Introduction to the Class

Hebrews And The Epistles
There are 4 Gospels in the New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
1 Book of History – Acts
13 Pauline Epistles – Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Timothy and Titus
5 General Epistles – 1 and 2 Peter, Hebrews, James, Jude
1,2,3 John and the Book of Revelation – Written by John
(I think the book of Hebrews was also written by Paul)
In this class we will study 5 General Epistles. Iraj Neupane and I will be the teachers and the schedule is given to you.
Time: Every week from 9:30 to 11:30 AM ….. Friday
: There will be two classes a day with a 10-minute break in between.
You need to know the basics…. and this class is in the third year class.
: There will be a total of 32 classes in it…. There will be 16 days of classes.
: As per the policy of the Bible College, 805 classes will be mandatory and 205 will also be mandatory to be attended.
: This means that you can only miss 3 days or 6 classes and you will have to make up the missed classes.
: There will be attendance for both the morning and evening classes (please pay attention to attendance).
: You should not eat anything except water in class…. You can go and eat before and after the break.
: Do not talk to anyone or anyone around you during class, do not laugh.
: Turn off your mobile phone or do something…
Come to class on time.
If you miss a class due to special circumstances, please let me or Roshan know….
You will be automatically considered for a B if you take the entire class without missing.

This book of Hebrews is very important for the church, the truths and teachings in it are very powerful and very useful for practical teaching.  
Paul says in Acts chapter 20,
verse 29 – For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Now we can find this to be very true.
The churches of that time were being greatly persecuted by external persecution, while at the same time there were attempts to make them suffer from false prophets and teachings from within…. The book of Hebrews was written against this background.
The two main methods Satan uses to stop the work of the church are:
1) External persecution – various laws, sects, accusations, under the pretext of religion, under the pretext of politics and socially, he uses very different worldly forms (2 Corinthians 4:4)
2) Internal persecution – false teachings, prophets (teachers)
– gossiping, criticizing, breaking the secret teachings … and setting them against each other.
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– Now there is a lot of controversy, some say Timothy, Barnabas, Apollos but I think it was written by Paul.
Some say it is a little different from Paul’s writing style?? And it cannot be Paul.
– It is not that all letters have to be written in the same way and it is not that the letters written by Paul have to be exactly the same….. The style or writing style can and does differ depending on the subject and the reader.
– It could have been written by Paul, I think so ….
There are some reasons……. for saying that it was written by Paul.
1) It refers to the most authoritative book of Hebrews.
2) In 13:23 the writer knew Timothy… who was alive at the time.
3) No one has been able to prove that Paul wrote it or not.
It was said to have been written by Paul in Alexandria during the time of Abeltabulaga (Pantianus) who died in 190 AD.
– Clement (Clement of Alexandria) 150-215 AD said that Paul wrote it in Hebrew and Luke translated it into Greek.
Conclusion: There is controversy but I think it was Paul. And so…
when was it written?
Now it was written in 64-68 AD, now it was definitely written before 70 AD.
– Because the temple was destroyed in 70 AD. Destroyed by the Roman general Tyrus. Which Jesus prophesied.
1) This book does not mention the destruction of the temple…. If it had been destroyed, the writer would have had a good claim that the Old Testament sacrifices had ended.
2) Instead, it gives the impression that the sacrificial system was still in operation at the time of this book. For example (8:4,13 ÷ 9:69 ÷ 10:1-3) Now the next thing was written during Timothy’s lifetime (13:23).
To whom was it written?
This is very important to understand, because it helps us a lot in understanding the book of Hebrews. Pay close attention to this and take note.
– Major. …. This book is for Jewish believers who had converted from Judaism to Christianity … and .. with them they were very familiar with the Old Testament.
– But they were being tempted to return to the Jewish tradition.
Now, a new word Judaization is necessary to know (how many people know it)
Those who have become believers from Judaism but do not want to abandon the Jewish tradition.
– They must also believe in Jesus and practice the things of the Mosaic Law: such as circumcision, the sacrifice system …. etc.
– Those who come from a Jewish background and want or are trying to return to the Jewish tradition.
– This is the church age …. whether Greek; whether Jewish …. there is no difference … the church is the introduction … (Galatians 3:26-29)
– Those who want to Judaize the Christian gospel …..
– Just like the church in Galatia had this problem.
The early church was under great persecution.
– In Acts 2, 3,000 believed and later 5,000
– This is very low compared to the number of Jews at that time, the church seems small.
– Those Jewish relatives and friends who became Christians would say…
what is this you have done? Meeting in houses and not worshiping in the temple and sacrificing.
– Look, we have a temple, a law from the time of Moses.
– We have a priesthood… from the time of Aaron and Moses…
– What is it with you?? You call Jesus a lion and how do you know this? What is the basis or evidence?
– We have more things than you.
But here the writer of Hebrews is writing this letter… to show that…
Jesus is much greater than the old covenant. In fact, the old covenant is only a shadow of what is to come.
– The tabernacle of meeting, the temple, the sacrifices…
– It is only a shadow of a real thing, but Jesus is.
– Only a shadow of the real things..
The real tabernacle is in heaven..
The high priest Jesus is the eternal high priest.
The real work is not by the law but by faith.
The Hebrew word literally means “journeyman.” Written for travelers..
– Both Jews and Gentiles… or believers..
– The full picture is in heaven… These are just shadows…
In each class we will study the outline of each chapter.
Some have called the book of Hebrews the 5th gospel.
– Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John – describe the life of Jesus on earth.
– Hebrews – tells of the heavenly ministry of Jesus Christ.
How many know what Jesus is doing in heaven today?
Why did Jesus Christ return to heaven and what is he doing today?
– The book of Hebrews answers these questions…
Now let’s study Hebrews chapter 1…
First look at the outline…
Chapters 1-10: Christ is greater than the Old Testament economy.. Doctrinal.
Chapters 11-13: Christ has brought better benefits and responsibilities (practical)…
1:1-3 – Christ is higher than all the prophets.
1:4-2:18 – Jesus is higher than all the angels.
1:4-14 – Tells about the deity of Christ.
2:1-18 – Tells about the humanity of Christ.
(Now Hebrews talks about 6 dangers that believers can fall into… and the first danger is:
2:1-4 – the danger of slipping…..
Before we go to Hebrews 1, let’s go to Matthew 17 for a short while.
Matthew 17:1-5 – Verse 5 “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: listen to him.”
Verse 1- This book begins in a very beautiful way, right at the beginning “God”…
– The book of Genesis also begins with what God has made (Genesis 1:1)
There is no attempt to explain God but it tells us that He was God before all creation. Eternal God..
The Bible never tries to explain God because no explanation is necessary.
– We try to explain a lot in “Apologetics” classes… which is fine to a certain extent.
– But really, there is no need for explanation about God…
– Psalm 14:1 – It is foolish to say that there is no God.
 God speaks, has spoken, and has spoken (verses 1 and 2)
God speaks – It is very important to understand this…….
– He made us that way…. so that when He speaks we can hear…
– He speaks through the prophets and through the inspired word.
Patriarchs – Who are they? Abraham, Isaac, Moses, David…..Heroes of faith
– Abraham….the father of all…. Galatians 3…
Prophets – Those who spoke for God…
Priests – Those who served the people on God’s behalf…
Prophets – Where did people speak on God’s behalf…
Isaiah, Moses, Daniel, Ezekiel…etc.…. We know how He spoke and how He speaks???
1) At various times – aegis (plural)
– aegis (many, many, various
– भक्याक्याक) means in parts
– He did not give all the truth to one person – to Adam and Eve, to Abraham, to David
but in parts, according to need … which is written in the Bible …
2) In various ways – aegischyauyak
– in many or various ways, in various ways ….
by the Holy Spirit, by angels, by visions and dreams
– by the burning bush, by theophany
– by the pillar of cloud and fire, by prophets
2 verses – in the last days vkājabatyak (from which the teaching of the last days
 vkājabatyayinath came …
the study of the last days ….
– in the last days he speaks by the Son …..
– When Jesus first came to this world, as a human, we know that these last days began.
– That means we are in the last days of the last days.
Through his Son, he is not a messenger, but he himself is the message.
– All of God’s words were revealed through Christ.
– While other prophets were messengers, he himself is the message.
– Which means he is completely superior to all prophets.
– Those prophets spoke about him.
– Prophets are only instruments of God’s speaking.
When John the Baptist said – I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals… and he cried out in the wilderness…
But in the New Testament, God himself is speaking, Jesus himself is God speaking and listen to him as the Father said….
Now, to explain this supremacy of Jesus, verse 2 tells us seven things about him.
1) He is the one appointed heir of all things.
Heir: There is a very rich and powerful king who has only one son, the son who is the prince and he is the heir or authority of all that king has.
That is why Jesus says, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
– Adam lost it and Jesus regained it….. by the cross…. Matthew 28:18
– He now exercises that authority fully during the 1000 year reign.
The grammar of Jesus being an heir – बचचश्याकत त्वलक्व – which means He is the appointed heir in eternity.
(2) By whom also He made the world (John 1:1, 14)
– He is the creator of this entire universe.
It was made entirely by Him (Colossians 1:15-18)
Some fools say, it was made just like that…. fools
(3) He is the radiance of His glory. The
Son is the radiance of God’s glory. Meaning – The glory that is in God is also in the Lord Jesus. He is God
, the glory of God is Jesus. As the Father’s glory is in the Son, and as the Son’s glory is in us. (Romans 8:28-29 ÷ 2 Corinthians 3:18) Thus we too have become partakers of God’s glory in Christ. 4) He is the exact representation of God’s personality. He is exactly like the Father. He is the same nature. He is the same. John 14:7-14: Philip asks, “Show us the Father. ” Jesus says, “I will be with you until now. ” John 10:30 I and my Father are one. As the Father is the Son ….. God is … 5) He upholds all things by the word of his power. He upholds – அழ்வச்சயாய – He takes it wherever he wants.

– All this is happening because He has allowed it to happen.
– What if the earth stops spinning, or what if something else happens.
– The planets have not crashed to this day….
– You can read Psalm 121.
6) He cleansed our sins. 9He
wiped out our sins…. Then
He made us clean and perfect, not only sin but also its effects.
We will be with Him forever.
7) He is at His right hand.
He has authority over all things and there is no other position like His.
Now….
1:1-3 – He is higher than all the prophets.
1:4-2:18 – He is higher than all the angels.
Jehovah’s Witnesses say that Jesus is the only angel.
– They need to be shown this passage.
From 1:4-14 – It is mentioned 7 times in the Old Testament.
– Of which 6 times in the Psalms.
Why? Because to show that Jesus is much, much greater than the angels…
Now: The Jews considered angels to be something greater…
– Of course Jesus is greater than angels, but this gives a good explanation to the reader.
Let’s read Hebrews 1:4: More excellent… Why? We have been studying the seven wonderful reasons given above.
Now let’s read verse 5 – Some say that Jesus was “begotten” and is less than God. Fools… are those who say that.
“You are my Son, today I have begotten you”…
This is the same passage that Paul uses in Acts 13:13… Paul says that this prophecy was fulfilled on the day Jesus was resurrected. – Paul may have been the writer).
– God had planned in eternity that the Father would be called God the Father and the Son would be called God the Son.
– Now Jesus is the Son by creation but the eternal Son, in His relationship with the Father…
Paul says in Acts 13:33… that this prophecy was fulfilled on the day Jesus Christ was resurrected… “Today I have begotten you”.
1) You are my Son – the eternal Son.
2) Today I have begotten you – the resurrected Christ.
Born today – is used only of the Son, not of angels.
– And it is said in the resurrection.
A very good Bible scholar writes on this subject…
– The eternal rights of the Son, which are the title deed to the earth as His heir, are confirmed by His resurrection.
– No angel died, none was born from the grave in the resurrection..
That is why Colossians 1:18 says – He is the firstborn from the dead.
– He is the Son of God confirmed by the resurrection.
Now we can read Romans 1:1-4 (4 verses in the main)
– He was always the Son, but when God raised him from the dead, He declared to the world that this is His begotten Son.
For according to Psalm 16:10, He will not allow His anointed to see corruption….
The second mention is in verse 5 – I will be his Father, and he will be my son. This
is taken from 2 Samuel 7:14… which is the promise made to David. Let us read from 2 Samuel 7:12-14….
– Here God makes a promise to David, which is known as the Davidic promise.
– Some parts of it refer to Solomon, but most to the Lord Jesus Christ.
– Then it refers to two people… Solomon and most to Jesus.
– Christ is greater than Solomon.
– I will establish the kingdom forever, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.
– This can only be fulfilled in Christ.
That is why Luke 1:32 says this about Jesus…
“He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.” This is fulfilled.
The third mention in verse 6 – the firstborn… the resurrected Christ is the firstborn, the firstfruits of the resurrection from the dead…
– All the angels should worship Jesus.
– Only God is worthy of worship, Deuteronomy 6:13 Matthew 4:10 And God is saying that the Son should be worshipped, and even the angels should do so.
– Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons should be shown this verse Revelation 22:8-10 – Angels should not be worshipped.
– But the Son should be worshipped by all, and even by the angels..
– Jesus is God and is much greater than the angels.
Grades 3-4
Hebrews Chapter 1… Jesus Christ in His divine nature
1:1-3 — The revealer
1:4-14 — The creator
2:1-4 — The warning or so that we pay attention to God’s word
2:5-9 — The incarnation
2:10-13 — The glorification
2:14-18 — The redemption
Chapter 2 — Tells us what the Lord Jesus Christ did in His human nature.
In Chapter 1 – 7 things that make Jesus greater than the angels
In Verse 14 – Angels were created for one main purpose and that is to serve but not to rule.
To serve God and God’s people…
In Chapter 2 – Angels are higher than creation (in verse) or higher than us.
– But before starting this topic, the author gives some admonitions or as some say warnings.
– We can find 6 such admonitions in the book of Hebrews and
we can find the first one – 2:1-4.
Now these 6 admonitions or warnings are for both believers and unbelievers.
Yes, this book sometimes talks about unbelievers because it is also the 5th gospel.
This book was written primarily for Jewish believers and is important for us too… so that we can understand the Old Testament.
We know that… because of extreme persecution and a small number of believers
– many questions were being asked and they were being tempted to return to Jewish traditions.
– We can see these warnings or exhortations being written to those believers.
– They were being tempted to return to the temple traditions but to show that there is something much greater in Jesus… The book of Hebrews was written…
It was also written for those who read this book and are saved as mentioned in the Gospel of John… John 20:30-31.
Now who is it aimed at? Because of the great salvation that the Jews and unbelievers are in, believers are not in danger of neglecting
(or neglecting) salvation because they have already received it – we can ignore the increase (the increase). – We can neglect discipleship, but we can never neglect salvation. – That is why this warning is directed to unbelievers (Jews and others) who heard about Jesus from their neighbors and through many other means. If the unbelievers are referred to by the apostles’ preaching, missionary work, and other means, then the word “we” (verses 1 and 3) here refers not to Christians but to the nation (the Jewish nation). – Or to those who have heard the truth. – The writer is also a Jew, so he is identifying himself with them. – But that does not mean that “the writer is not saved either.” He is simply saying that we who have heard the gospel need to accept it. That is why he says, “Pay close attention so that you do not drift away from what you have heard.” (   The two Greek words are important, very important. ) Anchor for a ship so that it does not slip and drift away (ἀβαφάχαγω) – Many people do not intentionally go to hell but they drift away in it. They do not have a purpose and plan to go to hell, they drift away. Example: Niger…. A fisherman who is far away falls asleep in his boat. So Niger comes close and wakes up…   So what must I do to be saved? Good question, believe in Jesus , as the Philippian fishmonger asks Paul in Acts 16:30. What must I do to be saved? Paul says in verse 31 – believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. And – what deep I do to go to hell? Nothing must be done… People do nothing to be saved, they just sleep and if they sleep, they drift away and fall into hell. And there is no second chance… .(We should not sleep to preach.09

