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Q2. Heb 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

Hebrews 13 Heb 13:1 Keep on loving each other as brothers. Heb 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Heb 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. NIV Q1. (Hebrews 13:1-3) How do hospitality to strangers and visiting prisoners relate to brotherly love (philadelphia)? Where are you strong in brotherly love? Where are you weak? The common thread between these exhortations is- loving others. It appears the author starts (In verse 1) with the love they share in their local fellowship (brotherly love) God exhorts them to continue in this love. In Galatians 6:10 we see this love is a priority in God

Q2. (Hebrews 12:5-11) How does it help when you to look at your struggles and hardships as the Father's discipline and training? I think seeing that there is a purpose behind the struggles and hardships we face can help us see their value. If our trials are just random then we miss any thought of benefit. To know that they are allowed/given out of love (6 ) It should help us not lose heart (5) To know that God doesn

Hebrews 12 Heb 12:3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Heb 12:4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. NIV Q1. (Hebrews 12:3-4) Spiritual warfare can be lost by weariness. Why is spiritual warfare so wearying? In 2 Tim 2 we read 2TI 2:3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 2TI 2:4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. NASB When we understand that we are in active service- against sin and Satan- we are paralleling the hardships and opposition we face to a war- war doesn

Q5. (Hebrews 12:1-2) Who are the "great cloud of witnesses" mentioned in 12:1? They are the saints gone before- the men and women of faith typified in chapter 11 What analogy to the life of faith is offered in 12:1? A race (an endurance race) In what way is Jesus the "author" or "pioneer" of our faith? In what way is he the "finisher" or "perfecter" of our faith? More than merely the example He as God has created faith in us (Eph 2:5-10

Q4. Heb 11:8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. Heb 11:9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. Heb 11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Heb 11:11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past age

Q3. Heb 11:23 By faith Moses

Q2. (Hebrews 11:13b) In practical terms, what would be the characteristics of a believer who lived his life as an "alien" and "stranger" here on earth? A longing for heaven-a longing to see the fullness of God

Q1. (Hebrews 11:8-19) Abraham was on a faith-quest, looking for a city (verse 10) and a country (verses 14-16). How does his faith-journey encourage yours? I think the fact that he was on a

Q4. (Hebrews 11:11). Which part of faith is related to (1) the depth of Abraham's confidence in God? Which part of faith is related to (2) the real existence and power of such a God? How would you describe a faith that lacks either element? Heb 11:11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past age

Q3. Every religion has its own kind of faith. What is the content of the Judeo-Christian type of faith that sets it apart from any other? I think what clearly separates Christianity from other

Q2. (Hebrews 11:6) The first element of faith is belief in God's existence. Why is the second element just as essential to true faith? The 2nd aspect is relational aspect where the 1st is merely factual; the 2nd aspect is built upon the first. What does it mean to "seek" God? I think we see something of the answer to this in the Psalms, David in pursuit of God! As the deer pants for the waters so my soul longs after you (42) we see the desire to know God, we hear it in Moses’ cry- “show me Your glory” (Ex 33) we hear it in Paul’s cry “I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings” (Phil 3) I think to seek God means also means to make Him our priority- we seek first His kingdom and righteousness. Then we see all those in the OT who sought the Lord in prayer for wisdom and intervention- we see for example in the life of Hezekiah a man who sought God in everything he undertook: 2Ch 31:20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God. In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered What difference does it make whether or not you believe God will reward seekers? Jacob wrestled with God- declaring- “I will not let You go unless You bless me” he received a blessing (and humility i.e. a permanent limp). As he held on to God, he got something of answer- he learned something of God’s mercy and power! Jacob was a bit of a scoundrel, but God loved him- there was a quality in Jacob that God was pleased with, and I believe that it was because Jacob wanted the inheritance and blessing, he valued them and prized the things of God and would not let them go. He believed God would reward those who diligently seek Him- he had faith! The one who seeks finds (Mat 7:8) God wants us to value Him so much that we will give up everything else to know the reward of His gracious presence in our lives! (Mat 13:45-46) He wants us to seek things above where Christ is seated (Col 3:1). He wants us to hold on to His promises (both for this life and the next) see Hebrews11:33 re promises for this life and re the next see Heb 11:13 (promises fulfilled in Christ) So the “difference” is huge, when we seek God in prayer He wants us to believe for answers Mat 7, Mark 11:22-24, James 1:6. The difference is seen in the last reference, if we ask God for wisdom but do not believe He will truly supply it- we will not receive it! (James 1:7)

Q1. Using Hebrews 11:1-3 as your source, how would you put in your own words what faith is and does? When our hope in God and His promises has real substance to it, that is, when we are absolutely confident and assured of theses unseen realities-then we actually have more than hope-we have faith! Another way to put it is this- when we have a deep conviction of unseen realities, as though we had solid evidence to prove them-then we have faith! People who in the past had faith like this (in God and His word) knew the approval of God (and still do) An example of this kind of faith in

