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O      1)  ThePaulineEpistles(13)RomansPhilemon  _      2)  TheGeneralEpistles(8)HebrewsJude k     ThebookofHebrewsistheriddlebookoftheNewTestament.It  {  containsthemostperfectGreekoftheBible,yetitstandswithouttelling /  uswhotheauthoris.Itisasmuchasermonasitisanepistle.Infactin ;  thewordsoftheauthoritiscalleda"wordofexhortation"(or   encouragement)in13:22,whichiswhatasermoniscalledinActs13:15 K [Barnabaswascalled"thesonofexhortation"orsonofencouragement.] W   TherearethosewhobelievethatPaulwrotethebookofHebrewsand g wouldclassifyitwithhisepistles. s @o o 2  Purpose     Whywastheletterwritten?Weseeseveralthingstheauthor C apparentlywantedtoaccomplish.First,hewantedtoencouragefaltering  JewishChristiansnottodriftawayfromthemessagewhichtheyhave S heard(2:1;5:1214;12:12).SomeseemedabouttoforsakeChristandthe _ GospelandgobacktotheLawofMoses.    Andsecond,hewantedtoencouragethemtogrowintheirfaithand o notbecomestagnant(5:126:1). {#   Third,theyshouldbepreparedtoendurepersecution. /    Fourth,theauthorendeavorstoshowtheabsurdityofforsaking ! ChristianityandreturningtotheLawsystem(8:623;9:1315;10:14;Gal. ?" 4:21). K# @C C /  Circumstances  [%   Therecipientsofthisletterwereinasituationofextremedanger  ' (10:3234).Persecutionwascausingsometo"forsaketheassembly"  w( (10:25).Therecipientsweremakingspiritualprogressastheyshouldbut !+) werestillinfantsintheLord(5:126:3).Theyappearvulnerableto 7"* "diverseandstrangeteachings"(13:9)concerningfoodlaws(9:10);and " + atendencytoviewChristasanangel(ch.1,2). #G!,  S$!- Ї@ 0  Exhortation  X   Therearefivegreat"exhortation"passagesinthebookwherethe   writerexhortsthemtoholdtotheWordthatGodhasspokenthroughHis h Son(cf.Heb.1:12).InturningawayfromChristandtheGospelthere t wereindangerof: (     Drifting fromtheWord2:14 8     Doubting theWord3:74:13 D     Dullness towardtheWord5:116:20      Despising theWord10:2639 T      Defying theWord12:1429 `   @U U ,  KeyWord:"Better"   p    ThebookofHebrewscanbecalledthe "BETTER"BookoftheNew 0  Testament .Theword" better" occurssome13timesandapplydescribes   theNewCovenantinrelationtotheOld.TheDupontcompanyhada  @  slogan,"Buildingbetterthingsthroughchemistry."Thesloganof L  Hebrewscouldwellbe,"Buildingbetterthingsthroughthebloodof   Jesus." \  %%&|'% 1.Heb.1:4    madesomuchbetterthantheangels    BetterRevelation          (amoreexcellentname)   d  h     BetterName x  2.Heb.6:9    wearepersuadedbetterthingsofyou    BetterEnd ,  3.Heb.7:7    thelessisblessedofthebetter d  h     BetterPriesthood 8  4.Heb.7:19  0  thebringinginofabetterhope d  h     BetterHopepp  5.Heb.7:22  0  madeasuretyofabettercovenant h     BetterCovenantHpp  6.Heb.8:6    themediatorofabettercovenant h     BetterMediator T  7.Heb.8:6    wasestablisheduponbetterpromises    BetterPromises   8.Heb.9:23  0  withbettersacrificesthanthese d  h   BetterSacrificesdpp  9.Heb.10:34  inheavenabetterandenduringsubstance  BetterFuture p 10.Heb.11:16  butnowtheydesireabettercountry    BetterCountry $ 11.Heb.11:35  theymightobtainabetterresurrection    BetterResurrection   12.Heb.11:40  providedsomebetterthingforus h     BetterThing 4! 