Verse 2 In the Old Testament God sent prophets who spoke from God,
such as Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel.
Here Jesus or God himself is speaking, so listen carefully.
Many times in the Old Testament people did not listen to the prophets but instead stoned them.
But God sent angels many times.
And after the angels came, many people listened to God’s angels or others.
Genesis 18 – With Abraham ÷ Genesis 19 – Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah to be saved Numbers 22-24 ÷ Acts 7 – Angels were witnesses at the giving of the law and in other places….
Now if the words given by angels cannot be reversed,
how much more important is the gospel of the Son in the New Testament.
This gospel was first spoken by Jesus.
It was confirmed to us by those who heard it – the first generational testimonies.
Verse 4 – This message did not come from the simple saying, “I am the Messiah
”… but  
much more than that, just as Moses was given the message of salvation from within
. The gospel was presented with signs and wonders
 that it was from God.
The apostles also did signs and wonders…
– That is why they are the Messiah…. It is good to hear.
First warning – He tells unbelievers not to neglect such a great salvation…
Now we come to another important message from verse 5 that…
– Why did Jesus come? What is the purpose of Jesus Christ’s coming?
Verse 5 – In the world to come: the Messianic kingdom is coming and it is not given to angels to rule over it.
When did God create angels?
– Before the creation of the world…. Job 38:6-7
– Now angels are given some ministerial responsibilities. (Psalm 103:19-20)  
– There are titles and positions… In the angelic migration,
however, one of the chief angels refused to serve and rebelled. (Ezekiel 28:13-14)
– He also deceived other angels and turned against God.
– We can see how Lucifer became Satan.
Now God is showing those angels service and showing ordinary people humbly ruling with Him.
– He used ordinary people for His great work.
And how did God do this?
– He did this by sending His only Son according to His eternal plan…
There was a small group of Jews known in Old Testament times who
– taught that when the Messiah comes to rule this world.
– He will let Michael and other angels rule the kingdom.
– The Messiah will conquer and the angels will rule.
But that is not so… The writer of Hebrews points out.
– In the coming time, not angels will rule, but people redeemed by the Son.
According to verse 5 – The world to come… did not put angels in subjection.
– The second coming and the kingdom of Christ…
The writer of Hebrews does not give his name because he wants to make it Christ-centered.
Verses 6 and 7 – A psalm of David… What is man?
– Without any modern technology, David looks up to heaven and gives glory to God.
– Made a little lower than angels… In what sense?
1) Angels are only spiritual beings…
2) Angels can fly and jump faster and higher than us…
1) We are flesh and blood…
– Being flesh and blood, we are limited by our limitations.
– We are limited by our limitations in time and space.
– Angels would laugh if we jumped.
God made angels perfect and some rebelled and the Son did not die to save them.
– But we were created in innocence, even though we sinned, we could be saved and the Son died…
We were made a little lower than the angels so that we might taste the grace of God.
To save this man, the Son himself becomes man and makes us equal with himself to redeem… and one day he crowns us.
Daniel 7:13-16, 18 and 27… the kingdom is given to believers.
1 Corinthians 6:3 – Paul says – Do not fight with one another because we will judge angels… fallen angels….
 What is man? That you care about him.
We should be very happy with what is coming and what is.
That is why we can flow not from salvation but from wisdom and discipleship and maturity.
2:9 – One day everything will be put under Jesus’ feet (literally).
– Because we are in Him, everything will be under our feet. It will be…
but not now? Not because of sin… but one day it must be, which is literally now.
The author is telling us five main things from verse 9.
Verse 2:9 – He will be sacrificed in our place.
Jesus also became a little lower than the angels in His humanity. He became like us..
because of the eternal and wonderful plan of salvation and to fulfill it He humbled Himself and entered this world, which He Himself created.
He became man, because of that wonderful love..
– He experienced everything we experience.
– But after the resurrection He was crowned with glory and honor and was exalted above every name.
Now in verse 9 He will be sacrificed in our place.
– He tasted death for all men. Let’s note the word “all”…
because the ultimate wage or consequence of sin is death.
– If man is going to reign one day… how can he reign? If the wages of sin is death???
– Can man reign again only if the curse is lifted?
– If a man is to reign, he must die and be resurrected and can reign only after he has the characteristics of a king… a new man.
– To reign, a man must die and be resurrected and assume sovereign characteristics.
Now how does Romans 6:5-11 explain this?
When we believe (die, are born, and are resurrected)…with Him (pictured in baptism)
now…because Jesus paid the price…in my place…when I die (after leaving the world)
now…I can reign without the old nature…
taste the taste
– tasted it completely
– meaning He died for everyone, for everyone and for all time
– crucified for 6 hours, abandoned for 3 hours.
– paid the price for everyone’s sins.  
Now, they are not going to hell because of their sin but because they rejected Christ…because He paid the full price.
But we are chosen for the kingdom and are now in the training of the king.
In verse 10 – He is the author of our salvation.
Author – bgatajayach – bchaajbhanayaka – the main leader, the one who goes before
is used many times.
He is not saying sit back and do this and that.
But He is saying our leader, example, model and ahead of all. That… I am the captain of salvation, now I want to bring many to glory. Many sons….
In verses 11-13 – Jesus is our sanctifier.
The sanctifier… He sanctifies us. He
sanctifies us once for all because of Christ.
Now we are clean and righteous in God’s sight… because of being in Christ.
Because of being sanctified we are called brothers….
meaning entitled…. The reason He paid the price and sanctified is now very intimate…..
12 and 13 – Talking to the Father
every day in heaven and in the church and even now
God’s name is being declared.
In verses 14 and 15 – He is our conqueror over Satan.
In verse 14 – We are partakers of flesh and blood.
He also who was not in His nature, became… (the meaning of the word partaker)
He did so and defeated Satan…. .
– Or… destroyed Satan who had the power of death.
– Death is a weapon with Satan… Sin and death
are his purpose to send people to hell.
But Jesus has great power and that is eternal life.
Verses 16 – 18 – He is our High Priest.  
What these verses mean is that He has a greater plan for us than the angels.
Verse 16 – Abraham’s seed… became a human being.
Verse 17 – He is in heaven as a High Priest and is praying for us in heaven.
Verse 18 – He knows… the things we experience.
– Became like us…. Homeless, thirsty, crying, walking, persecuted…..
Now… because Jesus paid the price… in my place… when I am gone from the old sin nature (after leaving the world)
now…. – Now I can reign without the old sin nature.
Tasted the taste – tasted it completely.
– Meaning He died for everyone, for everyone and for all time.
– Crucified for 6 hours, abandoned for 3 hours.
– Paid the price for everyone’s sins.
Now, they are not going to hell because of their sin but because they rejected Christ…. because He paid the full price. But we are chosen for the King and are now in the training of the King.
In verse 10 He is the author of our salvation.
The doer – Bgatajayach – Bchaajbhanayak (the main leader, the one who goes ahead .. is used many times.
– He is not saying sit back and do this and that but He is our leader, example, model and ahead of all saying that ….. I am the author (captain) of salvation, now I want to bring many to glory. Many sons ……
In verses 11-13 Jesus is the one who sanctifies us.
The one who sanctifies …. He sanctifies us.
– He sanctifies us once for all because of Christ.
– Now we are clean and righteous in the eyes of God ……. Because we are sanctified in Christ, we are called brothers …..
– Means heir …. Because He paid the price and sanctified, we now have a very close relationship …..
Grades 5 and 6
Hebrews 3 Chapters
Hebrews 3 and 4 – It tells about the rest of God’s people.
– We labor and toil on earth but there is rest. We will explain what this rest is.
1) The Prophets Jesus is greater than
1) Jesus is greater than the angels
and 2:1-4 – The first of the 6 warnings in the book of Hebrews to unbelievers…
– Do not despise the great salvation…
– Now we see another warning in chapter 3…. The second of the 5 is from 3:7 to 4:2….
– Now he is going to give the second warning…. The first was for the unbeliever, now it will be for the believer… He is going to tell the believer.
Hebrews 3:1 Therefore – in light of the things not yet told
– which are told in chapters 1 and 2.
Holy brothers – the relationship of Christ’s sacrifice and faith in Him.
– Tells the believer.
– Now he is talking to the believer (Jewish believers and us)
– You and we are holy in Christ…… It is Christ who sanctifies us.
The partakers of the heavenly calling – Why is he saying this? Which is important.
He is talking to the Jewish believers.
When you were in the old covenant………you were concerned about the things of the kingdom of the earth.
You were worried about the temple.
You were concerned about sacrifices.
– Things that are only a shadow of the reality …..
But now you have become believers … I tell you an important thing…
– You are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
– Like Abraham, you are looking for heavenly cities. (Hebrews 11/12:22)
Because of persecution, many of them were trying to enter the old Jewish tradition ..
– But you are citizens of heaven, in the future you will reign from heaven.
– Now do not worry about the temple, about sacrifices, about these earthly things ..
– You have received much greater things than these, you have received Christ and have received everything.
– Therefore, partakers of the heavenly calling… says…
Focus on Christ Jesus – fear (give your whole attention and all your attention to Him alone..
– Focus, keep your heart fixed and fixed on Jesus..
– Keep your heart fixed on Jesus and do not look elsewhere..
Apostle and High Priest –
Apostle – a sent person… Jesus says as the Father has sent me, so I send you… (Matthew 20:21)
– Apostles are also sent by God like prophets… to give God’s message to people… Jesus is also sent as the chief and main apostle.
Apostles present God’s message to people.
Priests – present people to God.
Now… the author is telling us that the Lord Jesus is superior to Moses.
Now it is very important to know some important background for these 3 and 4 chapters…
In 3:1-6 he tells us that the Lord Jesus is superior to Moses.
In 3:7-4:2 he gives a second important warning…
This warning or exhortation That is – Jewish believers, you have believed in the Lord Jesus and remain steadfast in that faith.
Not only salvation, but also continuous faith.
Why… Jesus, who is greater than angels, prophets, and Moses, has prepared a kingdom for us. Therefore, be faithful… until the end so that you may also have the opportunity to reign with him in his kingdom… We are faithful (not to get salvation) but to reign with him in the kingdom.
Jesus is the apostle and high priest .
Moses was not the high priest, that is why Jesus is superior.
Now… He starts with the life of Moses….
Now why is he talking about Moses?
Moses is very different and special among all the other prophets.
Once the rabbis discussed whether Moses was greater or Abraham was greater.
Their conclusion was that Moses was the greatest.
Moses was the hero of the nation. For the Jews, Moses was a very important person and if you look at the story of Moses…

