Hebrews 6:4-6 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.         ...

Hebrews 6:4-6 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away…            The author of Hebrews wants his audience to move beyond the “elementary teaching about the Christ” (6:1) and to grow in their fait...

Hebrews 6:1-3 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, if God permits.The elementary teaching about the Christ includes “repentance f...

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity…            In the Old Testament (OT), there were many types—ordinances, feasts, and pictures that typified the coming Messiah, or Christ. For instance, there were the Levitical blood sacrifices in lambs and goats, blood that was to be shed for the sins of their owners. These offerings typified the ...

Hebrews 5:12-14 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses...

Hebrews 5:11-12a Concerning [Melchizedek] we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you…            After introducing the mysterious figure named Melchizedek in 5:6, 10—a priest-king during the days of Abraham circa 2000 BC (cf. Gen. 14), the author of Hebrews ...

Hebrews 5:7-10 In the days of His flesh, [Jesus] offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. 8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. 9 And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, 10 being designated b...

Hebrews 5:5-6 So also Christ did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You”; 6 just as He says also in another passage, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”            This context reveals how Jesus Christ met all the credentials set forth in the OT concerning the earthly high priest. First, “C...

Hebrews 5:1-4 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins; 2 he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness; 3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself. 4 And no one takes the h...

Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins…            In the previous context, Jesus is depicted as the “great high priest,” one who can “sympathize with our weaknesses… tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin” (4:14-15). As the “great high priest,” Jesus is therefo...

Hebrews 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.            The “therefore” in v. 16 draws a conclusion from what the author has previously stated. Since Christians have a “high priest,” Jesus, who “sympathizes” (Gr. sumpatheō) with the weaknesses of His people (sharing their feelings; understanding...

1 Timothy 2:5-7 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.The “for” that begins v. 5 is explanatory, explaining to Christians why the...

Hebrews 4:14-16 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy...

Hebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.           Hebrews 4:12 reflec...

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow…The epistle to the Hebrews is a sermon filled with biblical doctrine from the Old Testament (OT), examples from Jewish life, and exhortation to obey that which is being preached. In Hebrews 1, the author quotes from six differ...