With the coming of Jesus Christ, the last days have begun.God’s promises are trustworthy, including his promise of eternal salvation ( 6:13–20).Perseverance is necessary in the Christian life believers are warned against a lack of endurance ( 2:1–4 3:7–4:13 10:19–39 12:1–29).Faith requires confidence about the unseen realities of God and his promises.
Faith is necessary to please God and to participate in his eternal salvation.Jesus is superior to angels, to Moses, to the Mosaic covenant, to the earthly tabernacle, and to the priesthood ( 1:4–2:18 3:1–6 5:1–10 7:1–10:18).As a man, he sympathizes with human weaknesses, and he offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for sin ( 1:3 2:10–18 4:15–16 9:11–10:19). He is the creator and he sustains all creation ( 1:1–14). Jesus, the Son of God, reveals God the Father.Jesus is fully God and fully man ( 1:1–14 2:5–18).Christ obtained salvation for all who approach him in faith ( 6:1 11:6 compare 4:2), and such faith perseveres until it receives the promised eternal reward ( 6:12 10:22, 38–39). The Son of God became the heavenly high priest, who offered himself as a sacrifice once for all. Ultimately, the author’s words of encouragement and exhortation are rooted in his teaching about Jesus Christ. The author reminds them of their past faithfulness and love despite persecution ( 10:32–34). They appear to have grown less attentive to Christian instruction ( 5:11–14), and some apparently have ceased regular attendance at their meetings ( 10:25). The background of such exhortations must have been the readers’ need to continue enduring amid persecution and the trials of life (e.g., ch. Rather, believers should hold fast to their faith, because that faith is grounded in the most superior revelation. These are so inferior to Christ that it is futile to return to them-or to go anywhere else. The author shows the superiority of Christ and his new covenant over angels, Moses, the OT priesthood, and the OT sacrificial system. He does so by carefully teaching the OT in light of God’s revelation in Jesus Christ. The author encourages faithfulness, love, and sound doctrine. Hebrews has two primary purposes: to encourage Christians to endure, and to warn them not to abandon their faith in Christ. They must hold on by faith to the true rest found in Christ, and they must encourage others in the church to do the same. Christians must not forsake the great salvation that Jesus has brought about. Jesus Christ is greater than any angel, priest, or old covenant practice. The author knew his readers and wanted to see them again ( 13:19). Early manuscripts bear the title “To the Hebrews,” which reflects the ancient assumption that it was written to Jewish Christians as well as Gentile Christians who previously had been drawn to the Jewish religion. The letter was probably written before A.D. He was not an eyewitness of Jesus (see 2:1, 3).
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