– His supernatural childhood…
– His life was filled with signs and wonders.
– God’s appointed leader who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
– The only person in the Old Testament who spoke face to face with God.
– Moses’ face shone because of the glory of God. (Exodus 33 and 34)
– God gave Moses the law and the Ten Commandments.
– The law of animal sacrifices, the tabernacle of meeting, and the books of the Pentateuch.
The writer of Hebrews is speaking to Jewish believers who were still in their faith.
Moses himself had said that the Messiah would be greater than he.
Deuteronomy 18:15-22 (15 verses – (listen to him)
Verse 18 about the Messiah – I will spit in his mouth
Peter says in Acts 3:22-23 that Jesus is the same….
Stephen also says in Acts 7:37.
There are some similarities between Jesus and Moses.
1) Both are called servants of God.
2) Moses is a prophet, but Jesus is also a prophet, a priest, and a king.
3) Moses was obedient to his people, and so was Jesus.
4) Moses prayed for his people, and so was Jesus.
5) When Moses was born, there was a command to throw sons into the river, but God miraculously saved them. And when Jesus was born, there was a command to kill children under 2 years old, but God miraculously saved them.
6) Moses rejected the greatness of Egypt, and Jesus also rejected it when Satan offered him the world.
7) Moses left his wealth and became known to his people, Jesus also came from heaven and became poor …. to save all ….
But now Jesus is greater than Moses …
1) Moses is a servant – Jesus is not only a servant but also a son.
2) The law was given by Moses – but grace and truth were given by Jesus.
3) The glory that passes away – the eternal glory was Jesus’.
4) He cannot save – but he can save.
5) He cannot take us to the promised land – but he can take us to heaven.
6) In the resurrected Christ – He even conquered death ….
Hebrews 3:2 – Moses was faithful in the whole house
– which house ???
– This is about the house but not the building.
– Moses was faithful in the whole house of Israel.
– Jesus is faithful to us and to all (Eph. 2:19 to the church)
 3:1-6 – Christ is superior because he builds the house but Moses is only a part of that house.
Christ is God …. who built all things ….
Moses knew God (up close).
Moses was a servant and Christ is the Son.
Hebrews 3:3 – Moses – part of the house – Christ the housebuilder..
Hebrews 3:4 – Moses knew God – Christ is God..
Hebrews 3:5 – Moses is a servant – Christ the only begotten Son ……
should be studied together with chapters 3 and 4 because it is in the same context.
– As we said earlier, this passage speaks of a second exhortation or warning.
1) And it is written for believers and is addressed to believers.
How do we know that it is for believers….
1) In verse 3:1 – Holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling….
2) In verse 12 – Yes, brothers….
– Now this is a warning given to believers…. To understand this, it is necessary to know the background from Exodus – Deuteronomy – Joshua….
– Many say that it is addressed to unbelievers…. which we now know with reason…. or some use this passage to mean that believers lose their salvation…. which we will now learn in these lessons.
– Jesus is greater than Moses, now using the example of Moses’ time, the mistake that the Israelites made at Kadesh-Barnea… is being said that believers can also make the same mistake, but they are not saying that they will lose salvation.
Now, we need a background in Exodus and Numbers to understand this…
– To understand the book of Hebrews, we need knowledge of the Pentateuch and also knowledge of the Old Testament….
When we look at Exodus 12 to 15 – God brought more than a million Jews out of Egypt and into the Promised Land.
Now… were they all saved???..In the Old Testament, they believed in Yahweh God….how through sacrifice, which is a picture of Christ.
– Now, before they left Egypt, they celebrated Passover…on which day they sacrificed a lamb and put it in the doorpost (the tent).
– Exodus 12, God brought them out of Egypt (which is a picture of the world).
God says on that day (14 Nisan) I want each of you to kill a lamb in your house and put the blood on your doorposts and when I see the blood on your doorposts you will live… They were saved.
Now… the reason this is very important to know… to understand Hebrews chapters 3 and 4…
the redeemed people were delivered from Egypt… and crossed the Red Sea…
– they had seen many signs in Egypt too…
– and together they miraculously crossed the Red Sea and arrived at Mount Sinai…
– they saw many signs such as the pillar of cloud, the pillar by day and by night, the manna falling from heaven… Now what more was needed and for them…
their journey was very simple and quick to the Promised Land, but sadly…
– the Israelites grumbled, complained, complained over and over… which made the journey long…  
The same thing the writer of Hebrews says is that if we too live in unbelief like the Israelites – in unbelief in God’s promise, we too will remain barren.
– The book of Hebrews repeatedly brings glory to one thing, which is faith..
– The whole book is about faith.. Hebrews 11:1 and 6 and 10:38..
– God wants us to have faith..
The greatest sin against God is unbelief (and the same goes for unbelievers).
Even Jesus did not perform many signs because of the unbelief of the people in His place (Matthew 13:57-58). God limited His works because of the unbelief of the people.
Now this unbelief keeps them outside the Promised Land.
10 times they disbelieved and tested God…
– Along with many miracles, God showed amazing patience, for 2 years God endured and showed patience.
Now here they are right outside the Promised Land, in “Kadesh”.
– From Kadesh you can see the Promised Land..
In Numbers 13 and 14 they go to spy out the Promised Land..
– That is the point that we all need to understand.
– The spies bring bad news.
Usually it was unbelief … lack of faith..
– The gods are eating us up …. unbelief..
– Goliath, we will overthrow …. faith..
But Caleb and Joshua believe in God’s promise and speak the word of faith.
And many like the 10 spies show unbelief and murmur.
10 times they murmur and now God says, ..
– Only 20 years and under will enter the promised land but the rest will wander in the wilderness…..
After enduring 10 times of rebellion, now only Joshua and Caleb will go into the promised land from this generation.
– Faith brings victory because ….
What is the rest in verse 11? What is the rest of the Israelites at that time??
And what is this rest in verse 18….
For which we need to read Deuteronomy 12:9-10.
Now what is that place of rest (verse 9) the land or the promised land.
Zion – the land of God’s dwelling place…
the place of rest is the land of Canaan or the promised land… this is the part of the inheritance.
– This land is the place of rest for the Jews.
When we look at the book of Joshua we find that the second generation entered the promised land…
– Did they get that rest right away… no… if we read Joshua 6-12 they had to fight wars.
– When we read Joshua 21:43-45 ( Joshua 21:43-45 )  
they took possession of the land and gave it to them and gave them rest.
According to the context of Hebrews 3, rest is the land. ( Joshua 21:43-45 )
God promised the land and they took the rest, possession and ownership.
Joshua 13-21 — The Promised Land After they conquered it, they divided the land, according to their tribes, and it was their inheritance.
That is how it will be in the coming kingdom.
Now the Lord Jesus Christ is greater than Joshua, Jesus and Joshua are the same name. God is encouraging us, the Hebrew reader, and giving us encouragement.
As believers, we have similar challenges.
Believers, you came out of Egypt… meaning out of the world.
You have been saved and now walk by faith.
As we walk by faith, God gives us a purpose, and that purpose is not war.
But it is to preach the gospel of Christ and be witnesses to the whole world.
We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the devil, the world, and the flesh.
Many trials and temptations come into our lives, but by faith we overcome.
By faith we hold fast to the word and become mature in the faith.
The more I listen to the Bible, the more I grow in faith. (Romans 10:17) Ephesians 6:16 – The shield of faith…
1 John 5:4 – Faith is the victory, the victory over the world.
No longer a faith for salvation but a faith for sanctification.
One day you and I will enter the promised land or rest.
– What is the promised land for us?
– It is the earth, of course, but the new earth and heaven.
– The battle ground is now…. the gospel and mission and spiritual warfare.
– The land is our place of rest.
Joshua – led the Israelites into the promised land and said, “This is the land and take it.
” Jesus – who is greater than Joshua…. Come with me into the kingdom and rule.
10 cities, 20 cities for the faithful (Revelation 2:26)… Jesus promises the same
thing to his disciples and all believers. 10 – I have been saved, now it is not done…. There are great rewards. – Wandering here and there but taking steps of faith…. Now the Israelites had a saving faith but not a victorious faith… – Keep the victorious faith, the faith that abides (but not going back to the old things). The righteous live by faith and walk by faith… If we walk by faith, there is a reward (Hebrews 3 and 4 say this).  Now it is not the faith that brings salvation but the faithfulness that brings the reward…. enduring to the end.. Hebrews 3:14 – If we hold fast… Hebrews 6:12 – Through faith and patience for the inheritance (for the reward).. enduring faith and reward… Hebrews 12:1-2 – Running the race.. Unbelief breaks friendship and fellowship – Therefore trust in God… Now what is the rest of Hebrews 3 and 4…… that we have learned…

3:16 & 17 – Now this is not about hell ..
– They did not enter into rest (the earth) because of unbelief and disobedience ..
– The Jews who were saved but worldly minded ..
– Who lost two main things …
1) Purpose – Had to wander, lost the purpose of going to earth ..
2) The rewards ..
Verse 12 – To be carried away – Not hell ..
–
To be turned away or to leave or to fall away, an unbelieving heart ..
– To lose the rewards because of the mixture of the spirit …
– To fall away is to stop moving forward ..
– This can happen to anyone like Demas ..
1) Colossians 4:14
2) Philemon 1:24
3) and 2 Timothy 4:10
Verse 13 – To not fall away, to exhort one another daily (encourage and build up) ..
– To encourage one another … Hebrews 10:25 Not to forsake the fellowship of the local church…
– Verse 14 – Does not mean losing salvation ..
– Turning away or losing the reward
– Now Hebrews 4:
13-14
In the previous classes we have studied Hebrews 1-3.
– In today’s two classes we will study chapters 4 and 5.
– Now we go together with chapters 3 and 4…. That is why let’s read chapters 3 and 4 ..
– We will explain chapter 4 in this class. ..
In chapter 3 Jesus is greater than Moses.
– That generation that was born… who…
saw His signs and wonders… the Red Sea, the manna, the pillar of cloud…
and also murmured against Moses, that is, against God…
meaning they had the faith to be saved but…
they did not have the overcoming faith…. That too, they failed to take God’s promise to the promised land and to continue trusting in Him…
Many times we believers do the same…
– I believe in Christ and I am a believer…
– but we do not hold on to the abiding (steadfast), overcoming faith…. which overcomes the world.
That is why Hebrews chapters 3 and 4 and the entire book of Hebrews say that ..
– The just shall live by faith ….
– Not only a saving faith but a persevering faith ..
– This faith endures to the end …
– That which brings the reward …
– We find the words “endure to the end” used ..
For example, Hebrews 3:14 – “For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end …”
– It is not talking about losing salvation but about persevering in faith to the end.
– Heroes of faith who endure to the end…. This is the main message of the book of Hebrews …. that brings the reward ….
Hebrews 6:12 – That you be not slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
– Heroes of faith persevered to the end no matter what….
The book of Exodus tells us that after a 2-year journey…. they murmured and arrived at Kadesh Barnea in Numbers 12-14.
– 12 spies
– 2 reports – 10, 2
– but the people listened to 10
– committed a great sin of unbelief
– (trust in friendship and fellowship is essential)
Then God gave this decision…. Numbers 14:26-32 (read)
All of that generation, from 20 years old and above, except Joshua and Caleb, will be buried… in the wilderness
and will wander for 40 years.
In the wilderness, which – pictures restlessness, defeat, death, unbelief and aimlessness…. They
will wander here and there….
Read Hebrews 3:16-18 – They murmured, they did not believe….
And God said – they will not enter the rest….
What is that rest?
Deuteronomy 12:9-10 – The land is .. the promised land .. the land for the Israelites ..
the fathers were given many promises and when Jesus comes ..
– that land will be the headquarters for His kingdom ..
– There is a lot happening in this land today, and Israel will rule …
The land of rest for the Israelites and the full rest 1000 year reign ..
for believers is the inheritance, rewards and co-reign…
– the reign is also for believers is the inheritance… co-reign or rewards …
Joshua entered the land and fought and conquered and did not receive the full rest that will occur in the 1000 year reign.
– They are struggling throughout history and even now ..
the writer of Hebrews says it is the same for us.
– Believers you are called for a great purpose.
– You are sojourners in this world.
– Go into all the world and preach .. there will be many wars ….
– But when we are finished and the 1000 year reign is over…
– And Jesus will reward us and we will reign together…
That is why God says… To be faithful to the end…
is everything… It is good to be saved but to persevere to the end…
Hebrews 3:7–19 – They did not lose salvation
1) Lost the purpose (to inherit the land)
2) Lost the reward (prizes)
Hebrews 3:12 – Salvation that is carried away is not lost but is stumbled or slipped… (ἀδυαπακησμιφ)
– The heart is hardened because of sin…
– And that is the sin of unbelief…
3:13–15 – What is the solution to remaining firm in the faith?
Verse 13 – We are to exhort one another…. to build, to build, to encourage, to counsel one another by the word…
Verse 15 – To be firm by the voice…. the word….
Otherwise sin hardens the heart – the sin of unbelief and becomes like that generation of Israel….
Verse 14 – Partners: Partners and friends….joint heirs with Christ
: The disciples of Jesus Christ ..
to the end – have been saved and continue in faith and remain …
– not to lose salvation but to be associated with the reward ..
– (द्याबापक्षमिभ) to say no …
if not a condition for salvation but for the reward ..
to reign with Jesus.
16 –19 च्वहम बलम भहाउबिश्ल क्यायचतथि’.
Now Hebrews 4:1-5
Verse 1 – Fear, awe – godly fear, to be vigilant lest we lose the reward…
Verse 2 – They – the generation that came forth
– I have promised Israel as I have promised.. rest and reward and we are active in it until the end.
We are not busy…
Verse 3 – Not salvation or…. for a reward, the right to reign for a 1000 year reign.
Verse 4 – Now what is this “seventh” day?…
Seventh day – God’s plan of creation, Sabbath rest..
6 days of creation and 7th day rest..
The seven months show the plan. (Leviticus 23) ..
1 day ÷ 1000 – 1 day…
The picture of creation…
Verses 5-6 – Rest remains. Verse 7 mentions what David wrote.. (Psalm 95:7 above)
It did not end with Joshua’s day…
– This exodus was not just for the generation..
– It is for every generation and it is the same opportunity..
– That is why the word “today” is repeated..
– Joshua gave a rest but there is a rest for all generations..
Verse 10 – Rewards – Entry means reward…
So from 11-16 we read “Balaam Bhaubishla”..
Hebrews chapter 3 begins with the high priest and chapter 4 ends with the high priest.
Why is the high priest important and what is the purpose of the high priest?
– When the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness, Moses was interceding for them, and in the same way, Jesus is interceding for us.
– Just as Moses went into the tent of meeting alone and spoke to God face to face, Jesus went into heaven and is seated at the right hand  
of God. He is now in heaven with the Father, interceding for us.
What is our high priest doing in heaven now and what is the purpose of the high priest?
The book of Hebrews was written specifically for the Hebrew believers, and yes, for the first century Hebrew believers and for us too..
– who were being persecuted by the Jews and Romans for their faith..
– Now this encourages them… along with….
In the Old Testament, the people of Israel approached God through sacrifices and priests interceded.
Now the believing Jew asks…. How do you approach God?
If you Christians have to approach God, where do we go to the priests…. Where do you go…
We know about the temple? There is a curtain that separates everything….
– Like the Holy and the Most Holy Place… (we will study it later)…
– The high priest also only went into the Most Holy Place once a year…
– Leviticus 16… The Day of Atonement…
– The priest went into the Holy Place daily with sacrifices….
Someone sinned…. Now he took the sacrifice and went to the temple and the priest offered it (it had to go through the priest)…
– Every time he sinned…. the sacrifice was expensive…
– For fellowship…
the priest would take the sacrifice, slaughter it and offer it (what if it had to be done in the church)
– The priest would mediate.
Why did God do this??
– He was preparing His people and the world for a great high priest.
So that they would know that they were sinners and needed a sacrifice and that the priest was the mediator between man and God…
The priest means – one who serves for the sake of others.
– That is why the Hebrews repeatedly repeat the term high priest.
– And many more things we will study later.
Now… from the book of Hebrews we know that there is a need for an eternal… God-man high priest… (only Jesus can be eternal)… meaning forever…
Job also says the same thing in Job 19:25-26…
Now we find this in Hebrews chapter 5 and take the reference from 4:14-16…
5:1-5… Qualifications for being a priest…
The book of Hebrews
 compares the priesthood of Jesus Christ with the priesthood of Aaron…
Qualifications.
1) From among the people (5:1).
2) Offerings and sacrifices for sins (5:1).
3) Acting mercifully (5:2).
4) Appointed by God (5:4).
Aaron
1) From the tribe of Levi.
2) Many sacrifices are needed (5:1).
3) He was a sinner himself (5:3).
4) The descendants of Aaron (5:4).
Christ
– by taking on human form.
– The perfect sacrifice (5:9).
– Powerful to save (5:9).
– According to the order of Melchizedek 5:10.
1) From among the people – In the Old Testament
– ​​had to be from the tribe of Levi
. – A tribe was also chosen ..
– The descendants of Aaron … Aaron was the high priest we find in Exodus 28:1 ….
and he was given garments … which we will study later.
Aaron was only a type of something greater (we will study later) (Jesus took on human form)..
There were priests for the people – sinners come every day and the priests do the work of offering sacrifices, and blood, and burnt offerings on the altar ….
(Gift – Peace Offering to make closer fellowship … I will not sin but stay away)..
Aaron himself needed sacrifice first 2 verses..
Leviticus 16 … Day of Atonement
– ​​First the high priest offered sacrifice for himself..
– And once a year he went into the Holy of Holies for all the people…
showing mercy (verse 2) or showing compassion…
– Some high priests were not like this (Ananias, Caiaphas)
​​now there is Christ for us…
But now… the unbelieving Jews ask, “Wait a minute”
– You Christians say Jesus is the Messiah…
– And he was born of the tribe of Judah, not the lineage of Aaron…
– And they ask, how did he become the high priest…
– Because to be a high priest you have to be a lineage of Aaron…
Now how did Jesus become the high priest?
Now in a wonderful way the writer of Hebrews explains this…
– Jesus is a priest in a different way and is a high priest after a greater order than Aaron…
Now we must prove that Jesus is a high priest after a greater order.
1) Zechariah 6:12-13 – This is a wonderful prophecy about the Messiah.
– Read this… that man… that is, the Messiah
– by definition, he can only be the Messiah and yes.
This passage tells about the 2 functions of the Messiah..
1) King – to rule.
2) High Priest – the temple is also mentioned.
In the Old Testament, there are 3 functions..
1) King
2) High Priest
3) Prophet
None of these three offices were…
For example – Moses was only a prophet.
– Aaron was only a priest.
– David only had two offices – king and prophet.
Now… the passage in Zechariah says that the Messiah should be a king and a priest and Deuteronomy 18 says that the Messiah should also be a prophet..
Now this is the only Christ.
He preached and prophesied, spoke. (In humanity)
He is the High Priest in Hebrew. (Present ministry)
He rules in the kingdom – he is the King. (Future ministry)
Now in what way did Jesus become the High Priest according to the Bible? (If not according to the order of Aaron)
Now.. let’s turn to Psalm 110 (a Messianic psalm)
– The Father speaks to the Son. (The Lord to my Lord)
– 1-3 … tells about the king..
– Verse 4 tells about the priesthood..
– According to the order of Melchizedek … which is greater than the order of Aaron..
– This is a wonderful psalm..
Now who is Melchizedek?
Let’s read Genesis 14:13-20..
– Melchizedek suddenly comes into the picture and disappears and in the psalm David says that the Messiah is the same ritual priest..
– Not only Abraham but also anyone else knew the living God who was a priest of the great God…
Melchizedek means – King of righteousness
(Zion) Salem means – The ancient name of Jerusalem… It means peace…
– Abraham is also blessed…
– Abraham also offers offerings and fellowship…
– Melchizedek is a type of Christ… We will study later.
– Jesus is a priest according to this order.

