Sermon Tone Analysis
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Introduction
Scripture
Outline
Hebrews 1-2 - Jesus is Greater Than the Angels
Hebrews 1:1-4 - God has Spoken
Hebrews 1:5-14 - The Son is Superior to the Angels
Hebrews 2:1-4 - A Warning
Hebrews 2:5-9 - Lowliness to Crowning Glory
Hebrews 2:10-18 - Jesus has Delivered His Brothers
Hebrews 3:1-4:13 - Jesus is a Greater Rest
Hebrews 3:1-6 - Jesus is Worthy of More Glory Than Moses
Hebrews 3:7-19 - Disobedience After the Exodus
Hebrews 4:1-13 - A Sabbath Rest for God’s People
Hebrews 4:14-7:26 - Jesus is Greater than Melchizedek
Hebrews 4:14-16 - Jesus is the Great High Priest
Hebrews 5:1-10 - Jesus is the High Priest After the Order of Melchizedek
Hebrews 5:11-6:20 - Warning and Exhortation
Hebrews 5:11-14 - Failure to Mature
Hebrews 6:1-8 - Pursue Maturity
Hebrews 6:9-12 - Loving Motivation
Hebrews 6:13-20 - The Promise of God’s Word and God’s Oath
Hebrews 7:1-10 - The Greatness of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:11-19 - Jesus’ Priesthood is Needed
Hebrews 7:20-28 - Jesus Guarantees a Better Covenant
Hebrews 8:1-10:18 - Jesus is the Greater Covenant
Hebrews 8:1-6 - Jesus Mediates a Better Covenant
Hebrews 8:7-13 - The Promise of the New Covenant
Hebrews 9:1-10 - The Earthly Tabernacle Points to What Would Come
Hebrews 9:11-14 - Christ is The Mercy Seat
Hebrews 9:15-22 - Blood is Necessary for Forgiveness
Hebrews 9:23-28 - Christ’s Sacrifice Permanently Removes Sin
Hebrews 10:1-10 - Christ’s Sacrifice Replaces the Law
Hebrews 10:11-18 - Christ's Sacrifice Fully Forgives Sin
Hebrews 10:19-12:29 - Assurance of Faith
Hebrews 10:19-25 - Because of Christ's Sacrifice Let us...
Hebrews 10:26-31 - A Warning Against Apostasy
Hebrews 10:32-39 - A Warm Encouragement
Hebrews 10:32-34 - The Former Days
Hebrews 10:35-38 - Receiving the Promise
Hebrews 10:39 - Confident of Perseverance
Purpose of Book
Christ, who has accomplished salvation through His atoning sacrifice, is greater than all things; therefore, persevere in true faith and encourage others to do likewise
Main Point
The author offers a warm encouragement after giving a vivid warning.
He tells them to look to their past as assurance of salvation and continue in true faith.
In Context
Hebrews 10:19-39 - Discourse Unit
Hebrews 10:19-25 - Summary of Hebrews 4:14-10:18 & the 3 exhortations (2 dealing with God and 1 dealing with Christ-followers)
Hebrews 10:26-31 - Warning against abandoning Christ and His church
Hebrews 10:32-39 - Encouragement of the past and assurance of true faith in the present/future
Hebrews 10:32-34 - The Former Days
But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened,
But
Transitions from warning the congregation to encouraging them
Recall
Imperative
The evidence that they will heed the warning is rooted in their past
They WILL stand the test of persecution and will not suffer eschatological judgment
After you were enlightened
Passive
Thus God is the one who enlightened their hearts to the Gospel
Singular event where they had become Christians
Only used 3x in this sense
These individuals have come to saving faith - they are Christ followers
The list following details the gospel transformation that occured in their lives as a result of repentance
You endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
You endured a hard struggle with sufferings
They endured despite the persecution they faced
Endured
② to maintain a belief or course of action in the face of opposition
They’ve endured previously so they can look back and see they can continue
Struggle
Athletic contest leading to a great reward
Need for discipline in the face of persecution/suffering
Sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction
Publicly exposed
Expose to ridicule or make them a public spectacle
Reproach
act of disparagement that results in disgrace
Most likely verbal
Affliction
trouble that inflicts distress
Physical
And sometimes being partners with those so treated
Partners
① one who takes part in someth.
with someone
This is an active support
For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property,
You had compassion on those in prison
The church showed sympathy to those who were in prison
There was a corporate identification with those who were put in prison due to faith
Those identifying with prisons could have also been penalized themselves
You joyfully accepted the plundering of your property
Joyfully accepted
Plundering of your property
It was common in the first century for folks to have their property seized if they were disfavored by authorities
Since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
Better possession and an abiding one
An eschatological possession
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