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I. The superior exponent: Jesus is superior to the prophets: Hebrews 1:1-4
A. God's revelation by the prophets to the fathers: Hebrews 1:1
1. At various times.
2. In various manners.
B. God's revelation by His Son: Hebrews 1:2-4
1. God now has spoken through Christ: Hebrews 1:2
2. Universal dominion has been given the Son: Hebrews 1:2
3. Christ's redemptive work is accomplished: Hebrews 1:3-4
II. A superior mediator: Hebrews 1:3-2:18
A. Jesus is superior over angels: Hebrews 1:3-4
1. By inheritance.
2. By name.
B. Christ's superiority to angels is evident in the Old Testament: Hebrews 1:5-14
1. Angels: Hebrews 1:5-7
2. The Son, Jesus Christ: Hebrews 1:8-12
3. Angels: Hebrews 1:13-14
C. (First) Warning passage: Hebrews 2:1-4
1. Exhortation: Hebrews 2:1
2. Old Testament example: Hebrews 2:2
3. Present obligation in view of this warning: Hebrews 2:3-4
D. Christ's superiority to angels is not contradicted by His humanity: Hebrews 2:5-8
1. Angels: Hebrews 2:5
2. The Son: Hebrews 2:6-8
E. Christ' superiority to angels is not contradicted by His suffering: Hebrews 2:9-18
1. Suffering was necessary to complete His identification with humanity: Hebrews 2:9-13
2. Suffering to death was necessary to destroy the Devil: Hebrews 2:14
3. Suffering was necessary to deliver believing men: Hebrews 2:15-16
4. Suffering was necessary to qualify Jesus as a merciful high priest: Hebrews 2:17-18
III. A superior founder: Christ is superior to Moses: Hebrews 3:1-4:13
A. Christ and Moses: A comparison: Hebrews 3:1-6
1. Both Christ and Moses were faithful to God: Hebrews 3:1-2
2. Christ is the builder of the house. Moses was a part of the house: Hebrews 3:3-4
3. Christ is the Son over the house. Moses was only a servant in the house: Hebrews 3:5-6
B. (Second) Warning passage: Hebrews 3:7-4:13
1. Exhortation: Hebrews 3:7-8
2. Israel's wilderness experience: Hebrews 3:8-11
a. Attitude of Israel: Hebrews 3:8-9
b. Response of God: Hebrews 3:10-11
3. Warning against unbelief: Hebrews 3:12-19
a. The warning: Hebrews 3:12
b. Believer's response in view of the warning: Hebrews 3:13
c. Motivation for the response: Hebrews 3:14
d. Example of Israel: Hebrews 3:15-19
4. Warning against missing God's rest: Hebrews 4:1-13
a. The warning: Hebrews 4:1-2
b. Rest: Hebrews 4:3-5
c. Unrest: 4:6-8
d. The rest of God: Hebrews 4:9-11
e. Confirmation of warning by God's Word and knowledge: Hebrews 4:12-13
IV. A superior priesthood. Jesus is superior to Aaron: Hebrews 4:14-7:28
A. Jesus is the great high priest: Hebrews 4:14-16
B. The priesthood of Aaron: Hebrews 5:1-4
C. The priesthood of Jesus: Hebrews 5:5-10
D. (Third) Warning passage: 5:11-6:20
1. Rebuke for spiritual immaturity: Hebrews 5:11-14
2. Encouragement toward spiritual maturity: Hebrews 6:1-3
a. Progress beyond foundational principles: Hebrews 6:1-2
(1) Repentance from dead works: Hebrews 6:1
(2) Faith toward God: Hebrews 6:1
(3) Doctrine of baptisms: Hebrews 6:2
(4) Laying on of hands: Hebrews 6:2
(5) Resurrection of the dead: Hebrews 6:2
(6) Eternal judgment: Hebrews 6:2
b. Go on to perfection: Hebrews 6:1,3
3. Warning against the consequences of apostasy: Hebrews 6:4-8
a. Apostasy explained: Hebrews 6:4-6
b. The consequences of apostasy: Hebrews 6:4,6
c. The reason for the consequences: Hebrews 6:6
d. An illustration from nature: Hebrews 6:7-8
4. Reminder of the certainty of God's promises: Hebrews 6:9-20
a. The persuasion: Hebrews 6:9
b. The faithfulness of God: Hebrews 6:10
c. The response of believers: Hebrews 6:11-12
d. An example of the certainty of God's promises: Hebrews 6:13-20
