150329 Jesus vs. Judaism - The Book of Hebrews Lesson 1

Our present study examines the book of Hebrews. The author of this epistle vigorously confronts Jewish saints who, under the stress of persecution, are entertaining a return to their Mosaic roots. The main objective of the book is to portray the surpassing excellence of Christ in contrast to the shortcomings of Mosaic Law. The book is full of exhortations to faithfulness.OutlineLesson 1: Introduction The Power and Glory of Christ (Heb 1:1-4) Jesus: The Worshiped Son (Heb 1:5-6) The Divine King and Angelic Servants (Heb 1:7-12) The Ruling Conqueror and His Ministers (Heb 1:13-14)Lesson 2: The Danger of Neglecting Salvation (Heb 2:1-4) Jesus: The Ideal Man (Heb 2:5-9) Bringing Many Sons to Glory (Heb 2:10-13) Free At Last (Heb 2:14-16) A Merciful and Faithful High Priest (Heb 2:17-18)Lesson 3: The Apostle and High Priest (Heb 3:1-2) More Glory Than Moses (Heb 3:3-6) The Rebellion of Israel (Heb 3:7-11) The Hardening of the Heart (Heb 3:12-15) Disobedience and Unbelief (Heb 3:16-19)Lesson 4: Falling Short of God’s Rest (Heb 4:1-2) Entering God’s Rest (Heb 4:3-5) “There Remains Therefore a Rest” (Heb 4:6-10) The Living and Powerful Sword (Heb 4:11-13) Come Boldly to the Throne (Heb 4:14-16)2Lesson 5: Compassion: A Requirement of Priesthood (Heb 5:1-3) The Appointment to Priesthood (Heb 5:4-6) The Suffering Priest (Heb 5:7-8) The Author of Eternal Salvation (Heb 5:9-11) Rebuke of Willful Immaturity (Heb 5:12-14)Lesson 6: Building on the Basics (Heb 6:1-3) The Fate of Apostates (Heb 6:4-8) On a Positive Note … (Heb 6:9-12) God’s Confirming Oath (Heb 6:13-18) Hope: The Anchor of the Soul (Heb 6:19-20)Lesson 7: Melchizedek and Abraham (Heb 7:1-3) Melchizedek and Levi (Heb 7:4-10) The Change of Priesthood and Law (Heb 7:11-19) An Unchangeable Priesthood (Heb 7:20-24) Jesus: The Quintessential High Priest (Heb 7:25-28)Lesson 8: A Heavenly High Priest (Heb 8:1-2) Copies and Shadows (Heb 8:3-5) A Better Covenant (Heb 8:6-9) Differences in the New Covenant (Heb 8:10-11) True Forgiveness (Heb 8:12-13)Lesson 9: The Earthly Tabernacle (Heb 9:1-5) Symbolic Rituals of the Tabernacle (Heb 9:6-10) The Perfect Tabernacle (Heb 9:11-15) Death and the New Covenant (Heb 9:16-22) The Better Sacrifice (Heb 9:23-28)Lesson 10: The Inferior Sacrifices of the Law (Heb 10:1-10) One Sacrifice for Sins Forever (Heb 10:11-18) “Let Us …” (Heb 10:19-25)