Based on his passion for his people. Rom 9:2   That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.  Rom 9:3   For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:  Rom 9:4   Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;  But: Literally: All of Paul’s letters start with “Paul” –Servant-Apostle-To The Church (Brother)-Prisoner (Of Christ)- Hebrews does not. e.g.: Rom 1:1  Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, sepa...

Foreward Hebrews   -Considerations Before Study – Hebrews was likely written before the destruction of Jerusalem 70 A.D. The author does not name himself, and cannot ultimately be identified. It stands to reason that this person was well acquainted with Jewish leadership, and priestly practices as it applied to the Jewish culture. Remember, the Jewish nation had “kings” and religious leaders consecutively. Let’s also remember that Israel was “occupied” and under Roman government rule.     Some Jews profited by this rule and others wanted to see an overthrow of Roman influence, even if by violence. It is important to consider the everyday lifestyle living in a theocracy that is dominated and influenced by a powerful ruthless government (Rome). Israel would have been happy just to live by the law of Moses as a sovereign nation under a selected king. This however is not the case. As the book implies, the Jews still clung fast to their history of receivin...

At the beginning. Of course! I have read Hebrews. I have studied many parts of it. Whenever the church adult class would study the book, I would do part of it, then would need to abandon it to focus my efforts in teaching younger students. So I technically have never made in in-depth study of the book in its entirety. So this is very exciting! This book is so extraordinarily powerful in that it speaks to the historical lineage of the christ.....directly to his people. It is their history that Jehovah set out to document His love manifested through the ultimate self-sacrifice. The book also covers how this should affect our Christian walk. I suggest you just read through it, without any distractions or intent to make notes. It takes about an hour +-. If you're like me, you will find the book has the very distinct cadence of a gospel preacher sending out an awe inspired sermon. Every sentence and paragraph is filled with power. With that, returning to the sermon to draw out...