(l) Abraham: Hebrews 6:13-15
(2) The oath: Hebrews 6:16-17
(3) Assurance of God's faithfulness to His Word: Hebrews 6:18-20
E. The priesthood of Melchizedek: Hebrews 7:1-28
1. General description: Hebrews 7:1-3
2. Melchizedek and Abraham: Hebrews 7:4-10
3. The Levitical priesthood: Hebrews 7:11-13
4. The new priesthood: Hebrews 7:14-17
5. Priesthood under the law: Hebrews 7:18-21
6. Priesthood under the new covenant: Hebrews 7:22-27
7. Summary of the teaching: Hebrews 7:28
V. A superior ministry: The two covenants: Hebrews 8:1-10:18
A. Introduction: Hebrews 8:1-6
1. Summary of previous teaching: Hebrews 8:1-2
2. Ministry of the high priest: Hebrews 8:3-5
3. A more excellent ministry: Hebrews 8:6
B. The two covenants: Hebrews 8:7-13
1. The first (old) covenant: Hebrews 8:7-8
2. The second (new) covenant: Hebrews 8:8-12
a. Maker: Hebrews 8:8
b. Covenant: Hebrews 8:9-12
3. Contrast between the new and the old: Hebrews 8:13
C. Operation of the first covenant: Hebrews 9:1-10
1. The tabernacle: Hebrews 9:1-5
2. The ministry of the high priest: Hebrews 9:6-10
D. Operation of the new covenant: Hebrews 9:11-10:18
1. General description: Hebrews 9:11-12
a. The tabernacle: Hebrews 9:11
b. The ministry of the high priest: Hebrews 9:11-28
(l) In atonement for sin: Hebrews 9:12-22
(2) In Heaven: Hebrews 9:23-28
2. Contrasts between the old and new: Hebrews 10:1-18
VI. Superior resources for faith: Practical exhortation: Hebrews 10:19-13:17
A. Use the new access to God: Hebrews 10:19-31
1. Draw near in faith: Hebrews 10:19-22
a. With boldness: Hebrews 10:19
b. Through the new and living way: Hebrews 10:20
c. By the high priest (Jesus): Hebrews 10:20-21
d. With a true heart: Hebrews 10:22
e. In full assurance of faith: Hebrews 10:22
f. With our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: Hebrews 10:22
g. With our bodies washed with pure water: Hebrews 10:22
2. Hold fast the faith: Hebrews 10:23
3. Encourage one another in the faith: Hebrews 10:24-25
a. Provoke unto love and to good works: Hebrews 10:24
b. Do not forsake the assembling of yourselves together: Hebrews 10:25
c. Exhort one another: Hebrews 10:25
B. (Fourth) Warning passage: Hebrews 10:26-31
1. The warning: Hebrews 10:26-27
2. The Old Testament example: Hebrews 10:28
3. The present situation: Hebrews 10:29-31
C. Remember former experiences: Hebrews 10:32-34
D. Cast not away your confidence: Hebrews 10:35
E. Be patient: Hebrews 10:36-37
F. Live by faith: Hebrews 10:38-11:40
1. The command to live by faith: Hebrews 10:38-39
2. The definition of faith: Hebrews 11:1
3. The function of faith: Hebrews 11:2-3
4. Examples of faith: Hebrews 11:4-38
a. Abel: Hebrews 11:4
b. Enoch: Hebrews 11:5-6
c. Noah: Hebrews 11:7
d. Abraham and Sara: Hebrews 11:8-19
e. Isaac: Hebrews 11:20
f. Jacob: Hebrews 11:21
g. Joseph: Hebrews 11:22
h. Moses: Hebrews 11:23-29
i. Joshua (Jericho): Hebrews 11:30
j. Rahab: Hebrews 11:31
k. Other examples of faith: Hebrews 11:32-38
5. Recipients of the promise of faith in Jesus Christ: Hebrews 11:39-40
G. Endure suffering and chastening: Hebrews 12:1-29
1. Examples of suffering: Hebrews 12:1-3
a. A multitude of those gone before us (witnesses): Hebrews 12:1
b. Jesus: Hebrews 12:2-3
2. The explanation of suffering: Hebrews 12:4-11
a. Increased resistance against sin: 12:4
b. God loves those He chastens and is dealing with them as sons: Hebrews 12:5-7
c. Only those who are not sons are not chastened: Hebrews 12:8
d. The comparison to the example of earthly fathers: Hebrews 12:9-10
e. Results of chastening: Hebrews 12:11
(1) Immediate chastening is not pleasant.
