Introducing Hebrews

Nobody is certain who wrote it, but all are certain this is a rich book! In fact, Hebrews reads more like a sermon than an epistle. The recipients are facing some struggles in their Christian experience. They are tempted to fall away from Jesus and return to the “safety” of synagogue Judaism. The writer, or preacher, points them to Jesus who has also suffered, but is now glorified and exalted. He is the example that is to motivate them as they struggle. He is the final revelation of God, greater than angels, greater than Moses, a superior priest, inaugurating a superior covenant, with a superior offering in a superior sanctuary! The hearers of Hebrews were urged to not shrink back, but to press on in faith. They were to press on to the fullness of the rest of faith in Jesus’ work. They were to press on into the holy of holies to boldly approach God’s throne and worship Him. They were to press on toward the city God is building for them. Hebrews tells us how Jesus is greater than everything else. It urges us to press on in the life of faith! (Written in the 60’s AD)