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> Hebrews 10:1-18
> Vic Bottomly
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> The author has a stronger approach for the Hebrews than others because they knew their Old Testament fully but yet had not connected the dots.
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> He was trying to hammer the idea that the old way had to pass away. This was predicted by the prophets. The Hebrews were struggling with this idea of doing away with the temple and all these rituals. The author is telling them to search the Scriptures and see that this is not the way to be saved but that it was all to point them to Christ.
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> Christ had to be human in order to bring salvation for us. He had to die like any other man would die in order to be one of us.
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> In chapter 9 the covenant was like a will. It's what a person would use to pass his goods on to his heirs. The covenant or will or testament does not become effective unless the testator dies. Christ had to die and face judgement for us before the covenant would be effective.
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> Our hope is the fact that Jesus faced judgement and paid for it for us.
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> Covenant theology~
> We need to understand the relationship between this and what the apostle is trying to convince us of.
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> This is a thumbnail way of expressing the entire dealing that God has had with His people.
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> Contemplates three covenants:
> 1. Redemption~God has promised, "I will have myself a people."
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> 2. Works~Genesis. Obey me and you will be my people. Eat freely of everything except the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Tend to God's creation. It's found from Genesis to Revelation. He gives according to every man's work.
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> 3. Grace~God through His power and authority has come with a means to bring sinful people back to Him.
> This is also from beginning to end....God promised Eve the Seed that would conquer Satan. Revelation 22:17 the call to those who would hear. "Come take the water of life freely." That is grace.
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> The covenants of works and grace are side by side in Scripture. We are saved by the works of Jesus Christ on our behalf. This is works and grace together.
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> V. 1-2 The law had a shadow of the good things to come. It could only be a shadow. God told Moses these sacrifices had to be performed every day, morning and evening. Obviously these things did nothing or they would not have to be repeated.
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> V.3 Their purpose was to be a reminder of sins. Sins is serious. The wages are death. It is an affront to God. With our heard hearts it is easy to ignore that.
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> v. 4-9 The author draws from the Psalms again here. Psalm 40. David says that God takes no pleasure in sacrifices. There is no contrite heart mixed with them. V. 7-8 is a straight forward exposition of Psalm 40. Basically, the sacrifices are not to fix you, but The Lord who came to do God's will.
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> The Old Testament not only hinted at the New Covenant, but demanded it.
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> 11-14 compares the priests with Christ. Christ is our High Priest.
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> 15-18 he draws from Jeremiah talking again about the New Covenant. If God is not going to remember your sins anymore than v.18 must be true....there is no more need for sacrifices.
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> The first 9 and a half chapters are doctrine and the rest is exhortation. The main purpose of Hebrews was to exhort the Hebrew believers to not fall away. He says hold fast, be diligent, don't let it slip!
> What are we to be diligent about?
> Consider who the High Priest
> is! His work is past, present and future. He accomplished all that the law demanded.
> We are to confidently enter the Holy Place because we have been bought by the blood of Jesus and our hearts are sprinkled clean by Jesus. We are cleansed by the water of Truth. We are to hold fast our confession without wavering. We are to stir each other up to love and good works. We are to not neglect meeting together. This is where we are going in chapter 10.
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> 1. We are called to think!
> We are called to look at Scripture and think about what it means to know Jesus!
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> 2. Scripture gives us all that we need to know about these things! We are not called speculate. There is CLEAR teaching everywhere in Scripture. We are dig and search for it!
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> 3. Christ speaks in the Psalms. When we read the Psalms we need to contemplate who is speaking.
> v5 the author shows that it is Jesus speaking in Psalm 40.
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> 4. What we are looking at at this point is not the law vs the gospel. Rather we see the contrast between the ceremonial sacrifices and the real Sacrifice. Sin demands death.
> Galatians 3 the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. When faith has come we are no longer under the schoolmaster. Christ did all the works of the law on our behalf. We could never have done it but He did it. Learn, contemplate, believe this things.
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> Marsha
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> Sent from my iPod
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