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The culmination of the author’s central argument grounds ecclesiology in eschatology. “Are there any verses in the Bible that explicitly tell us to go to church?” Students have raised this question several times in my classroom, and rarely is there an occasion where the answer is so straightforward. Hebrews 10:25 is just that verse: “And … Continue reading “Hebrews 10:11-14, [15-18], 19-25 Commentary by Amy L.B. Peeler”

One of the besetting sins of 21st century Christianity is “performance,” by which I refer to an unreflective and anti-formational, anti-theological, and anti-spiritual formation of both the officiating clergy and Christians who are either participating in baptism or Holy Communion. Read in the context of post-modernism, Hebrews 10, seems to call into question our assumptions … Continue reading “Hebrews 10:11-14, [15-18], 19-25 Commentary by Israel Kamudzandu”

Christ was obedient not only in his death, but from the moment of his coming into the world. This is the message of today’s epistle reading. The author’s declaration here is close to Paul’s statement in Romans 3:25, where he speaks of God putting forward Jesus “as an expiation through faith in his blood.” Yet, … Continue reading “Hebrews 10:5-10 Commentary by Michael Joseph Brown”

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the eminent eighteenth century Genevan philosopher and writer, argued in several of his most influential works that some aspects of “natural” life need to be supplemented by human intervention. Children, for instance, require the supplement of education on the way to maturity. Education thus becomes something that nature does not supply by itself, … Continue reading “Hebrews 10:5-10 Commentary by Jacob Myers”

During the Advent and Christmas season we have a wonderful opportunity to think through and speak about the meaning and purpose of the life of the Lord Jesus. And yes of course folk will be expecting preachers to retell the story of the conception, and birth, the stable and the wise men and so on. … Continue reading “Hebrews 10:5-10 Commentary by Edward Pillar”

The letter to the Hebrews paints a series of contrasts between Jesus, our great high priest, and the sacrificial system of atonement that pre-figured his redeeming work. Today’s lesson sums up these contrasts with an image of Christ’s heavenly, final and effective intercession for us sinners, resulting in the tremendous good news of God’s complete … Continue reading “Hebrews 9:24-28 Commentary by Susan Eastman”

The cycle of sin and atonement ends in Christ Repetition can be a good thing. Children thrive when they can expect the same order of events in their day. Most adults enjoy the feeling of an established rhythm to their weeks. Congregations, even those who would never describe themselves as liturgical, have a certain repeated … Continue reading “Hebrews 9:24-28 Commentary by Amy L.B. Peeler”

In this commentary, we pursue the heavenly and divine office of Jesus. In Hebrews 9:24-28, readers, exegetes, interpreters, teachers, and preachers are presented with the Christological atonement function of Jesus (verses 26b), and this once-and-for-all sacrifice has a Greek perfect tense attached to it. This means that the effects of the so called “Christ Event” … Continue reading “Hebrews 9:24-28 Commentary by Israel Kamudzandu”

First of all, read Hebrews 9:1-10 for yourself and include these verses as part of your exposition of the Hebrews 9:11-14 text for this week. The description of the Ark of the Covenant is something that most people don’t have a clue about as to its significance, what was contained in the ark, and the … Continue reading “Hebrews 9:11-14 Commentary by Paul S. Berge”

Jesus’ death enables a living faith “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God — not the result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8). “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have … Continue reading “Hebrews 9:11-14 Commentary by Amy L.B. Peeler”