Hebrews

The Hebrews writer continues his review of the history of faith among the Israelites with the story of Noah.

The writer begins this “Hall of Faith” in chapter 11 with a definition of faith itself, and then begins to review the history of faith among the Hebrew people.

The writer finishes his exhortation for believers to live our lives in faith.

The Hebrews writer continues his exhortation for believers to persevere in our faith.

Jesus’ final, perfect sacrifice on the cross did away with the need for animal sacrifices for the remission of sin.

Having examined the necessity and sufficiency of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our salvation, writer now turns his focus to the finality and completeness of Jesus’ atonement for our sins, and God’s universal offer of salvation in Christ to all people who will believe and confess His Gospel.

The necessity and sufficiency of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.

Having examined the earthly tabernacle, the nature and contents of the Ark of the Covenant, and the emphasis on blood which we find in the Word of God, we now turn our attention to the heavenly sanctuary of which the earthly tabernacle and temple were models.

The Hebrews writer describes the earthly tabernacle and its associated rituals which was a mere model of the perfect and everlasting heavenly sanctuary – namely Jesus Himself.