Hebrews 8:1-13 One of our shortest readings of the year today. “Gifts and sacrifices…” (v. 3) I spoke yesterday of the importance (for us) of Jesus’ ascension into Heaven. Now thinking again of the “gifts and sacrifices” mentioned in today’s reading, I now see Jesus’ death as His continuing intercession for us as His gift. …
Category Archives: RTB 2021 – New Testament
December 2021 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Dec Hebrews 8:1-13 13 02-Dec Hebrews 9:1-28 28 03-Dec Hebrews 10:1-18 18 04-Dec Hebrews 10:19-39 21 05-Dec Hebrews 11:1-22 22 06-Dec Hebrews 11:23-40 18 07-Dec Hebrews 12:1-29 29 08-Dec Hebrews 13:1-25 25 09-Dec I John 1:1-10 10 10-Dec I John 2:1-29 29 11-Dec I John 3:1-24 24 12-Dec I John 4:1-21 21 …
November 30 / Hebrews 7:1-28
Hebrews 7:1-28 Consequently, He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. (v. 25) Quite often we hear that we are saved/redeemed through Jesus’ death and resurrection, but His ascension to the Father often goes unspoken. Yet without His …
November 29 / Hebrews 6:1-20
Hebrews 6:1-20 And we desire each one of you … [be] … imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (vv. 11-12) I wonder what group of people the author is asking his readers to imitate – current “saints” or past Old Testament prophets and leaders. In the previous verse the author …
November 28 / Hebrews 5:1-14
Hebrews 5:1-14 …you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food… (vv. 11b-12) These two verses argued both for and against Paul’s authorship of Hebrews. First, the …
November 27 / Hebrews 4:1-16
Hebrews 4:1-16 I am seeing three applications/concepts of “rest” in today’s reading. The first is the most obvious, the author’s Sabbath rest discussion beginning in verse 4 and culminating in verse 9: So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God… I commented on that yesterday and in my comments in my …
November 26 / Hebrews 3:1-19
Hebrews 3:1-19 Those verses from Psalm 95:7-11 are also verses 7 to 11 in today’s reading. Interesting! More on Psalm 95 below. Just a few minutes ago I had read today’s passages, but had not yet posted. For some reason I asked myself why I was posting – why I post every day? And three …
November 25 / Hebrews 2:1-18
Hebrews 2:1-18 Thanksgiving Day! My posting necessarily delayed… It [salvation, the Gospel] was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. (vv. 3b-4) …
November 24 / Hebrews 1:1-14
Hebrews 1:1-14 Any commentaries or introductory comments on Hebrews that you read will point to the unknown identity of the author of the book of Hebrews. See my first comments from last year further below. But back on October 17 when we were reading Acts 25 (Paul appearing before Festus during his imprisonment in Caesarea) …
November 23 / II Peter 3:1-18
II Peter 3:1-18 There are a couple of oft-quoted verses in today’s reading: … with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day… (v. 8) and The Lord is … not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. (v. 9) …the heavens and …