Grades 15-16
: We will start from where we left off in last grade… Today’s class is where we will start…

Now… when did Jesus say priest? Since this is an eternal plan and it has always been in God’s mind. He
was made in the order of Melchizedek but not from eternity.
He could only become our high priest by taking on human form.
He became a man and came into the world and tasted death for us… .
Now he is our faithful and compassionate high priest. (But in God’s mind this is an eternal plan)
Now we can see from Hebrews 5:5-6 that he is the Son.
Which God declares by resurrection and was resurrected.
And ascended into heaven and is now our high priest.
Who sits at the right hand of God and makes intercession for us.
He has made intercession for us that we may continue in the victorious faith.
That is what he did for Peter. (Luke 22:32) (31-32)
And together with John chapter 17
Hebrews 5:7-9 — Jesus Christ is preparing to take on the role of High Priest.
He went through all that we experience and yet was without sin.
He is now our perfect High Priest.
He knew these things because he was God, but he experienced them as a man and is our High Priest.
Verse 7 – How many times did Jesus weep.
 With Mary when Lazarus died (John 11)
 Seeing the unbelief of the Jerusalem crowd in Matthew 21
 In the Garden of Gethsemane (Hebrews 5:7)
Now this is the event in Gethsemane…
Now after telling about Melchizedek for 10 verses… Now some important warning or exhortation is given…
The traveler must progress. We must walk in such a way that we are constantly moving forward and toward maturity.
Now… we know the background… about a generation of Israelites.
How they turned back because of unbelief and were stuck in the middle and wandered in the wilderness….. “Standing in the middle” their name…
“The generation that is in the middle”
How many believers are like this today… Many believers today are like “standing in the middle”… Between Egypt and Canaan ha…ha…ha…
They have been saved but they do not have the power to trust in God.
They fell from the rest that God wanted to give them.
Now, here the writer of Hebrews is saying are you “standing in the middle”?
– The traveler must progress, the faithful life can only go one way and that is forward.
– The faithful life does not “back up”… It is like a bicycle.
– What is a “stuck behind” 9 dyabapakshimiv 0? So we
will give you a very good definition given by the Bible.
– This is a believer who is not too far ahead, this is a believer who is not too far behind, but this one.
Such a believer is stuck. (Stuck)…. In the middle.. Neither above nor below.. Neither ahead nor behind… Egypt and Canaan.
Remains in the wilderness in between
– while God’s plan is to move forward.
Many believers today are like this, not moving forward.
 If you are not mature and growing in the Lord.. God’s plan is moving forward and if you hold back, you.
hinder God’s plan….
That is why the writer tells us about 3 wonderful things in Hebrews 5 and 6.
5:11-14 – Signs of spiritual immaturity..
6:1-12 – The call to spiritual maturity..
6:13- 20 – The foundations of spiritual maturity..
Let’s read Hebrews 5:11-14…..
– We know that…. Jesus Christ is greater than Aaron the high priest.
But Jesus is a descendant of Aaron and does not explain how Jesus is a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
– And he will continue this explanation in chapter 7.
– But at some point the author stops and gives an exhortation or an important warning.
I want to talk deeply about Melchizedek but first I want to make sure that you understand what I am saying…. I
want to make sure that you are listening carefully to what I am teaching.
I want to explain Melchizedek but I am having a hard time explaining it.
– It is not that I cannot, but that you have a problem. I think you have become wise in listening.
Many times we also say that… I am not able to understand this preaching.. It is beyond my understanding. Maybe there is a problem not with the preacher but with me not being able to digest the food. Slow, lazy in listening, lazy and not awake ..
 – Because there is no capacity for deep things ..
– Some believers do not have the capacity for deep things.
But I want the believer to know how to listen to the Bible. The preaching and ministry of the Word ..
In 1 Corinthians 2 and 3, not like the worldly believer ..
– I want to know the deep things of God.
Now here the writer is admonishing the believer that,…
– Not only a, b, c and b, d, r, m, but now we are speaking and reading in tongues …
– Let’s move on to deep things …
– Let’s stop being ignorant in hearing and let’s listen to the preacher teacher, the Bible, understand ..
(1) If our desire for spiritual things is low, that is the first sign of immaturity.
In Hebrews 5:12 – They were unable to teach others… When the time came for them to become teachers or believers.
– Or they were unable to lead others into discipleship, to tell the story, to preach the gospel, to make disciples, and
 to understand the deeper things of the Word.
That does not mean that everyone should be a teacher, but they should be able to share what they have learned, preach the gospel, make disciples, and understand the deeper things of the Word. They
should be able to communicate the basic things to others..
The initial teachings – B.D.Y.R.M. K.K.G…but the time has come to write books and books.
“No one can be mature until they learn the Bible.”
– If you are a new believer or student, it is okay, it takes time and in the beginning – ব.দ্য.র.ম ক.খ.গ.ধ … also needs to grow
– but now – let’s move on from ব.দ্য.র.ম ক.খ.ঘ … to speak and read the language.
It is good to be a child but it is a problem to remain a child. … “It is necessary to eat ….
A 20-year-old child goes from a milk jug to solid food …
That is why – 6:1-12 tells us to move towards maturity ….
Verse 1 – Let us be led to maturity by the Holy Spirit.
Here 6 semi-spiritual truths of the Bible are told.
1) Repentance – turning the mind … turning from other things and believing.
2) Faith
(3) Baptisms
(4) Laying on of hands (prayer and anointing)
5) Resurrection from the dead
(6) Eternal judgment…
After this let us move towards maturity … let us move ..
Now to 6 and 8
– Many use these passages to talk about losing salvation.
– Many argue… We can find this passage being used primarily…
– We are going to study its correct interpretation in today’s class…
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Hebrews Chapter 6 – Class Notes  Now, unfortunately, Hebrews 6:4-8 is one of the most misunderstood passages in the Bible. While it is true that these verses are difficult to understand, we know that any passage in the Bible (no matter how difficult) can be understood if it is interpreted in its context and in the light of the whole Bible. Now let’s read Hebrews 6:4-8… We can find three main grounds for interpreting this passage. What are those three ideas and which one is true, we will study them carefully today. Idea 1 This is a false idea that many Arminians and Pentecostals teach. And they believe. They say that the believers mentioned in it were once saved or truly believed. And they use this phrase in the main text of verse 6 “it is impossible to renew them again to repentance.” And they say that they will later backslide (dyaapakashmiv) and lose their salvation.
 

Now we can easily see that this is a misinterpretation because many passages in the Bible teach very clearly about the eternal security of the believer and these passages should not be interpreted in a way that contradicts them. If so, there is a contradiction in the Bible and we know that the Bible is the Word of God and does not contradict it.
For example, John 5:24, Romans 8:1, Romans 8:31 clearly teach the subject of eternal security. Furthermore, in John 10:27-28 Jesus Himself says, 27 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; 28 and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”
There are also many verses that we can use in favor of eternal security. We teach the doctrine of eternal security in Bible college, we have books that explain it well and there is a separate lesson.
Now another view
,
this is a misconception that is taught by many good Bible teachers, such as Matthew Henry, C.I. Scofield, etc. According to this view, this passage in Hebrews is not talking about true believers, but about those who claim to be believers but are not true believers. Later, they fell away and were proven to be apostates. These are unbelievers who only pretended to be believers.
Scholars who believe in this view say that the writer of Hebrews is writing about those who cooperated with the Holy Spirit for a while but were not truly born again. They are only enlightened by pre-salvation light.
They say (referring to verses 4 and 5)…
– Those who once had the light – but they were not the light
– and tasted the heavenly gift – but did not partake of it
– were made partakers of the Holy Spirit – but were not born again,
therefore they fell – “fell away” and remained unbelievers.
Third view…. The correct view
First of all, we do not find in this passage the author discussing salvation, nor does it say that believers lose salvation. I believe that the saved are the ones being referred to here. Because these people – had the light, tasted the heavenly gift, were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, tasted the good word and the powers of the age to come.
Charles Ryrie points out that the word light in 10:32, the word tasting in 2:9, and the word partaker in 12:10 are the experiences of true believers.
And the whole point of this passage in Hebrews is that it is talking about the reward that is the result of salvation. He says in verse 9, “But we, beloved, have confidence in you of better things, and of things that pertain to salvation.”
In verse 6 the writer says that if they fall away it is impossible to renew them to repentance; it is not said in salvation but in repentance. Repentance is something that God has told believers to do. For example, in the seven letters mentioned in Revelation chapters 2 and 3, which are to the seven churches, Jesus repeatedly tells the entire church to repent – ​​that too in order to overcome and receive the reward (after all, repentance is not salvation.. It is a mistake to equate repentance and salvation).
 Now the writer of Hebrews is writing to believers.
When we examine the whole aspect and context of this passage, he (the writer) is warning Jewish believers that if they turn back (dyaabapkashmibh) and turn back after having truly believed in the Jewish system, they will lose their reward.  
If they fall – the Greek word “parapitva- abcbeakshei” is used and its simple meaning is to stumble, to fall. It is impossible to interpret apostasy here.
This word ..
– Matthew 26; (in verse 39) refers to Jesus falling on his face.
– Luke 22:32; But I have prayed that your faith may not fail.
This word cannot be used to mean loss of salvation or apostasy. It is impossible to make them new again to repentance but not to salvation. When they crucify the Son of God to themselves again and put him to an open shame.
We must note that Hebrews 6:6 “crucifies and puts to shame” is in the present tense in the Greek.
You can see that these people are in a very sensitive time in history. Before Jesus Christ was crucified, they could go to the temple and offer sacrifices in obedience to God’s command, but why is it wrong to do so now? Because Jesus has become the sacrifice – once and for all. It
is impossible to bring back the Jewish believers who remain in this state and then stop repenting immediately. But when they stop doing this, they can return to repentance and be restored to fellowship with God.   (Revelation 2:5
and other passages).
 Now what do verses 7 and 8 mean? “And the seed that sows the seed is sown in the field. Now the ground cannot read, but it is an example used to illustrate the spiritual state of the believer. Such a believer will receive a reward from God.

– The ground proves its worth by bearing fruit, and the true believer also receives spiritual growth and reward by bearing the inward fruit of the nature of Christ. But if a ground or a believer – instead of being like that – continually bears thorns and thistles – it has no value and is of no blessing or reward, and the thorns and thistles are ultimately burned.
– The thorns and thistles are burned, not the ground. God never curses His own.
That is why Paul says in 1 Corinthians 3:11-15, “For no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, each one’s work will become manifest; for the Day will reveal its work, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work of what sort it is. If anyone’s work that he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.”Now verse 6:9 – Beloved…. Believers and
also verse 10 – He remembers everything…
– Writes it in a book of remembrance (Malachi 3:16)..
– Will remember everything He has done for His glory… Verse 11
– We know this comes up again and again and what it means…
– Victory is faith, not being in the middle … –
Don’t judge your faith life by the middle … –
But stay until the end… Don’t be late and don’t be lazy … But by faith and patience verse 12 is the key verse and show it… Faith – Trusting and believing in God… – ” Gives an example.. – Remember Abraham’s… (Oath of a greater than himself – בהואובישל) קבם גטאט 7 דדנ בלמ בהואובישל Patience – A child is born in a day.. – A Bible college is completed in a day.. – A house is not built in a day.. – Not everyone learns in one class.. – Like Abraham.. 99 years.. – 90…. 8 until later..  Now…. Hebrews chapter 7 – Jesus Christ is superior to the Levitical priesthood.  Hebrews chapter 8 – The new covenant that is in Christ, superior to the old covenant and superior to other covenants, all covenants are fulfilled in the new covenant.  Hebrews chapter 9 – Jesus Christ is superior to the tabernacle and temple that meet.  Hebrews chapter 10 – Jesus is superior to all sacrifices.  Hebrews 11 – The high way of life is to live and walk by faith… Now in chapter 7 very few believers know what Jesus is doing in heaven today, and this is a deep thing… – In chapter 5 the author says that Jesus’ priesthood is after the order of Melchizedek. – Then he pauses for a moment and says that you are not yet ready for this deep thing and gives a warning or exhortation… which is chapter 6. – Do not be children but go on to maturity he says that I want you to learn deeper things… – Now here the author talks about the “types” of the Scriptures. He explains how the Old Testament is a shadow and the New Testament is the substance or fulfillment of the Old Testament…. – Christ is superior to the Levitical priesthood because He always lives to make intercession for us. 7:1-3 – Explains the type of Melchizedek. 7:4–25 – Explains the pre-existence of the order of Melchizedek…. The Jews ask what about the temple? What about the sacrifices? – What about the priesthood? And other things…

