the writer would now explain why the covenant Christ has cut in His own blood is better than even the covenant God made with the Israelites at the foot of Mount Sinai, sealed with the blood of sacrificed animals.
Hebrews: A Better Hope
It had taken two chapters to establish the superiority of the Lord Jesus Christ, as fully God the Son, above every earthly and heavenly principality. Now, the writer was establishing Jesus’ work as also superior, pre-eminent, far above any human priest’s work, even of Aaron himself.
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Hebrews: Korah’s Revolt
How could there be a priesthood more perfect than that of Aaron, particularly when God had so protected the sanctity and exclusivity of the Aaronic priesthood for thousands of years?
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Second Day of Advent: Bathsheba
I wonder if Matthew, ex-tax collector and publican that he was, identified with these women and men at some level. Through this record God is displaying God’s grace to all people, victims and perpetrators. Even in this genealogy Matthew was already giving us a clue there is something unique and earth-shaking about Jesus.
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Minor Prophets: Zechariah, Armageddon
Zechariah’s twelfth chapter opens with the heart-stopping violence of warfare, a scene of howling destruction.
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Hebrews: A Better Priesthood
Melchizedek is a fascinating and mysterious figure in the Bible. Here is the sum total of his appearances in the pages of scripture.
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Hebrews: Anchor of the Soul
The writer had given nearly three chapters of exhortation, dire warnings in stern language. Now he turned to encouragement, feeling certain his audience would respond to God’s call through his letter.
