HEBREWS
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 12-13 and Psalm 16 In Hebrews 11, the author celebrated the faith of a long list of heroes and heroines. As chapter 12 begins, he exhorts his readers to realise that they are part of the same Family as these “witnesses”, who had stayed faithful despite the worst forms of trial and
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 10-11 and Psalm 15 It was not enough for Christians living in a world filled with the sort of violent hostility as is described in Hebrews 11:35-38 to be inspired by the example of the great heroes and heroines of the faith as are listed in 11:4-34. They needed to make every
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 8-9 and Psalm 14 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord.I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts.I will be their God, and they will be my people. With these words, quoted from Jeremiah 31:33, the author of
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 7 and Psalm 13 The author of Hebrews continues his long discussion of the superiority of Christ. In chapter 7 he comes to the matter of Jesus’ superiority as a priest. By definition a “priest” is a mediator who goes between God and humanity to build a bridge. The Latin for “priest”
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 5-6 and Psalm 12 The focus of this devotional is Hebrews 6:1-12. This difficult passage can best be understood from a bird’s-eye view. Zoom in too closely and the details of the author’s argument may prove very confusing indeed. But the big picture is captured in a few key statements in verses
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 3-4 and Psalm 11 Hebrews 3-4 mainly focuses on the issue of Christians remaining steadfastly faithful and holding on to our faith in Jesus all the way to the end, so that we may ultimately enter the eternal rest that God has prepared for us. With that in mind, and writing about
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 1-2 and Psalm 10 The author of Hebrews is unknown, although it is clear that he was not an eyewitness of Jesus but had received the Gospel through hearing it preached (see 2:1 & 3). Early manuscripts are entitled: “To the Hebrews,” which shows that it was written to Jewish Christians and
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