Letter to the Hebrews

This lecture series explores the letter to the Hebrews, a powerful epistle that reveals how God speaks to us through his son. These classes highlight the superiority of Jesus over angels, Moses, Joshua, and the high priests of the law, showing how his role as pioneer, high priest, and mediator transforms our faith. The series invites us to leave behind ritualistic thinking and instead embrace the living reality of salvation through faith in Christ. With clear and practical exhortations, these studies remind us how his work opens the way into God’s rest and calls us to live faithfully as we journey toward the kingdom.

The Pioneer of Our Salvation

The opening study introduces Jesus as the pioneer of salvation—the one who went before us, sharing our struggles and sufferings, yet overcoming sin through complete trust in God. By becoming one of us, made lower than the angels, he showed the path out of weakness and death. His victory is not just for himself, but for all who will follow in faith, reminding us that true salvation requires endurance, trust, and transformation of character.

Striving to Enter God’s Rest

This class examines the failure of Israel in the wilderness and contrasts it with the greater rest that God has prepared. Moses and Joshua could not provide that final rest, but Jesus can. The warning is clear: unbelief keeps people from entering God’s promises, while faith in Christ brings hope of entering into his eternal rest. We are exhorted not to harden our hearts, but to trust in the one who can truly change us from within.

We Have a Great High Priest

Here we consider Jesus as our great high priest, far surpassing Aaron and the priests of the law. Unlike them, he sympathizes with our weaknesses because he shared in our struggles, yet without sin. He offers not repeated sacrifices, but himself—once for all—opening the way for us to draw boldly before the throne of grace. This study shows why his priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, gives us confidence and hope.

The Law Made Nothing Perfect

The focus of this class is the weakness of the law and its inability to bring lasting change. While the law offered rituals and sacrifices, it could not transform hearts or lead people into fellowship with God. Jesus fulfills what the law pointed toward—through his obedience, suffering, and offering of himself. His priesthood achieves what the law never could: eternal redemption and the perfection of those who follow him in faith.

The Purifying of the Heavenly Things

This study explores the meaning of Christ’s work as high priest after the order of Melchizedek, and how it purifies not earthly tabernacles but the heavenly realities themselves. Through his once-for-all offering, he provides refuge and hope, acting as the anchor of our souls. He has entered heaven itself on our behalf, drawing us beyond the veil into the very presence of God. This lesson encourages us to cling firmly to that hope and to recognize the fullness of salvation by faith.

The Power of Faith

The concluding class turns to the examples of faith in Hebrews, reminding us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, demonstrated perfect trust through his life and death, and now calls us to follow his example. Like the faithful of old, we are urged to endure trials, resist ritualism, and walk steadfastly in hope, confident that God is faithful to fulfill his promises.

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