Q3. (Hebrews 10:26-31). The picture as I see it from this passage is

Heb 3:13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin

Week 9 Hebrews study 19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God...." (10:19-21) Q1. (Hebrews 10:19-21) How did the veil of the Tabernacle function in Old Testament worship? The veil purposely separated the outer and inner rooms of the tabernacle (NIVANCT 342) it was in a sense a barrier to keep people out (apart from the high priest) of the presence of God What is the significance of the veil being ripped in two at Jesus' crucifixion? This veil was a barrier, and the author of Hebrews says in fact it represented Jesus

Q4. (Hebrews 10:4) Why can't the blood of bulls and goats actually take away sin? They were only shadows of the reality- Christ (10:1). These ceremonial sacrifices were pointing to a sacrifice that could truly take away sin, that is, Christ

Q3. (Hebrews 9:28) How did the purpose of Christ's First Coming differ from his Second Coming? Heb 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him NIV The First Coming was dealing with sin (penalty & power-later presence) The Second Coming speaks of salvation- sin although not explicitly associated with this 2nd Coming is still an issue- we will in Christ

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not? Heb 9:13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. Heb 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! Heb 9:15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance

Q5. (Hebrews 9:11-12) What does "redemption" mean? What was the price of our redemption?

Q4. (Hebrews 9:9) Why were external sacrificial regulations unable to cleanse or perfect the conscience? How does a guilty conscience keep us from intimacy with God? For me, my being sure my sin is truly dealt with clears the conscience, knowing that I will not fall again into that same sin is part of this. In fact question 3 touched a nerve for me, I say this because I have intentionally sinned, its not that I have intentionally rejected Christ or wanted to treat the price of forgiveness lightly, but at times I have been aware that something is wrong and not God honoring- and still gone ahead and done it. Without knowing that my sin can truly be dealt with I have no confidence before God. This is something about the Jeremiah

Q3. (Hebrews 9:7) Did the Old Covenant provide forgiveness for intentional, active, maintained rebellion against God? Does the New Covenant provide this forgiveness? What is required for forgiveness to be granted? This is asking something outside what this text is addressing- Dr Ralph in his notes addresses this and below I quote him from his day 2 study -Forgiveness for Intentional and Unintentional Sins (9:7b) “When people became aware of sins, they were to bring a sin offering to make atonement for it (Leviticus chapters 4-5). On the Day of Atonement, the high priest offered sacrifices for sins committed unintentionally. "In ignorance" (NIV), "unintentionally" (NRSV), and "errors" (KJV) is agnoēma, "sin committed in ignorance/unintentionally." The word is related to agnoeō, "to not know, be ignorant of," from which we get our word "agnostic."21 The Old Covenant also provided for sacrifices to be made for cheating, stealing, or deceit (Leviticus 6), as well as sins which spring from the weakness of flesh and blood, through ignorance, hurry, want of consideration, or carelessness. But there were no sacrifices to atone for intentional rebellion against the Almighty King, the Suzerain. The Old Covenant had no way to handle sins committed intentionally, "defiantly" (NIV), "presumptuously" (KJV), or "with a high hand (RSV).22 "But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the LORD, and that person must be cut off from his people. Because he has despised the LORD's word and broken his commands, that person must surely be cut off; his guilt remains on him." (Numbers 15:30-31) The phrase translated "defiantly" (NIV), "presumptuously" (KJV), or "with a high hand (RSV) is literally, "with uplifted hand ... as though the transgressor was about to attack God or rebel against Him wantonly."23 Fortunately, Jesus died for all our sins, intentional and unintentional. We receive that forgiveness through faith, by humbling ourselves in repentance and receiving pardon. We do not deserve pardon for what we have done, it is granted through the grace of God. Hebrews 10:26 comes to min as I ponder this question- Dr Ralph’s last statement The only "unpardonable sin," I believe, is one in which a person persists in unbelief and does not humble him or herself in faith and repentance so that he can receive forgiveness.” Hebrews 10:26 speaks of more than intentional sin- but an intentionally sinful lifestyle, one in which we live in continual defiance to God i.e. apostasy George Guthrie says “What the author [of Hebrews] has in mind [in verse 26] is a deliberate, sinful lifestyle of high-handed rebellion against the gospel.” William Lane also agrees saying “Like that earlier passage[ chapter 6] , it exposes the gravity of apostasy” Hebrews 10:29 adds to this thought- this is more than an intentional sinful act or two- this is a defiant condition this is seen in this apostates treatment of Christ i.e. trampling underfoot the Son of God (to treat with disdain)… insulting the Spirit of grace… regarding the blood of Christ as defiled (WBC 294) This person is showing utter disdain and contempt for Jesus and His sacrifice- he is not asking for mercy (4:16) he is rejecting the mercy offered

Q2. (Hebrews 8:7-13) Why did the Old Covenant fail? The law could make nothing perfect (cf Hebrews 7:19) It was not that God

Q1. (Hebrews 8:6) In what sense is Jesus the "mediator" of a new covenant? What did he do to mediate this? Jesus spoke of the new covenant-key to this was that it was

Q4. (Hebrews 7:26-28) How is Jesus described in verse 26? holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens How does Jesus differ from human high priests? Heb 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. NIV Verse 26 has touched on Jesus