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Biblical Studies From The Book Of Hebrews

…. THE SUPERIOR CHRIST. THE SUPERIOR CHRIST. & HIS COVENANT. & HIS COVENANT. VI. VII. I. VIII. II. IX. III. X. IV. V. Biblical Studies From The Book Of Hebrews. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant. Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25. PRIVILEGES

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Biblical Studies From The Book Of Hebrews

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  2. THE SUPERIOR CHRIST THE SUPERIOR CHRIST & HIS COVENANT & HIS COVENANT VI VII I VIII II IX III X IV V Biblical Studies From The Book Of Hebrews

  3. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 PRIVILEGES • We have “confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus” v. 19 • We have “a great High Priest over the house of God” v. 21

  4. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 OBLIGATIONS • We must “draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith” v. 22 • We must “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering” v. 23

  5. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 OBLIGATIONS • We must “consider how to stir up (provoke) each other to love and good works” v. 24

  6. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 • The incentive for us to “hold fast” is the faithfulness of God’s promises v. 23b • The practical way to “hold fast” is to assemble with fellow believers vv. 24-25 cp. Eccl 4:9-12 • We “provoke” or “stir up,” “encourage” each other • We must not “forsake” this duty

  7. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • “Willful sin” results when saints do not endure through faith v. 26 • If we so sin, what else can be done for us? cp. 6:4-6 • It is deliberate, “intentional” sin • It is rejection…not ignorance

  8. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • Guilty saints will not enjoy the “privileges” mentioned earlier cp. vv. 19-21 • Rather, they will receive “a certain terrifying expectation of judgment” v. 27 Isa 26:11 • This is most likely the “day” the author discussed in v. 25

  9. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • God’s fierce anger is directed at & justified against covenant breakers v. 28 • It was under Moses’ covenant cp. Deut 17:2-7 • A reminder from 2:1-3 • That being so, guilty saints today can expect “…a much severer punishment…” v. 29

  10. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • The author describes the guilty and their “willful sin” v. 29 • Those who have… • …“spurned, or trampled under foot the Son of God” • …“profaned, or regarded His blood as common” • …“outraged, or insulted the Spirit of grace”

  11. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • God’s judgment against such “willful sinners” is certain, guaranteed vv. 30-31 • He will have His revenge cp. Deut 32:35 • It would be terrifying to fall into His hands • Rather, being in the hands of God should be comforting cp. 2 Sam 24:10-14

  12. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • To emphasize things don’t have to turn out this way, the author reminds his readers of their past faithfulness vv. 32-34 • They had “…endured through sufferings” • Because of their own faithfulness publicly • Because of their associations with other believers

  13. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • To emphasize things don’t have to turn out this way, the author reminds his readers of their past faithfulness vv. 32-34 • Their endurance helped them “…joyfully accept the seizure of their own property”

  14. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • To emphasize things don’t have to turn out this way, the author reminds his readers of their past faithfulness vv. 32-34 • They accepted their loss because they had “a better possession, an abiding one” Mt 6:19-21 Col 3:1-2 Heb 11:13-16 Phil 3:18b-20

  15. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • Therefore, saints must never “throw away our confidence” vv. 35-36 • It has a “great reward” • They “live by faith” vv. 37-38 cp. Hab 2:3-4 • They must not “shrink back to destruction” v. 39

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