– We saw that about Melchizedek..
– He appears in Genesis 14 and is mentioned in the Psalms of David.
– Now who is Melchizedek? Let’s study… चायम जबलमायगतक
 Who is Melchizedek? There are three main opinions; explaining them, we will also tell you which opinion we believe in.
The first opinion
is that some say that Melchizedek is an angel. And this is not the correct opinion. They say that in the Old Testament, angels appeared to Abraham many times, but this is Melchizedek. Now why can’t Melchizedek be an angel? Because he was a priest and the role of a priest is not given to angels. Hebrews 5:1, from a man and that is why Jesus took on human form.
The second opinion
is a good opinion, but we do not accept it. Now this opinion says that Melchizedek is the pre-human Christ. In the Old Testament we call the event a theophany or a Christophany. And so it is with Melchizedek. Some give reasons that without a mother, without a sister, without a lineage, etc. etc. This is a good view and some teachers of Greater Grace can teach it and not say it is wrong. But it is not the best view.
The third view
which I think… is a good view and we accept it.
– This is our conclusion. Let’s read Hebrews 7:1-3…
Now the Holy Spirit gives us more information about Melchizedek in the book of Hebrews than in Genesis 14. He was not only a priest but also a king, the king of Salem met Abraham after his victory and gave him tithes.
In verse 3 – but was made like the Son of God – like..
– not the Son or like the Son he was not the Son..
but like the Son … which we call the type.
Therefore – Melchizedek was a literal, real historical king.
He was the king of Salem, which is the ancient city of Jerusalem. But he is the type of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the view we take … (but even if someone says that the human form is the Christ of the past, there is no problem).
Now; What is “form” (tthauvh)?
Two words are important … form (tthauvh) and antitype (blatashtathuvh)…. We will study this briefly. Because we will study it in the way the Bible explains the meaning.
“Form” is a person, practice and custom of the Old Testament which has a counterpart or image in the New Testament. This allows us to find the form. If there is a form in the Old Testament, then there is an image or symbol of it in the New Testament.
– While the “form” is a historical and real one and is also imperfect and temporary.
– But the image is perfect and eternal.
– Which we call the science of form (tthauvhāyinātha). Where these “forms” and the study of antitypes are studied.
For example, the form
1) (form) of the bronze serpent of Numbers 21:8 is imperfect and temporary.  
– (type) of John 3:14 Christ is the type. But it is perfect and eternal.
2) The Lamb that was sacrificed in the temple and in the tabernacle is imperfect and temporary.
– John 1:29 and Revelation 5 – Christ is a type. But perfect and eternal.
(The Bible is full of many such types and types, which we will study).
Now, that is why Melchizedek is a literal, historical king, but he is a type of our Lord Jesus Christ and Jesus is a type. He is a shadow of the Messiah who is to come, a perfect, eternal, priestly king….
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Today’s class we will complete Hebrews 7 and 8…
In previous classes we have studied who Melchizedek is.
 We know that very few know what Jesus is doing in heaven today and this is a profound thing.
The author has said that Jesus’ priesthood is after the order of Melchizedek, but he stops and says, “Wait a minute…
I don’t know if you’re ready for this, so I’m telling you to listen carefully.
” “Press on to maturity and I’ll take you into deeper things.
” And we see that warning in Hebrews 6.
Now he talks about types and antitypes, which we’ve studied in previous classes.
The Old Testament has many shadows, and the New Testament is the fulfillment of those shadows.
Now in Hebrews 7, he explains that Jesus is superior to the Levitical priesthood.
Because He is the eternal God and always lives to make intercession for us.
 7:1-3 — Characteristics of Melchizedek ….
7:4-25 — Pre-existence of the Melchizedek priesthood – was the first of the other priesthoods)
What do we need to know?
Now, why is it important for the Jews to know that there is no longer a priesthood?
– In the Old Testament, everything was done by the priests. The priests were the center.
– If they sinned, they would take a lamb and give it to the priest, without the priest there could be no sacrifice…
Now, the priesthood was very important to them and they were rightly asking, “What about the priesthood?” The writer of Hebrews is explaining this here…  
 A few points about the priesthood…..
1) Numbers 8:14-16 — The entire tribe of Levi was dedicated to the Levitical service.
– But not all Levites were priests, they had to be descendants of Aaron to be priests.
– Who was Moses’ brother and the other Levites were to help the priests.
Such as singing, playing musical instruments and other tasks.
2) No Levite could be a king… They were set apart to serve in the temple.
3) The Levites’ priestly ministry or high priest also required sacrifices on the Day of Atonement. Leviticus 16)
– Sacrifices were not permanent or temporary.
– There was a sacrifice every day and there was no lasting peace.
– They had to do it again and again.
– They were all pictures of the coming high priest and of the same blood…
4) They were hereditary and should have been, but were set apart.
5) The priesthood was temporary, they could only serve from 25 to 50 years old…
The Holy Spirit is showing these precious Jewish people that “the law is revealed and it has been fulfilled in Jesus”.
Genesis (chapter 14) uses only 3 verses for Melchizedek.
1000 years later, in Psalm 110:4, David says that…
– The Messiah will also be a high priest and that he will be a high priest after the order of Melchizedek and…
– 1000 years later, the book of Hebrews explains in two chapters the form of the Old Testament and the type of the New Testament…
 Why is this order of Melchizedek superior to the Levitical priesthood?
Now let’s look at some important points (7:1-3)
1) The order of Melchizedek was universal and not just for the Jews.
– Whenever God makes a covenant with Israel, He always uses His covenant name, Yahweh.
– The Levitical priesthood called itself the priest of Yahweh…
But Melchizedek blessed Abraham as the priest of the Most High God “El-Elon-B(Bethiel)”…
El-Elon – means the creator and owner of heaven and earth…
– The same word is used in Genesis 1:1.
Melchizedek blessed Abraham as the priest of El-Elon…
– which is like Yahweh…
– But he meant something special above all nature, both for Jews and Gentiles…
– Which means that the Messiah is not only for the Jews but for the entire human race and his priesthood is universal.
2) Melchizedek’s priesthood was royal. He was also a king.
– No Levite could be both king and priest.
– Therefore, the type of the priesthood of Melchizedek is Christ and He is both the perfect High Priest and King.
We know that the Messiah is both King and Priest.
– Zechariah 6:13
– Psalm 110:4
which is different and greater than the Levitical priesthood….
3) “Salem” is the ancient name for the city of Jerusalem which is God’s special city.
– From where He will rule over the whole world in the future.
Psalm 132:13-14 – Jerusalem is His chosen and special city.
– From Jerusalem He will rule.
Before Abraham got there, before Moses went there, before the Levitical priesthood came, before David made it the capital….
– Long ago there was a royal priesthood with God who worshipped God… long before all the Israelites arrived there…
4) The priesthood of Melchizedek was righteous and peaceful.
The word Melchizedek comes from two Hebrew words.
भविप (king ÷ tzabhambhup (righteousness) – when you combine the two, you get the king of righteousness….
who reigned in Salem – Salem means “peace” (reconciliation) (Romans 5:1)
5) Melchizedek’s priesthood was not temporary but eternal.
– The priest could only serve in the temple at the age of 25-50.
– God also ended it, “began in the wilderness and was destroyed in 70. (The Roman emperor Titus destroyed the city of Jerusalem).
– It has been 2000 years now, there is no temple and no sacrifices and no priests. God is telling the Jews something, that…..
Now the Son is the eternal high priest. He is the great high priest in heaven.
God is saying, “I have a royal priest after the order of Melchizedek.”
Verse 3 – The Levitical priesthood required lineage, Leviticus 8 as well as Aaron’s The lineage and genealogy must be kept.
– But Melchizedek does not and did not need to be.
– Similarly, the son is a high priest in the order of Melchizedek…
Now let’s briefly explain from 7:4 onwards…
Let’s see from verse 4 onwards how great Melchizedek is…
Verse 4: Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek, that is why Melchizedek is great.
Verse 5: The Levites used to collect tithes from the Israelites, but the great father of them all pays tithes to Melchizedek the king-priest.
– On the one hand, the Levites also paid tithes to Melchizedek.
– That is why Melchizedek’s priesthood is greater than the Levitical priesthood.
Verses 6-10 – All the Levites were in Abraham (lineage).
– Just as we are all in Adam and Adam’s sin was imputed to all.
Verse 11 – If the law came through Moses, the law does not make perfect.
– The law was given so that every mouth might be silenced.
– The law cannot make perfect but it demands it, that is why we need the tabernacle, sacrifices and priesthood.
– The Aaronic priesthood and the law were temporary.
Now Jesus has come, was sacrificed and the tabernacle is in heaven and is our universal great priest….
 That is why Hebrews 8 says that…..
“All covenants have been done away with, and a new covenant has been given” (which says that all covenants have been fulfilled).
Verse 12 – We are no longer under the old covenant law but under the new covenant.
The priesthood has changed and we walk in a new priesthood.
Verses 13 and 14: Genesis 49 shows that he (Jesus) will come from the tribe of Judah but is a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
– Clearly revealed in the Old Testament and well explained by Hebrews 

