Hebrews 13:9-17 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. (v. 10) My Study Bible suggested that the “altar” in this verse referred to the cross on which Jesus died and only those who profess faith in His redemption have any right to enjoy the fruits of …
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December 13 / Hebrews 13:1-8
Hebrews 13:1-8 Another oft-quoted verse: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (v. 8) That’s a comforting thought! These time frames, “yesterday” and “today” may simply be the author’s personal reference in his own life. But “yesterday” may also refer more to Jesus’ life, His pre-incarnate life or His life here on …
December 12 / Hebrews 12:25-29
Hebrews 12:25-29 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused Him Who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns from heaven. (v. 25) I was brainstorming about those who refused Him who warned them on earth. …
December 11 / Hebrews 12:18-24
Hebrews 12:18-24 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God… (v. 22a) BUT YOU HAVE COME… Do you sense the power in those four words??!! We are no longer Old Covenant or mountain or tabernacle people. We are redeemed! We are on this side of the cross!! …this …
December 10 / Hebrews 12:12-17
Hebrews 12:12-17 See to it … that no one is … unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. (vv. 15a, 16b) There must be more information elsewhere in this letter, because I cannot follow what my Study Bible is suggesting, that the author’s “readers were thinking of compromising their faith in …
December 9 / Hebrews 12:1-11
Hebrews 12:1-11 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives. … If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. (vv. 6, 8) I do not disagree with these verse, but I am asking myself how the Lord …
December 8 / Hebrews 11:30-40
Hebrews 11:30-40 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. (v. 37a) I don’t know of any Biblical references to any Jewish “followers” being sawn in two. And while there are references to people being killed with the sword (e.g., leaders in the David-Absalom wars), it’s not clear that …
December 7 / Hebrews 11:23-29
Hebrews 11:23-29 By faith Moses … considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt… (vv. 24a, 26a) It’s easy to be confused when a speaker or writer uses the word “Christ”. That word is both a title (the Messiah) and, effectively, a name (Jesus Christ – more appropriately translated as “Jesus, …
December 6 / Hebrews 11:13-22
Hebrews 11:13-22 By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph… (v. 21) It’s always been strange to me that of the twelve sons of Jacob, only three rise to any level of prominence – Judah, Levi, and Joseph – Judah as the tribe from which David and Jesus were descended, Levi …
December 5 / Hebrews 11:1-12
Hebrews 11:1-12 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. (v. 3) It’s constantly amazing to me that God SPOKE all things into existence. If we were meeting together Carol could tell you all she’s …