13.Heb.12:24  bloodspeaksbetterthingsthanAbel's    BetterBlood @"         (Abel'sbloodcriedvengeance,Gen.4:10 #         (Christ'sbloodspeaksredemption) P$ &T")%'&|%)%&T"@FF)  SuperiorToTheProphets  &   TheepistleexaltsthepersonandthewordofChrist.Thefirstthree l' versessetsforththishighandholythemewhichismaintainedthroughout x ( theentirebook.ImmediatelyitisdemonstratedthatJesusChristis ,) superiortotheprophets,menwhowereheldinthehighestesteembythe * JewishpeopleandwhohadministeredingivingIsraelGod'sWord.  <+   Christwassuperiortotheprophets inhisperson becausehewasthe !- verysonofGod,andthe"expressimage"oftheFather(1:3).Thiscarried "X . theideaof"theexactimprint."ItmeansthatJesusChristis"theexact d# !/ representationoftheverysubstanceofGod"(SeeColossians2:9andJohn $!0 14:9). $t"1 Ї  Christwassuperiortotheprophets inhiswork. TobeginwithHeis X theCreatoroftheuniverse;forbyHim,God"madetheworlds"(Heb.   1:2).NotonlydidChristcreateallthingsbyHisWord(John1:15),but h HealsoupholdsallthingsbythatsamepowerfulWord(1:3)."AndHeis t beforeallthings,andbyHimallthingsconsistholdtogether"(Col.1:17). (   Theword"upholding"(1:3)doesnotmean"holdingup,"asthoughthe 8 universeisaburdenonthebackofJesuslikeAtlasispicturedholdingup D theworld.ButitmeansHeistheGodofCreationandprovidencewho  guidestheuniverseonitscourse. T    ChristisalsothesuperiorProphetwhodeclaresGod'sWord.The    contrastbetweenChrist"TheProphet"theotherprophetsoftheOld  p  Covenantareeasytosee: | $  * ddd Xdd Xdd XXpXp, tt , tt +  :'0 0  L:@?? CHRIST 6 !# `  6@E* TheProphets N"#$%;# `   L  ! hN@GodtheSon   @\\OneSon `  @Afinalandcomplete l  @ddmessage 6&'()#  "#$% 6@__C*MencalledbyGod   @E*Manyprophets `  @mmC*Afragmentaryand l  @<<B*incompletemessage3)'    h  &'() 3  Ofcourse,boththeOldTestamentandtheGospelrevelationcame L fromGod;butJesusChristwasGod's"lastword"asfarasrevelationis  concerned.Christisthesource,center,andtheendofeverythingthatGod \ hastosay. h @*  SuperiorToTheAngels  x     Hebrews1:414affirmsthatChristisnotonlysuperiortothe ,  prophets,butalsototheangelsofheaven.Jesusworeanamenoangel 8! couldwear,"son".AsGodandCreatorHewastobeworshiped(1:6),but " noangelwastobe.("Firstborn"intheBibledoesnotalwaysmean"born H# first."Itspeaksofrankandhonor.GodmadeSolomonthefirstborn(Ps. T$ 89:27)eventhoughSolomonislistedtenthintheofficialgenealogyof % David,IChron.3:15.) d&   Christ'ssuperioritytoangelsisseeninthathewasservedbythem $( (1:7),andthatHeisCreator(1:1012).Christstandssovereignwiththe ) angelsasservantseventous(1:1314). 4* @$  SuperiorProphet,Priest,andKing  ,     NotonlydoesHebrewspresentChristassuperiortotheOld P- Testamentprophets(withChristGod'sProphettoday);buttheLordhasa \ . ministryas Priest. He"purgedoursins"andthisaspectofhisministryis !/ detailedinchapters710. !l0   AndalsoChristreignsas King. Hehassatdownattheplaceofhonor ,# 2 "ontherighthandofthemajestyonhigh."ThistooproveshisDeity,for #!3 nomerecreatedbeingcouldeversitonGod'sthroneatHisrighthand! $<"4 Ї@*  DriftingWithTheTide    @ 0  Hebrews2:1  h Introduction: ( 1.0  "Thereforeweoughttogivethemoreearnestheedtothethingswhich 8 wehaveheard,lestatanytimeweshouldletthemslip."(Hebrews D 2:1)pp   a.0  TheASVsays:"Lesthaplyweshoulddriftawayfromthem."T pp 2.0  ToooftenChristiansandchurches driftwiththetide.   pp 3.  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