 Hebrews 7 – Jesus Christ is greater than the Levitical priesthood.
 Hebrews 8 – Christ is greater than the old covenant and the whole covenant.
 Hebrews 9 – Christ is greater than the tabernacle.
 Hebrews 10 – Christ is greater than all sacrifices.
 Hebrews 11 – Walking by faith is the greatest way of life.
In Hebrews 7 – we have studied the priesthood of Christ according to the order of Melchizedek and its interpretation.
In today’s first class we will study Hebrews 8.
Hebrews 8 – Christ’s new covenant is greater than all.
– His throne and glory
– His sanctuary and His glory
– His better covenant and its grace
Now we have studied the subject of type, type and figure….
In chapter 7 Christ is the best in his priesthood, his priesthood is eternal and is after the royal priesthood of Melchizedek.
In chapter 8, the new covenant of Christ is better and better than the old covenant (the Mosaic law).
Now we know about the Lord’s Supper…. Luke 22:19-23. Matthew 26:26-29 “This cup is the new covenant in my blood” – What does this mean?
– If it is a new covenant, why was the Mosaic law given? Why did God give a new covenant after the old? What is the purpose of the Mosaic law?
– Why was the new covenant given, what is its purpose, and what blessings it brings us? In today’s class we will study these things.
 So let’s read Hebrews chapter 8 and start with 7:22.
According to verse 1, the author tells us that “the head or the main thing” means..
1) We have such a high priest, who is seated at the right hand of the Father.
– This is very unnatural for the Jews and also has an immoral meaning.
– When the priests served in the Old Testament, they were not allowed to sit down but had to do it again and again (sacrifice).
– Every day, month, year, the work of the Levitical priests was never finished.
In fact, there was no chair or seat in the tabernacle and no mercy seat to sit on….. where the glory of God was.
– Where the high priest went only once a year and if he was condemned he would die, but our Lord Jesus Christ…
– After completing his work by sacrificing himself on the cross.
– He was taken up to heaven and the first thing it is said is that he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty
on high. – The right hand of God always refers to a place of honor.
– It is the greatest honor to be seated at the right hand of God. When the Jewish “Sanhedrin” met (61 leaders, including the high priest).
– This was the largest house of the Jews and they sat in a circle.
– And two secretaries sat on the right and left of the high priest.
– In their assembly, the one on the left reported on the “punished” ones.
– The one on the right reported on the “cleansed” ones.
Today Jesus Christ is our great high priest and is seated at the right hand of God… meaning
– He is constantly interceding with the Father for us. And He says “and they are without fault” John 3:17 Such a great high priest we have.
The high priest is the type and antitype of the Old Testament, Christ 8:1 (seated) we have studied.
In verse 2 – He is the minister of the sanctuary and the tabernacle.
1) The Lord, not man, “stood”….. Priests served in a man-made temple on earth, but He is in heaven. Let’s read verse 4,…
In verse 5 – This is what is on earth “a copy and shadow of heavenly things”.
 Meaning – The sanctuary here is only a shadow of the reality that is in heaven.
The shadow means – the shadow means that the reality is there.
– Just as my shadow is… because I am.
We will explain this when we study chapter 9 on the subject of the dwelling place.
– It is only a shadow of the heavenly city that is in heaven.
– Jesus has a seat and a sanctuary… His place and ministry are superior.
– Let’s also explain 8:3…
Sacrifice – refers to the sacrifice of blood (the sacrifices of the Lamb).
Offering – refers to the offering… to give up one’s life or to strengthen fellowship.
Now Christ has become a sacrifice once and for all… for sins.
– He has finished all the work and now there is no need for that sacrifice… but when we fail or sin…
– we accept or sin on the basis of that sacrifice and Jesus is the Advocate.
– Now fellowship is ongoing.
Let’s read verse 6 “Mediator” ….. the mediator of a better covenant.
In the old covenant – the priest was the mediator… between God and man
– but he could not get to God.
But Christ is our mediator and the great high priest of all.
The old covenant is not as good as the new covenant…
 The Jewish priest could not get to God either, but Jesus is the mediator of a better covenant and he gets us to God…
 If the old covenant was not bad, God gave the law of Moses.
It was given for an educational process, to get to Jesus the teacher.
What is the old covenant?
At Mount Sinai.. In Exodus chapter 19, God makes a covenant with the Israelites.
In Exodus chapter 20, there is a law…
This covenant is spread from Leviticus to Numbers chapter 10.
1) The Ten Commandments
2) The Civil Law (the law of the kingdom)
3) The Cultural Law (the laws of the tent of meeting)
If this failed, go to the tabernacle (temple) and offer sacrifices.
They would know that they had sinned and sacrifices were necessary. The Old Covenant was given for a teaching purpose that led to Christ.
If we obeyed, there would be no blessing. According to Romans 7, the law was given to silence all.
Now the problem was not in the law or the covenant but in man and the solution was to lead to Christ.
Verse 10 – I will put my laws in your minds – a new understanding and write them on your hearts – spiritual calling and fellowship spiritual relationship and fellowship.
Verse 11 – Ezekiel 36:26 Another part of the New Covenant
– the Holy Spirit will come.
– Spiritual rest .
All will know me, from the least to the greatest.
– In the presence of God and the wonderful Word…
Verse 12 – Spiritual Acceptance….
The Law was to teach…. That too of His holiness… But God promised a new covenant in the Old Testament…. Which was spoken and written by the prophet Jeremiah in Jeremiah 32:31-34. The Old Testament speaks of a better priest coming, and the Old Testament speaks of a better covenant coming.
The writer of Hebrews says that God is talking about giving a new covenant, the writer of Hebrews says this in 8:1-13.
1) God Himself is making this covenant…. Given by God and written by Him… That is why I, my God, repeatedly say.
2) It is bound to the house of Israel and the house of Judah or all of Israel.
– All the promises were given to a specific group of people and that is the Jewish people.
– The promise given to Abraham was universal and from him the Jews became…. came to both the old and the new Israel…… but the new is different from the old.
1) It was given to Abraham.
2) It was given to Moses and it was conditional – to obey – unconditional – and also love and election.
3) It was given a new covenant.
Jesus came and made a new covenant….. that… also with Israel…
But by faith we enter into the blessings of that new covenant.
– This promise was not made to the church, the church is a mystery. (Ephesians)
– But we are the beneficiaries of it, that too by faith we enter into it.
– The Holy Spirit comes into us and we enter into that blessing.
– Romans (10-11) are grafted in…. That is an important teaching.
– It is fulfilled in the 1000 year reign with Israel.
Now we can find these things from Hebrews 8:8-10, and we can find the second part of this covenant from verses 10 to 12.
Now Hebrews 9
Chapter 9 – Christ ministers in the heavenly abode.
– The old sanctuary and its ministries.
– The new sanctuary and the ministry of Jesus’ finished work.
Now many Jews did not know about the big picture of the temple and the sanctuary.
But now the writer of Hebrews is explaining how this earthly dwelling place is only a copy of the heavenly one, which is eternal (in heaven).
– When did God tell Moses about the dwelling place… Why did God need a dwelling place on Mount Sinai now?
– Because God is so holy that man cannot see Him directly.
– That is why the mercy seat, the presence… etc.
Moses stayed on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights, a long time, and God gave the exact structure and description of the dwelling place.
– There are only 2 chapters for the creation of the entire world. But
– There are 50 chapters for the dwelling place…. From Exodus 25 to Leviticus
– each account reveals God’s plan of salvation to man.
– And everything is explained in detail and style. And
– It must be as God said… and there I will speak to you.
The dwelling place is a tent, a permanent tent that God would set up wherever He went in the wilderness where He would speak to His people.
Now everything about the tabernacle tells about Jesus Christ.
– About Him
– His ministry
– Explains His method of salvation.
The tabernacle had three parts…
1) The outer part – 150 feet long and 75 feet wide
– It was fenced with wood and linen curtains.
– Linen represents the righteousness of God.
It had one main door to enter – only one way in..
– Jesus is the only door of salvation.
– John 10 I am the door and I am the way.
They would come in through it and give the lamb or sacrifice to the priest and stay in the outer part…
This outer part was where everyone could come and as salvation is available to everyone.
Then we see another important tabernacle…. In the east part
– which also has two parts.
1) The Holy Place where there were 3 vessels.
2) The Most Holy Place where there was 1 vessel.
God told Moses to make six devices in the tabernacle and each one had a significant meaning…
 1) The altar of burnt offering – This was the largest device or part and was covered with brass – Brass represents justice in the Bible.
– 7 1/2-2 feet wide (all around), 3 feet high.
– Made of wood and had a silver base and a bronze base… and the sacrifices were placed there and burned.
– Four horns were made and the sacrifices were tied there This altar of burnt offering tells of Jesus being sacrificed as the Lamb of God for us.
Jesus sang a psalm before he went to the cross and it was the Hallel.
– He sang Psalms 113-118 and especially the last psalm 118 and went to the Mount of Olives.
The Psalmist says “The stone which they rejected has become the head of the corner” and verse 26 says – They tied the festival sacrifice to the horns of the altar with cords.
– The Lord Jesus is saying that I am ready to go to the cross.
– The altar of burnt offering speaks of the cross where He was sacrificed for us.
– The altar of burnt offering is the first thing you see after entering through the main gate.
– That is why no one can enter without the cross.
 (2) Laver – (Laver of washing hands and feet) (Lev. 10:11)
– Now this was where the water was and the priests washed their hands and feet.
– Water – speaks of the water used for washing for beauty. And Ephesians 5:25-26 is the word.
– Jesus died for our sins…..for our sins and to cleanse us from our sins.
– Yes, we are eternally forgiven by the cross.
But every day a believer needs forgiveness in order to have fellowship with God.
Now you can serve…..that is what the laver of washing hands and feet says.
– Now we can see another tabernacle and it had two parts.
1) The Holy Place and
2) The Most Holy Place (these are the main parts)
Now you see it first on one side.
3) The Lampstand
– Now you see two items in the Holy Place, one is the lampstand.
– It was made of pure gold and had 7 branches and olive oil was poured into the branches.
– The gold speaks of God (the heavenly nature), 7 is the number of perfection or completeness.
– The oil always speaks of the power of the Holy Spirit.
– This is about Jesus saying “I am the light of the world” Then you see another strip of other items.
4) The table where the showbread was kept.
– A wooden box
– All the items in the Holy Place were covered with gold.
Wood – Jesus’ humanity.
Gold – Godhood. – The God-man
priest took 12 loaves of bread every Sabbath and placed them there, and only the priest could eat them.
Now there was another item next to the curtain separating the Most Holy Place and the Holy Place, and that was.
– (5) The incense altar
– also made of gold and wood.
– It was filled with coals.
– And the coals were taken from the altar of burnt offering.
Our prayers go up to heaven on the basis of Christ’s sacrificial work (on the cross).
The outer part – relates to Christ’s work of salvation.
– Christ is available to all people and for all.
The Holy Place – was hidden from the eyes of the world and man.
The 3 items of the Holy Place from the heavenly place…….
1) The lampstand – He is the light. (John 8:12)
2) The table on which the showbread is placed – the bread (bread from heaven).
3) Incense altar – prayers that are in heaven.
And now finally…
The veil separating the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place, which was torn at the time of Jesus Christ’s death…
where the sixth element was.
 6) The Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat
– This was also made of wood and gold, like a vase.
– Inside the Ark were 3 things – the tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron’s rod of resurrection and the manna. Each of these tells about Jesus Christ.
– The Ark tells about the entire personality of the Lord Jesus Christ.
And… the Ten Commandments were broken by man and only Christ has fully fulfilled them.
– He is the Bread of Life. And
– He has the power of resurrection.
Now this Ark was covered with a lid and it was called the Mercy Seat and two angels covered the Mercy Seat.
– The high priest sprinkled blood on the Mercy Seat (on the Day of Atonement).
– John 2:2 – Jesus is the Mercy Seat.
Now what do all these things mean..why is it on earth.
Hebrews 8:5 and other passages say that these are shadows and types (rhythms).
– A simple material things point to a great work of salvation.
– The type (copy) is not first but the main thing is first. (ישפבה וזאתא איותה)
The real and great dwelling place in heaven where Christ is now serving.
What is that… Let’s look at Revelation 21:1-3…
– The dwelling place of God and the same holy city is Jerusalem which is in heaven today and will come down.
Revelation 21:3 says – The dwelling place of God. It
is explained in verses 10-27.
1) The name is 1500 miles long – every 1500 is also the measurement of the present great sanctuary – 15 yards long 15 yards long
The holy city is the dwelling place.
 This city does not have an exterior that represents the work of Jesus on earth.
But only the Holy and Most Holy part and no veil…
2) 12 gates, 12 angels and a great wall.
The names of the 12 apostles… even more glorious.
3) In 21:21 – the golden street.
It was not in the wilderness but in Solomon’s.
Everything was given with a purpose.
In 21:22-23 – there was no temple – the Lamb was the lamp.
Revelation 1:12-13… The lampstand church.
The light or lampstand is Christ.
The bread of the thousand is explained in Psalm 78:24.
John 6:32 – I am the bread of life.
Revelation 2:17 – I will give manna to the victorious.
The altar of incense – Revelation 8:3-4 – in heaven.
Then – the mercy seat and the ark of the covenant. – Hebrews 9:12
This is also in heaven today and there is the blood of Christ.
That is why we can go with confidence.
He said, “Don’t touch Mary.”
The high priest
is explained in Exodus 28…
Turban – To cover the head, the head covering speaks of the commandment.
It speaks of Christ’s submission to the Father.
When Jesus Christ is depicted as the great high priest, it
speaks of his obedience to the Father, complete submission, and the Father being his head… 1 Corinthians 11:3
(a golden crown) was worn with a turban and something written on it. Verse
36 – Holiness to the Lord… was written or engraved (tied on a ribbon).
The gold speaks of divinity. It
indicates that Jesus Christ had a heavenly mind or the mind of God
. The priest’s robe consisted of many different garments.
The inner white garment (alkha).
– Made of linen.
– This was worn first and then others over it.
– Other regular priests wore this, which distinguished them from Aaron.
– It speaks of purity, righteousness, and especially of a servant.
– As a servant Jesus Christ came into this world.
– He was also fully human.
On the Day of Atonement, the high priest would first offer sacrifices for himself.
– This was done only with these garments.
– After this, Aaron would put on the rest of the wonderful priestly garments.
– And he would go in and say, “Peace be with you.”
He would put another garment over that white garment…
and it would be blue, and blue always represents heaven.
The white garment on top of it – spoke of Jesus’ humanity.
This blue garment – ​​meant that he came from heaven.
And under it were bells and pomegranates.
The bells – and the harp (when he walked)… it would ring when he went into the Most Holy Place and people would know that he was alive
. The pomegranates – spoke of fruitfulness…
Now over this blue garment he would put on the ephod…
which was gold, white, purple, and red.
Gold – divinity.
White – holiness or purity.
Purple – royalty.
Red (purple) – is the color of the robe.
Now this was the breastplate that was placed on top of the ephod.
– The 12 stones represent the 12 tribes. –
They carried it in their hearts as they entered the Most Holy Place.
– Jesus carries each of us and makes intercession.
Revelation 1:12-15
Acts 6:55
Grade 19
We are in Hebrews 9 and we have studied up to verse 5 last week.
Now let’s read from verse 6 onward…
verse 7 – The mistake is important…
Now this is talking about the main feast or day of the Israelites…
– which we call the Day of Atonement… which we find explained in Leviticus 16.
If someone sins, they go to the priest and offer their sacrifice… and that sacrifice would go to the altar of burnt offering… which means it was waiting to be fulfilled one day on the cross.
– But in some ways they did not remember their sins…like us?
That is why in verse 7 it is said…“in error” or “in error.”
They had a conscience and yet they would not have known about all their sins which is called the sin of “in error.”
That is why God set aside one special day a year and called it the Day of Atonement… (which is explained in Leviticus 16). Kvhutzhdvcha( iatabhdvcha.
– On that day all unconfessed sins were cleansed…
– On that day everything focused on the high priest…
– The Day of Atonement or Thyam( Pshuugachak.
Thyam( Day
Pshuugachak( Pyaashchit and atonement mean – to pay the price for sins by the sinless one so that one can be at one with God.
We find this pshuugachak word 16 times in the book of Leviticus.
The high priest did this one day a year with amazing procedures.
– Every good Jew looked forward to this day and it was special to them.
Now on that day in all its glory, the high priest would come in the morning and stand before the people.
– The first thing he did was to purify himself, he would bathe and put on a robe.
– Then there was much work to purify the tent where he would meet . They would make sacrifices and wear linen clothes.
– When it was time to make atonement for the nation’s sins, they would take off their linen clothes and wash themselves again.
– And put on white priestly garments (all sacrifices were made in white clothes).
– After the cleansing process…
– They would take two goats and bring them to the tent of meeting or to the people’s house.
– They would take a simple basket and cast two lots into it.
– One would have Yahya written on it and the other would have “Azazel” written on it, which means the goat to be released.
– They would cast lots and place them on the goats.
Now according to the lot ,
Yahya would have a ribbon tied around his neck, because he was going to be slaughtered.
The other “Azazel” – a ribbon tied around his horns, because he was to be released.
The priest would take both goats and both goats represent the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
John the Baptist – Atonement – ​​who satisfied God.
Azazel – who took our sins from us.
And both of these ministries were fulfilled by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ…
The goat that he sacrificed… he did this to it.
– He would kill the goat and collect the blood and take it into the Most Holy Place and dip his finger in it… that too without a drop falling on the way (one day a year).
– He would dip his finger and sprinkle it 7 times on the mercy seat.
Leviticus 16:15 – On the mercy seat – Jesus Christ satisfied God or made peace with God.
Above the mercy seat – He died for us too, for man.
Inside the mercy seat – There were 10 commandments, 7 times is the number of perfection or perfection.
– Then the high priest would come out and lay the scapegoat on the goat and put the sins of the whole nation on it…
After that prayer… a man would take it into the wilderness (and throw it over a cliff so it wouldn’t come back).
John 1:29 – The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
Psalm 103 – As far as the east is from the west. (verse 12)
– Forgave sin and satisfied God together.
Says, “Touch not Mary”… (John 20:17).…
– Jesus invisibly poured out His blood on the heavenly mercy seat.
Hebrews 9:11-12 and also verse 24
– Just as the priest would say, “Peace be with you” after the sacrifice, Jesus also says, verse 19 (John 20), “Peace be with you.”…
Now you read chapter 9 and understand.
9:15-18 — That is why the new covenant is superior to the old and its mediator is Christ.
9:19-24 — The sacrifice is the blood of Christ… by blood (take and eat this is the new covenant in my blood).
9:25-28 — Jesus did it once for all.
– No longer necessary every year…. Amen.
 Let’s look at Hebrews 10… Christ’s sacrifice is superior…
– All the Old Testament sacrifices are superior and are only a shadow and a symbol of a perfect sacrifice…
Encourages us to enter the Holy of Holies because the veil is torn…
Warning that if we are unfaithful, we will be punished…
– Now through every sacrifice God is saying that there is a perfect sacrifice and Jesus comes and fulfills it….
Let’s read 10:1-8 – and comment by quoting Psalm 40:6-8.
– Which David wrote 1500 years before Jesus came…
David is here talking about the work that Jesus would do on the cross.
– And he is writing about the conversation between the Father and the Son..
– The Son will one day come into this world and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of sins.
All the sacrifices of the Old Testament – ​​sin offerings, burnt offerings) are only symbolic, the reality is Christ Jesus.
That is why the conversation between the Son and the Father is taking place here, which David writes about and the writer of Hebrews explains.
That God in the council which we can find in Acts 2:23.
– Jesus says to the Father Psalm 40:6-8.
– That I know the Father 1 Peter 1:19 The lamb must be sacrificed.
– Revelation 13:8 – And that lamb was slain before the foundation of the world.
And Jesus comes into this world… He came – prepared a body..
– and that body is the perfect sacrifice… because burnt offerings and sin offerings cannot please Him but only the sacrifice of Christ….
When we see in His human form that the Spirit of the eternal Son entered the womb of a virgin Mary.
– Which the angel Gabriel announced to Mary and the Holy Spirit overshadowed her and..
– A holy son was born.
– Thus Jesus took on humanity in His divinity and became 100% God and 100% man.
That is why He is called the only begotten – the only begotten.
1 Peter 1:18 – The same blood purchased with spotless blood. Acts 20:28…
With perfect blood, a perfect sinless body (perfect in humanity too) and He fulfilled the will of a perfect God.
– And Jesus never sinned, if He had sinned He could not have been the perfect sacrifice… He was made sin for us who knew no sin. 2 Corinthians 5:21 ..
– He was the perfect sacrifice…..
With that perfect blood Jesus went to the cross and died…. He went to heaven and shed His blood on the mercy seat…. That is why He said do not touch Mary….
We will see the heavenly mercy seat and see it again.
Revelation 5:8 … fresh lamb and blood ..
on the basis of that blood He forgives and did ..
that is why 10:10 says – we are sanctified by that blood.
Set apart, holy forever, in Christ ..
verse 14 – by one sacrifice … forever ..
– no more sacrifices needed ..
now let’s read from 19-25 and study the amazing thing here ….
verse 19 – boldness (paresis) – just as a son goes boldly to his father’s throne, so too …
the author says two important things in verse 10 from 19-25.
1) Encourages us to enter the holy place with boldness …
– we spend some time in verse 20 … which talks about the veil.
Now there was a veil that separated the holy place and the most holy place … only the high priest could go inside it one day a year.
But there was a curtain…. The Talmud says that the curtain in the temple…. was…
– 60 feet high – 30 feet wide – 4-6 inches thick
– 72 pieces were sewn together and were multicolored
– The image of two angels (cherubim) was engraved on it
– 300 priests were involved in hanging it
– If two oxen were tied here and there and then released, they would tear a little…
1) The word used for the curtain in Hebrew is ebchayaphatz
– which simply means “separated” or separated –
according to its meaning
– God is inside, who is holy and you are outside
– God is so holy that no one can come without mediation, even the high priest only after one day of purification.
2) The veil represents our Lord Jesus Christ..
– represents the very body of the Son of God…
– the entire tent of meeting is a picture of Him and the veil represents His main body… His very body..
The Most Holy Place of the Tabernacle was the glory of God and the Ark of the Covenant…
– People could see the pillar of cloud over it and it was Jesus Christ Himself…
2 Chronicles 5:11-13 – Solomon dedicates the temple and the glory fills the temple…
– It is Jesus… the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ…
But one day in Ezekiel 10:27 the glory leaves the temple…
– Because of the disobedience of the Israelites…
For 600 years after that… the temple was destroyed and became empty…
– There was no Ark of the Covenant, no glory.. empty…
– Only the tabernacles were there…
But 600 years later He returned to earth and came to earth with that glory covered with flesh.
John 1:14 says – The Word became flesh… and dwelt among us… –
That means He became the Tabernacle of the Covenant… As the glory was in the Tabernacle of the Covenant…
He had glory within and was covered with flesh or a veil. It was covered..
– In Matthew 17, Peter, James, and John saw…
– Just as the veil covered the tent of meeting, so also the body, which is the veil…
His body was the veil that covered the glory of God…
In John 2, a wonderful event occurs during the cleansing of the temple…
– Jesus says, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it up in three days”…
– The Pharisees say, “It took 46 years and how can you build it in three days…
– The Pharisees use the word “hieron”… for the temple that builds the outer structure…
– Jesus uses the word “neos” which is the most holy place and that is His body…
Now that is why the veil is Jesus’ body and the glory is within…
Exodus 26 explains its construction…
(4 colors) Fine linen – righteousness
Blue – heaven (came from heaven)
Crimson – sacrifice
Purple – purity, holiness
What happens in Matthew 27:50-51… Jesus He gives up his life.
Verse 51 – The veil was torn in two from top to bottom.
– At the time Matthew wrote… All the priests knew that the veil of the temple was torn…
– Jesus’ body was torn on the cross and that is why the veil of the temple was also torn…
This happened at 3 o’clock… That was the time of the evening sacrifice…
– The priests would gather in the temple, the Jews would be outside and it was the time of the evening sacrifice…
– The Jewish priests would be in the holy place at this time and would burn incense and light lamps on the lampstand… –
Thousands would be outside, the Jews…
– Now the veil is suddenly torn… What a time…
– They would see the empty Most Holy Place…
– In Acts 6, the priests also believe…
Meaning… There is no longer a need for a temple… No need for an earthly priest for sacrifice…
Hebrews 10:20 – The new and living way is now through Christ…
Now the second thing, the first was come boldly into the holy place…
2) In verse 23, hold fast… Hebrew believers who are about to be scattered…
– We have explained this in previous classes.
– Do not be like the middlemen… A generation of Israelites… There is a right, there is a reward…
Hold fast to 3 things.
– In verse 22, 1) The pure water is the word…
– In verse 24, 2) Encourage one another.
– In verse 25, 3) Do not forsake the fellowship of the church.

