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Hebrews 1:1-4
Re: Naked Bible 175: Hebrews 1:1-4 The Septuagint was the “Bible” in use in the first century churches until rather late in the century. It included several books that aren’t part of our canon (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, … Continue reading
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Tagged bene elohim, Hebrew grammar, Hebrews, Lady Wisdom, languages, Michael S. Heiser, Septuagint, Word of God
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Hebrews Review
Re: Naked Bible 173: Introducing the Book of Hebrews Having covered Melchizedek in some depth, we are ready to address the New Testament source about him — the Letter to the Hebrews. The letter is for us anonymous. His audience … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaronic Priesthood, Apollos, Emperor Claudius, Emperor Nero, Greek Language, Hebrew Mysticism, Hebrews, Melchizedek, Paul, persecution, religious rituals, Second Temple, symbolic references, Timothy
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Melchizedek Part 4
Re: Naked Bible 170: Melchizedek Part 3 Heiser rehashes some of the material leading up to this final lesson. Then he gets into the New Testament. Where Melchizedek shows up in the New Testament is Hebrews 6:13-7:4. Here we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaronic Priesthood, Abraham, Hebrews, Jesus Christ, Jubilee, King David, Melchizedek, Prophet Ezekiel
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No Comparison
The whole letter of Hebrews is focused on the New Covenant in contrast to the Old. Many of us recall how Chapter 11 reviews the host of faithful from the Old who are now watching us from Heaven. The New … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenants, fleshly nature, Hebrews, human suffering, otherworldly, the Cross, the Devil, tribulation
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 10
We were born trapped in our fleshly natures. There was no way we could have broken the bondage; the flesh must die. Jesus did that for us. His death on the Cross broke the bondage and set us free to … Continue reading
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 9
The author lays out his core argument: The Covenant of Christ is an eternal covenant rooted in Heaven, not a national covenant rooted on earth, as the Covenant of Moses was. Having just declared that a new covenant was necessary, … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenants, eternal nature, Hebrews, Law of Moses, sacrificial love, sin
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 8
It is critical here that we read this passage with a Hebrew mind, for it refers to Hebrew Scripture and oral lore. As noted in the previous chapter, the covenant under which Melchizedek served was the original covenant of faith … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrews, human capabilities, kingdom of heaven, the Covenant of Moses
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 7
Once again, I defer to previous commentary… While we must acknowledge that the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost was a new thing on this earth, we make a grave mistake if we assume faith and grace were not … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, Hebrews, Melchizedek, priesthood, the Covenant of Moses
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 6
This chapter is one of those Bible passages that suffers a lot from translation in English. It was bad enough translating Hebrew thoughts into Greek. It’s easy to miss what the writer is telling the Hebrew Christians in Rome. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew Mysticism, Hebrews, Melchizedek, miracles, oral lore, spiritual birth, submission to God, Word of God
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 5
The Covenant of Moses was not the root of divine revelation. It was a distinctly temporary arrangement, solely for the Nation of Israel during a specific period of time until things were ripe for the ultimate revelation in Christ. Thus, … Continue reading
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