Category: Study of Hebrews

Short posts which study the entire book of Hebrews. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about this fascinating New Testament book, these posts will help you!

Hebrews: Jesus’ Superiority Over Angels

Quoting the Psalmist, the Hebrew writer acknowledged that God had “made him for a little while lower than the angels” (Hebrews 2:7; cf. Psalm 8:4-6).  Paul wrote of how this was accomplished when Christ left “the form of God” and “equality with God” and “made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men…found in human form” (Philippians 2:6-8).  Yet when he ascended into heaven, Jesus became superior to the angels by sitting at God’s right hand.… Read More Hebrews: Jesus’ Superiority Over Angels

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Hebrews: Jesus’ Superiority Over Prophets

The reason the book of Hebrews was written was because the early church had a lot of Christians of Hebrew nationality who were being persecuted severely by their fellow Jews for being Christians.  God inspired the writer of Hebrews (2 Timothy 3:16) to write to them, exhorting them to not abandon Christianity in favor of returning to Judaism.  Throughout the book he shows the superiority of Jesus over various aspects of Judaism.  In the above passage he opens the book by showing Jesus’ supremacy over the Old Testament prophets who were highly revered by the Hebrews.… Read More Hebrews: Jesus’ Superiority Over Prophets

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