While the Bible offers believers many passages of love, joy, and peace, it also speaks of some frightening judgment. In the verses we are now studying, we are going to look at some of the most severe warnings in the Word. As a result, there is a legitimate reason to be afraid. Hebrews 10:26-31 uses some words that some people take to mean “the believer loses his salvation.” But it is not so…. Those words… “judgment, consuming fire, flames of fire,
torment , severe punishment ,
vengeance , etc. (Hebrews 10:26-31) The writer speaks of what has been accomplished, what will be accomplished… Verses 1, 10, 14.. The forgiveness of sins is spoken of… Verses 4, 17-18.. – where the readers are addressed as brothers with whom they have boldness to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Christ… and who have a great high priest, Jesus Christ. – In verse 29 the people mentioned in these passages have been sanctified and only believers are sanctified. (10:10 and 14) And in verse 30 – it is said to be his people. Conclusion This is about believers and believers do not go to hell… John 3:16÷5:25÷6:38-40÷1 Thessalonians 5:9-10÷Hebrews 10:10 etc. clearly state that believers do not go to hell while this passage of Hebrews is a warning and exhortation to believers. We can be sure that this passage does not speak of hell….  2.. Second reason… This passage does not mention hell at all. Words like lake of fire, Gehenna, hell, unquenchable fire, eternal punishment or torment are used which are related to eternal punishment. Read again and read carefully… You will understand what I am saying… Now this passage from Hebrews speaks of temporal (punishment) judgment and we will study how and why it is. Born again believers face only this kind of judgment. 1) This is the afterlife judgment, which is the eternal judgment seat. It is a judgment of works and rewards that are related to works done in this life. 2) Temporal judgment —) where God punishes for disobedience.

Now the Hebrews passage must have been referring to one of these.
Now, according to this context, Christ’s judgment is not about the judgment seat.
(verse 35 and elsewhere it says …)
That is why God speaks of a temporal judgment that will come upon disobedient believers while they are still in this world….
We will look at this here.
The main punishment is the temporal judgment: the author in this book of Hebrews compares this terrible judgment to the death penalty under the Mosaic Law. (verses 28-29)
As in some nations, the law of the nation of Israel also provided for the death penalty for certain crimes, including the law – such as adultery and murder).
In ancient Israel this punishment applied to both believers and unbelievers, and it still does in some nations today.
For example – Leviticus 10:9-11 (all 10 chapters).
Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire and then drank…
– God sent fire from heaven and took their lives…
– They were saved people and yet died because they had disobeyed God’s command.
Similarly… At the beginning of the church age, God took the lives of two who lied to the apostle Peter, and that was lying to God…
– Ananias and Sapphira… were put to death before the church for their sins. (Acts 5:1-11)
This passage from Hebrews can only be understood by comparing these events with the events in the story.
– Comparing apples to apples..
– Apples should not be compared to oranges..
Now… this passage can only be compared to two judgments of the believer..
– Physical death is a temporal judgment, not eternal death..
– It is important to understand the principle of chastisement…
This passage gives an example of a comparison with unsaved people, whose temporal judgment is used as a comparison. Now this “severe or severe punishment” is some kind of temporal judgment that is worse than immediate death.
The emotional, spiritual, and physical suffering that lasts or comes and continues can be more painful than immediate death…
As Jane Hodge writes: The writer is not thinking of hell here.
– There are many heavenly rewards that can come to a person that are different from immediate death.
– In fact, Jeremiah complains to God about such a calamity that was brought upon Jerusalem. (Lamentations 4:6,9)
– One can also think of King Saul, whose final days were filled with such mental and emotional turmoil that death could be the only way out.
Saul – reformed by Samuel, tormented by an evil spirit, miserable circumstances, and death.
We can also think of King David…. after his adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband…
– he faced one loss and crisis after another. (2 Samuel 12:14)
– Although God delivered David from immediate death (2 Samuel 12:13), that does not mean that he received less punishment… Let’s study the sequence of events…
Now… of course, it is not about losing salvation or gaining salvation…
Now before we go to Hebrews 11… where faith is discussed…
 let’s take the context from 10:32…
– 32-34… It tells us that it was through suffering.
In verse 35, do not lose heart…. do not give up..
– If you understand the call, the reward and the teaching so far, then… you
do not lose heart, do not give up, do not give up..
do not become a fool..
others lose the reward, lose the opportunity…
Let us not be like those who live in the middle…
That is why we are in the middle.. verse 36 – Patience…
– Yes, faith, but with patience, endurance..
– Courage, for the fulfillment of the promise..
verse 37 – The righteous live by faith..
– He shrinks back… He will not be pleased with that…
– He loves but will not be pleased. (Does not lose salvation)
And now let’s go to the section on faith…
Hebrews
11:1 – Gives the definition of biblical faith, many believers are confused about what faith is..
– They think that faith is just believing in God.
– But what is the use of believing?
– They say I have faith… What faith?
So let’s explain 11:1…
The assurance of things hoped for – the key word here..
 (1) Kgadaktabalav – jagayuyakatabaka (This means that faith has a substance.  
– This word is a scientific word for that time, meaning that faith has something.
– Faith can be proven.
– Many think that it is superstition or living in the dark or something like that..
There is another word in Greek “jathayuyatabhaka” which means just a theory or a theory..
That is why faith is not a theory but a worldly substance.
– Faith is a real and real thing…
 (2) The evidence of things not seen – The key word here is proof..
Pramana – bhakhashmabhalav – bhabhinaajayaka (Proof can be given even in a court of law.
Meaning if you have the mind to prove faith, the scientific mind Yes, the legal mind, if you want to think carefully and look at the facts…
– You can prove faith and do it scientifically and legally.
– Apologetics is a good subject…
Now what is the object of faith? How does faith come?
Romans 10:17 – Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the word of God…
– Comes by “Rohma”.
1) Hearing (hupo phoe) – Listening in submission to the word of God..
– The believer submits himself in humility to the word of God.
– Obey the Word and listen to the Word..
2) Rhema (Word) – The spoken Word of God (Matthew 4:4)
– The Holy Spirit speaks through the written Word..
– Faith comes by hearing, reading, and studying the Word..
Faith comes when God becomes personal.
– When you read the Word, God becomes personal with you and speaks His will, says, “Go here,” and makes a promise.
– The pastor is a tool but the message is God’s, God speaks through the words of others… in the church…
– Like Mary in Luke 2:19, I treasure these words in my heart… every day…
this is the object of faith… I have the spoken word from God and a living thing from God… “The Word is the thing”
Now another important thing… none of the leaders of faith did just what they wanted…
Verse 7 – Noah was warned by God and built the ark…
– Abraham was called to go (verse 8) and so on…
Now, faith comes from hearing what God tells me to do and also guidance…
– You spoke once, I heard twice…
– You express your will and I do… Like Noah and Abraham… they built and went…
Let’s remember – It is very scary to do what God says not to do…
– It is very dangerous to do what God says not to do, because it is very dangerous…
– I don’t do what I think is right ..
Faith comes by hearing and it reveals His will and I repent….
– that is faith….
 The object of faith is the spoken word of God..
The three concepts of faith in Hebrews 11..
1) Revelation – the spoken word from God..
2) Response (response) – doing according to God’s will..
In between these two
is patience – walking by faith, waiting…
3) Reward – immediate… God’s testimony…
– victory with God in the future…
What I believe, I live… It’s true..
Every day we are exercising faith – Abel, Asylum, Cars, Chairs, Roads..
 ​​Now let’s look at the three heroes of Hebrews 11 before the flood…
…Abel…Enoch….Noah…
1) Abel – the path of faith that brings salvation. (Genesis 4)
– Adam and Eve knew in Genesis 3:15, knew through the garments of skin ..
– taught their sons …
– one was saved – Abel, the other was not Cain ..
– Abel came through the blood sacrifice and presented the way of salvation …
2) Enoch – a walk of faith . (Genesis 5)
– everyone is dying .. – walks
for 300 years … –
to walk with the last …
– is a picture of the Ṣṭ

