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Introduction
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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 11:1-11:40 - Faith
Hebrews 11:1-7 - Faith Before the Patriarchs
Hebrews 11:1-2 - A Depiction of Faith
Hebrews 11:3 - Faith in God the Creator
Hebrews 11:4 - The Faith of Abel
Hebrews 11:5-6 - The Faith of Enoch
Hebrews 11:7 - The Faith of Noah
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 encourages the congregation to look forward to their eschatological future by reminding them of faithful elders from the Old Testament
Hebrews 11:1-2 - A Depiction of Faith
***Chapter 11 is a discourse unit formed by an inclusio - Faith & commendation in 11:1-2 & 11:39-40***
***Chapter 11 presents numerous Old Testament examples of faith ultimately building to the perfect example in chapter 12 - Jesus***
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for
Now is transitional connecting the previous section with the “Hall of Faith”
Faith
Convinced that unseen promises will be kept by the Lord
Connecting word into Hebrews 11 - Hall of Faith
Assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen
Physical
Some of the people of old saw some promises fulfilled, but not all
Noah saved his household
Salvific
None of them saw the promise of salvation in the Messiah
Eschatological
The Kingdom fully consummated with God as the sovereign ruler
Second coming of Christ
Righteous receiving the fullness of salvation, being with God in the heavenly city
The wicked receiving their just judgment
THIS IS HOPE THE AUTHOR REMINDS THEM OF
For by it people of old received their commendation.
For by it
Faith
People of old
Elders
Received their commendation
Commendation
God’s approval/testimony of those who were faithful
Hebrews 11:3 - Faith in God the Creator
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God,
so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
By faith
We understand that the universe was created by the word of God
Genesis 1 - Creation
Hebrews 11:4 - The Faith of Abel
By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts.
More acceptable sacrifice
Abel’s offering was offered in faith
Abel’s offering was a blood sacrifice
Commended as righteous
Due to his faith, Abel was declared righteous by God though nowhere in the OT is that mentioned
And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
Through his faith
Though he died, he still speaks
Though dead, Abel still speaks as a witness through the Word
Hebrews 11:5-6 - The Faith of Enoch
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him.
Taken up so that he should not see death
The opposite of Abel
He was not found, because God had taken him
Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
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