A Study of the Book of Hebrews
The book of Hebrews, someone said, is the Leviticus of the New Testament. What they meant was that we avoid the study of Hebrews like we avoid the study of Leviticus. The book is hard to understand and full of controversial texts, so we leave it to the experts.
On the other hand, the book of Hebrews, perhaps more than any other NT book solves the riddles of the Old Testament and shows how Jesus Christ is the subject of the Old Testament as much as the New (as he claimed in John 5:45-47). In this way, Hebrews is something like the spine of the whole Bible.
Hebrews is also an encouraging book, “a word of exhortation,” as the author calls it (13:22). Not the namby-pamby handholding encouragement of the modern world–denying harsh realities and telling people they’re good and everything will be okay. But real encouragement in the “Jesus is your model” way–you can endure any hardship for the joy set before you in Christ.
Listed below are recordings of the class, currently being taught at Community Bible Church in Nashville. These are not particularly high quality recordings, so bear with me. They also include some segments of class discussion, and you may only hear half of the conversation. I try to repeat or rephrase what people say, so hopefully you can follow along reasonably well. There are also links to the class handouts.
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Lesson 1: Why Study the Book of Hebrews
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Lesson 1B: Why Study the Book of Hebrews, Part 2
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CLICK HERE for the Handout used for Lessons 1 and 1B.
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Lesson 2: Privilege & Perseverance–Overview
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Lesson 2B: Privilege & Perseverance–Overview, Part 2
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Lesson 3: God Has Spoken / Hebrews 1:1-3
We had some technical difficulties with the recording here, so we have two audio segments for this lesson.
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Lesson 4: Much Better than the Angels / Hebrews 1:4-14
Lesson 4 was taught in two sessions, the second of which was not recorded. So if you follow the handout, you will notice that the class session ends about half way through the outline.
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Lesson 5: Persevere in Full Attention to the Son/ Hebrews 2:1-4
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Lesson 6: The Consummate Human Being / Hebrews 2:5-9
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Lesson 7: The Pioneer of Our Salvation / Hebrews 2:10-18
Part One
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Part Two
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