– Preaching is not about saving people, which is what Jesus does..
– Preaching is about presenting Jesus Christ and His salvation…
– Preaching is about saying, “Here is my Jesus and He saves.”
– But Noah saved his family…
Amen..
 We are in Hebrews 11..
These heroes of faith are filled with the names of very ordinary people.
In the last class we studied three heroes before the flood..
Abel – who tells about the path of faith..
Enoch – the walk of faith
Noah – the witness of faith
.  Now, today we will start with Abraham…
Abraham is called to missionary faith and faith to worship.
– The most important thing about Abraham is explained in Hebrews 11.
Abraham and Abraham’s ancestors worshiped pagan gods. (Joshua 24:2)
He was from Ur of the Chaldees.. which is now Iraq and his fathers worshipped the moon (Jun, Aushi)..
God appeared to Abraham before Genesis 12…
– which is mentioned in Acts 7:2 and I think he had a relationship with God before that…
– God appeared in glory and went to God and married Sarah…
– They had everything they needed in Ur of the Chaldees, the only problem was that they had no children…
– And God called him to leave his place, his family and Abraham told Sarah and they became missionaries… He listened to God and obeyed…
Now, we will study 4 important things from the life of Abraham that are very important for missionaries and pastors…
From Genesis 12-15 we can see how many times the word of God came to Abraham…
The first thing according to Hebrews 11:8 – The ear to hear… The traveler hears… The missionary Listens to the Word….
 Whenever Abraham does not listen to God, he gets into trouble….
– When there is a famine in Canaan, he goes to Egypt and gets into trouble….
The second thing according to verse 8… Be obedient – obedience)
– When God calls me, I obey…. I act in faith….
The third thing according to verse 9 is a heart dedicated to God….
They live in tents…
– A tent is something that can be moved around..
– A tent cannot provide the protection that a house can..
– Missionaries called by God can stay in a tent…
– A tent that can be moved around… Because God was taking them wherever he wanted… We can see a dedicated heart…
– Now not only the tent but we can also see the altar…
The altar next to the tent and wherever he went, he would tell them and offer sacrifices there..
– The altar speaks of worship..
– I need the altar and the tabernacle because I am a missionary..
I need the tabernacle which speaks of separation from the world..
I need the altar which speaks of my sanctification and worship..
– The tabernacle means that I am a pilgrim here and not of this world. This is the life of a tabernacle…
– The altar means that I am not only of this world but also an ambassador of heaven. The altar speaks of fellowship with God.
When I go to the mission field I need a tent and an altar… I need to walk with God in the mission field…
And now the fourth thing is a fixed eye or a single gaze… And that gaze is looking at a city… Which we can find in verse 10…
– That eye that is not of the world but of God, of heaven and of this…
The city – Revelation 21… Yes, that tabernacle is the city of Jerusalem…
which is to come in the future, and now it is in heaven… It will be hanging in heaven during the 1000 year reign…
– The saints of the Old Testament were looking at the same thing…
– John 8:56… Her eyes were on the future time, that is, the future glory and reward…
– This city here will one day be destroyed and finished…
Verse 11 In this verse, all by itself, this word is important…
– This is a wonderful woman, who was following the man of God, at the age of 90, God came and said she would have a son.
– Sarah laughed – Genesis 18:14) But she had faith in her heart and gave birth to a son…
Verse 12 – The result is a voice… Children… Physical children and spiritual children…
– We will have countless children and that too spiritual…
– And they will be born by faith…
Verses 17–19 – God did not ask Isaac to be sacrificed at birth…
– Abraham did not have the faith to offer his son at birth… Here faith is being tested…
 (1 Corinthians 10:13) God does not ask you to do anything you cannot do…
Isaac was 32–33 years old at this time (–one child)
– He took him to Mount Moriah and asked him to sacrifice him, Isaac asks where is the… lamb for the sacrifice… Abraham says God will provide it… See Abraham’s faith has grown…
– In one sentence he believed according to verse 18 “Isaac is yours The seed will be named … God promised and Abraham believed”..
Verse 19 – God will not allow the sacrifice …. Because the promise “in Isaac… the name will be named”.
– God will raise … because the promise “in Isaac… the name will be named”.
– Abraham believed God’s word and promise ..
– And yet we will go to the mountain and worship .. Faith ..
God is not harsh but loving, merciful and kind. But He is training you and me for more powerful things ..
– Training, testing and faith for big things ..
– In this world there is one test and in the other you reign ..
– Such testing glorifies Him …
Why Isaac? Let’s look at yesterday’s verse ….
 Hebrews 11:20-21 – Now he is talking about Jacob.
You yourself cannot do it but God..
– He is talking about faith that is not afraid and faith that is reliable.
Worldly leadership – The leader stands tall and his heart is full of pride.
Christian leadership – The leader stands tall but his heart is bowed down.
Jacob – No integrity, deceitful fathers and brothers and life is full of struggles…
– But he wrestled with Jesus and got the name Israel…
– We will fail, we will fail… But God is gracious … and He will bring ….
After the wrestle, Jacob needs a stick to walk …. Meaning he now lives a life that is dependent on God.
Therefore do not lean on your own understanding… (Proverbs 3:3-4)
Do not be wise in your own eyes… Jacob tried.
But later he became a leader and returned…
God can do it, not us…
Verse 22 – Joseph… Much could be said about Joseph…
– But why is it about bones…
– In Genesis 15:13, God tells Abraham that he will bring the Israelites back from Egypt after 400 years…
– According to that promise, “Do not leave my bones here” because God has returned and fulfilled his promise…
– Exodus 13:19 Moses takes and returns… We are going to the Promised Land…
– This tells of God’s wonderful plan.
And our bones will not remain in this world either…– By faith……
 What Hebrews 11 is trying to say internally….
1) Faith and Patience – The writer of Hebrews gives examples of heroes of faith to the Hebrew believers and to us and tells us that we will receive the reward…
Through faith and patience we become partakers of the promise and the right….
2) God wants us to have faith for everything but…
– He wants us to have faith for His plan….
– And we are subject to the Word to know that plan…. Faith comes by hearing…
– When I hear the Word and He gives me the word of His will and I repent…
– I go and do…… The heroes of faith did the same…
Now….
 Abel – The path of faith
 Enoch – The walk of faith 
Noah – The witness of faith
 Abraham – The faith to worship and worship for the missionary calling…
 Sarah – The strength of faith
 Isaac – The test of faith
 Jacob – The confidence of faith
 Joseph – Vision of the Future of Faith
 Moses – Sacrifice of Faith
 Joshua – Look of Faith (Dhbataz)
 Rahab – Mercy that Comes from Faith
Others……..
Our Lord Jesus Christ – Author and Perfecter of Faith…
“Faith for Every Area and Circumstance”
 Now let’s talk about Moses – Hebrews 11:23–29 When Faith Says No…
When you say yes to God, you say no to other things..
Saying no to the flesh, saying no to the world, saying no to Satan….
– When you say yes to God, you are saying no to the laws of the world…
– You cannot live a life of compromise, you cannot serve two masters…
– Abraham said no to his place, his family, and now Moses is saying……
Moses denied something…
Verse 23 – Moses’ guardian… Faith broke the law of Egypt’s law….
– Moses’ guardian was full of devotion Parents were ..
– His parents are named in Exodus 6:20 .. which is very little mentioned but God speaks of their faith in Hebrews 11 …
– Amram is the father and Kebed is the mother …… God does not forget … their great faith …
– They had two children first … the eldest Miriam and Aaron and gave birth to Moses in difficult circumstances …
– Pharaoh has the male child killed … the first anti-Jewish ruler and the last will be the anti-Christ …
– By faith he was hidden for a while and by faith he was drowned in the river – instead of killing, that God would do something) and did …
– God protected him, called the son of the princess and brought him back into his arms …
– If the laws of the land go against God, we do not mean it, but in Romans 13 we respect them and do not rebel. Acts 5:29 … Obey God …
– But Moses’ parents were devout and courageous..
Verse 24 – Denial
  Adopted by the daughter of the king, Egypt which was powerful and developed at that time …
  Archaeological methods have excavated its interpretations …
  Moses also received this education. (Acts 7:22) It
  was like the most advanced university of that time.
  It included science, warfare, medicine, astronomy, theology, …
  Moses grew up there and could have gotten a good position but if Moses had stayed there, he would not have been known as a man of God…. Let’s look at Moses …..
  But he called Egypt “barber” or the world barber.
  Verse 25 – He also chose another thing…
  He said no to the pleasures of Egypt’s sins along with the verse of Egypt…
  . He refused to enjoy the sins of Egypt….
  What he accepted along with this verse….
  But he became acquainted with his people….
  40÷40÷40
  Verse 26 – He said no to the treasures of Egypt and called Jesus a thorn (in the flesh)
  Rebuke – meaning how people view and interpret the gospel when preaching the gospel
  , how the family, the society, and the society
  view and interpret it.
  Moses endured this as an ambassador for us
  , setting his eyes on the reward.
  Verse 27 – He completely rejected Egypt….
 On one side Jesus and on the other side the world…. What do you choose? It is difficult to choose and eternal or temporary …
28th verse – By the Word of God … Exodus 12 … The Passover Lamb
29th verse – The Israelites crossed over but the Egyptians drowned ..
– Leadership of faith … Let’s not take leaders lightly ..
30th verse – The walls of Jericho fell … Joshua ..
Joshua 5 … met Jesus in the chapter
– Archaeology says that the city of Jericho fell outside … With the Word …
31st verse – Rahab the prostitute
– Two spies and she was saved ..
– And it is written in Hebrews 11 ..
– This is a picture of great grace ..
In Joshua 2 we can find this event ..
– She heard that the Red Sea had been crossed 40 years earlier.
– As a child ..
– She believed… was washed and saved..
Matthew 1:5 – Grace brought a wonderful change in her life..
– She married a Jewish man … Solomon
– who is the ancestor of the great King David. (Great-grandfather)
– Not only that, her name came into the lineage of the Messiah ..
– And now in the heroes and heroines of faith … by faith …
32 verses – There is so much that can be done by telling the story that like another one. “Gideon” ..
– The man who was hiding … The Midianites were plundering the country and he was hiding ..
– The angel of the Lord comes and says the mighty Gideon ..
– From the smallest tribe and from the smallest family.
– God chose the weak for a great work…
 Why mostly weak people?? So that He might receive the highest glory.

– 300 men did miracles
33-35 – Miracles … by faith and ordinary people ..
36-38 – They endured suffering … The heroes of faith also endured suffering, pain, deprivation.
– This is a great lesson for the reader of Hebrews and for us …
– Many unknown but known by God ..
– They faced suffering by faith…..
 Verse 38 is very powerful – The world was not worthy of them …
Verses 39 and 40 – The cross was coming, the promise of the Messiah was given.
– Left the world and went to where Abraham was and is in heaven today ..
– The 1000 year kingdom is coming .. Will be raised in glory and will reign ..
– But now the church is a congregation ..
– And this covenant continues even further ….
Class 20
Now Hebrews 12:1-14
 Now in Hebrews 11 … – No one’s sin is mentioned …
– Abraham’s unbelief is not even written about ..
– Many failed, sin, but that is not ..
– Because of Jesus Christ …. Paid for all and is no longer remembered ..
– Ours is the same but faith will be remembered and rewarded ..
Now, what they did is in Hebrews 11. In Chapter 12 it is your turn and ours..
– You are running your own race..
– Do you know that you are in the race.. How many of us have finished half the race?..
– Now you hear and desire – by Rema) and to repent.. Do the will of God..
12:1 Patience (comes again and again… Faith and patience)…
– Not for 10 minutes of patience..
– God wants you and me to walk with God by faith for 40 ÷ 50 ÷ 60 years..
Sometimes you have to walk slowly, sometimes you have to walk fast… … in God’s will…
– Sometimes you have to stand but never back down…
If you want to walk with God for a long time..
– Balance is necessary in your life..
– Family, schedule
– If you fall or get knocked down, get up. (Like the heroes did)
– Who will take you out of the race? Is it family or people or wealth ..
That is why we need patience and humility.
 In Hebrews chapter 12, “Therefore” … The writer of Hebrews says to run the race by looking at 4 things ..
1 verse a, in – (1) Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us look at it …
Using this verse, some say that the heroes of the faith are looking down ..
– I don’t think so … They have relationships, fellowship, worship ..
But look at such a great cloud of witnesses ..
Witness – बचटगक (meaning – a witness in the courtroom
– one who is called to be a witness ..
– he speaks the truth that he knows ..
– the person who speaks the truth that he knows ..
The Old Testament saints are saying,
– God is trustworthy and ran his race ..
– to the end ..
Joseph – finished the race, had problems with his brothers but God remained faithful …
– and even the brothers forgave ..
– Every hero has a story .. For every problem we have a picture …
– Trust, allow God, be available ..
– He uses ordinary people, for great works ..
 2) 12:1 “b” ; in – look at yourself means .. every burden and sin that easily binds us, let’s throw it away ..
burden – make it light ..
– although in practice we lift heavy but in the race we put on everything from shoes and win .. मैत्य 11
:28- 30 .. lay it on him, on the cross .. उत्ती संस्त्राहरूले – Stay away from lustful things.. – This sin destroys.. – Like not watching pornographic material, movies, songs and so on.. – Affects the soul and heart.. – Because the reward is great and let us not play with foolish things..  Verses 2-4 tell us to look at the third thing..Look at our Lord Jesus Christ, the greatest of all witnesses. – Fix our eyes on Him.. – Looking at the present tense.. Always looking, watching Him.. – Closely so that He can affect our wholeness. The author of faith – Because faith came from Him. (Galatians 2:20.. On the cross) – He is the Word, the object of faith. – The perfecter… from beginning to end. – Let’s look at Him.. He also tells us what He did.. – He did not use His divinity for Himself.. – He performed signs (miracles) at the request and will of the Father… The ministry of Christ.. – But in humanity He lived as we live.. – Suffered the suffering of the cross… – Became obedient unto death.. His joy… is to bring many into that city and our joy is to be there…  The rest is explained in 5-11 – Looking at the Father’s love – How and why He can make you heroes.. By discipline – It is the training given to a child, guidance, warning and sometimes rebuke.. – Just as the earthly father does, so does the heavenly father.  God has a purpose in giving discipline.. – The earthly father does it in wisdom, while the heavenly father does it in eternal wisdom.. If a believer sins, he continues to sin… unrepentant sin.. – While he does not lose salvation, he does.. 1) lose the reward. 2) receive discipline…. otherwise he will become a sinner..  First step (1) Rebuke in 5 verses – Word, pastor, (spiritual) friend, (spiritual) family – if not hear

 Second stage (2) 6 verses Whipping, whipping (physical whipping)
– No joy, no peace, like a prodigal son.
– Financially
– Relationships
– Severely ill (not always, not all) – If you don’t hear
from the hospital bed yet….  Third stage (3) Come home – Because I love you – Go home before you can control yourself – For our benefit – Believe, get up, He loves you… – He sold his precious birthright for a meal.. Jacob was also immoral, Jacob had his own problems, deceived many.. – To his brother and to his father – That’s why transparency is so important.. – But Jesus wrestled with him. – But Esau lived in the strength of his own flesh, lived in his own natural strength … as he was … That is why in verse 15 he fell short of grace – when I treat what God has given by grace as meaningless …… After falling short of grace, bitter roots grow – the roots will later grow in.. – Esau was bitter towards Jacob .. – If he remains, he will gradually go beyond the social vision, … he had a race with Esau but …   he was a worldly believer too … Let us not sacrifice eternal things for temporal things .. 12:18-28 – Let us look to the heavenly city … verses 18-20 – The Old Testament event is used … – He is talking about Mount Sinai .. The author has already given us many examples of faith and now he is going to give us a bad example. – We can see the faith of many wonderful people but there is also a bad example like Esau… – We can find this in Hebrews 12:14-17 .. who – became overly familiar with the things God had given him (overly familiar is to treat as inferior the things God has considered holy) .. – and traded the last things for the things of the moment .. Verse 14 – If I do not live a godly life here then I will not see the Lord immediately… This can be taken about the worldly believer). Matthew 5:8-9) The story of Esau and Jacob we can find in Genesis 25-34 .. – The twins – Esau .. had hair, and the older Esau was born first so he had the birthright…  What is birthright? We will explain this. – The firstborn son had authority over the other brothers. (Genesis 43:33) and also had a double inheritance in property. He was a position of blessing and responsibility. If anything happened to the father, he would be responsible for taking care of his mother and getting his sisters married. He was considered the head of the house and would serve as the priest of the house. Now Esau did not take this as a big deal, which would have been a wonderful opportunity. In verse 16, the unrighteous – being too familiar with sacred things .. – I know, it is not necessary, it is mine I do what I want .
And one day he traded or sold his birthright..
– Jacob cheated but later we can find Jacob returning..
– Jacob saw it as okay for the moment, look at the current benefit and only look at the need..
– Okay, take my birthright, what use is it to me if I die, father..
– Some believers act like this…
Thank you…