(2) Afterwards it results in the peaceable fruit of righteousness.
3. The believer's response to suffering: Hebrews 12:12-17
a. Lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees: Hebrews 12:12
b. Make straight paths for your feet: Hebrews 12:13
c. Let those suffering be healed: Hebrews 12:14
d. Follow peace with all men: Hebrews 12:14
e. Follow holiness with all men: Hebrews 12:14
f. Watch diligently lest anyone fail of the grace of God: Hebrews 12:15
g. Be careful lest any root of bitterness trouble and defile you: Hebrews 12:15
h. Guard against fornicators and profane persons: Hebrews 12:16-17
H. (Fifth) Warning passage: Hebrews 12:18-29
1. The position of Israel at Mt. Sinai: Hebrews 12:18-21
2. The position of believers at Mt. Sion: Hebrews 12:22-24
3. The consequent response of believers: Hebrews 12:25-29
I. An exhortation to fulfill Christian responsibilities: Hebrews 13:1-17
1. Social duties: Hebrews 13:1-6
a. Relationships: Let brotherly love continue: Hebrews 13:1
b. Hospitality: Hebrews 13:2
c. Remember them that are in bonds and those suffering: Hebrews 13:3
d. Marriage: It is honorable, but whoremongers and adulterers God
will judge: Hebrews 13:4
- e. Conversation: Do not speak covetously: Hebrews 13:5f. Possessions: Be content with what you have: Hebrews 13:5g. Remember God is always with you to help you: Hebrews 13:5-6
2. Religious duties: Hebrews 13:7-17a. Remember those who rule over you: Hebrews 13:7b. Remember Jesus never changes: Hebrews 13:8c. Do not be carried about with strange doctrines: Hebrews 13:9d. Do not be entangled in legalistic doctrines: Hebrews 13:9-12e. Bear the reproach of the Gospel: Hebrews 13:13f. Seek for the city which is to come: Hebrews 13:14g. Continually offer the sacrifice of praise: Hebrews 13:15h. Do good and communicate: Hebrews 13:16i. Obey them which rule over you and submit yourselves: Hebrews 13:17
VII. Personal instructions: Hebrews 13:18-25
A. A request for prayer: Hebrews 13:18-19
1. For a good conscience: Hebrews 13:18
2. Willingness to live honestly: Hebrews 13:18
3. For soon release: Hebrews 13:19
B. A prayer for the readers: Hebrews 13:20-21
l. The one addressed: Hebrews 13:20
2. The request: Hebrews 13:21
C. An exhortation to heed the epistle: Hebrews 13:22
D. Timothy's proposed visit: Hebrews 13:23
E. Closing greetings: Hebrews 13:24
l. To: Those who have rule over you and all the saints.
2. From: They of Italy.
F. Benediction: Hebrews 13:25