Sunday
Morning Bible Study
September
23, 2018
Announce
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Introduction
We don’t know for sure who wrote the book of Hebrews, but we do have a
pretty good idea of who it was written to.
Hebrews was written to Jewish believers.
The author expects the
readers to be well acquainted with Levitical worship and sacrifice.
He will constantly quote the Old Testament in a way that expects that the
reader understands what he’s talking about.
We also know that these believers were encountering very strong
persecution.
Times were so bad that some were beginning to wonder if they shouldn’t quit
following Jesus.
We will see three elements woven throughout this letter to the Hebrews.
1. Both Testaments
Even though the Old Testament has become “obsolete” (Heb. 8:13), the entire
book of Hebrews is built upon the clear foundation of the Old Testament.
(Hebrews 8:13 NKJV)
In
that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what
is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
You aren’t going to understand Hebrews, or even the New Testament correctly
unless you learn the Old Testament.
2. Jesus is superior
He’s superior to angels, Moses, and the Torah.
He’s superior to the Levitical priests and their sacrifices.
3. Don’t quit
The ultimate goal of the book is to encourage those who are struggling with
difficult times, and help them to endure.
Last week Caleb gave us the great comparison of Moses’ sacrifices with
those of Jesus.
The Law of Moses made your relationship with God dependent on what you do.
The salvation that Jesus brings is dependent on what He has done by dying
for us.
The sacrifices prescribed by the Law of Moses offered a level of cleansing
of the flesh.
The once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus brings deep cleansing, all the way down
to our conscience.
This week we are going to see another comparison between the Old Testament
and the New Testament.
9:16-22 Contrasting Wills
:16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be
the death of the testator.
:16 where there is a testament
testament - diatheke – contract,
will
We’ve talked about this word in the sense of a contract, a covenant, as in
an agreement between man and God.
The Old Testament was the contract established in the days of Moses.
The New Testament is the contract established by Jesus.
In our current passage, the writer shifts to a parallel idea of diatheke, that of a “will” as in a “last
will and testament…”
We’re going to look at the Old and New Testaments as if they were the “Old
and New Wills”.
:16 the death of the testator
testator - diatithemai -
to arrange, dispose of, one’s own affairs; of something that belongs to one; to
dispose of by will, make a testament; to make a covenant, enter into a
covenant, with one
Aorist middle participle
This is the one who has made a “will”.
testator – the author of the “will”
How many of you have been the beneficiaries of someone else’s “will”, and
have received the promised benefits of that will?
Did you receive your inheritance before or after the “testator” died?
A “Last Will and Testament” doesn’t come into effect until the person who
has made out the will dies.
:17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no
power at all while the testator lives.
in force - bebaios -
stable, fast, firm; metaph. sure, trusty
power - ischuo - to be
strong; to have power; to be serviceable
The value and benefits of a person’s “will” don’t take effect until they
have died.
:18 Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without
blood.
was dedicated - egkainizo -
to renew; to do anew, again; to initiate, consecrate, dedication
:18 first …dedicated …blood
The Old Covenant was all about pictures and models.
The Tabernacle was a picture of heaven.
The sacrificial system was also about substitutes.
The animals sacrificed took the place of the worshipper.
Ultimately, the animals were a model or picture of the One Perfect
Sacrifice – Jesus.
Blood is also a picture.
(Leviticus 17:11
NKJV) For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given
it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the
blood that makes atonement for the soul.
Blood is set up by God to be a picture of life.
When an animal sheds it’s blood, it is giving up its life.
So was there a “life” given that initiated the Old Testament or “will”? Was blood spilled?
There certainly will be with the New Testament…
:19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to
the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and
hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
:19 water, scarlet wool, and hyssop
These aren’t mentioned in the Exodus account, but they are mentioned in the
rituals concerning the cleansing from leprosy, and the creation of the ashes of
the red heifer.
(Leviticus 14:4
NKJV) then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed
two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.
(Numbers 19:6 NKJV)
And
the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet, and cast them
into the midst of the fire burning the heifer.
:20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God
has commanded you.”
commanded - entellomai -
to order, command to be done, enjoin
:20 This is the blood of the covenant
We’re going to go back to the time of the giving of the Ten Commandments…
The time we’re concerned with takes place just before the stone tablets.
After having made it through the Red Sea, the Israelites had all gathered
at the base of Mount Sinai where they heard God speak the Ten Commandments (Ex.
20).
(Exodus 20:18–19
NKJV) —18 Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning
flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the
people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off. 19 Then they
said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with
us, lest we die.”
Moses would go up further on the mountain and receive four chapters’ worth
of commandments.
Then Moses came back down the mountain and met with the people.
(Exodus 24:3–8
NKJV) —3 So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments. And all the
people answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the Lord has said we will do.” 4 And Moses
wrote all the words of the Lord.
And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the
mountain, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 Then he sent
young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed
peace offerings of oxen to the Lord.
6 And Moses
took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he
sprinkled on the altar. 7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of
the people. And they said, “All that the Lord
has said we will do, and be obedient.” 8 And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and
said, “This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”
So Moses took the blood from these oxen and sprinkled it on the
people. The oxen blood was the “death”
that inaugurated Moses’ covenant.
It’s after this that Moses would go up the mountain and receive the
commandments carved in stone.
Does that phrase “this is the blood of the covenant” sound familiar to you?
At the Last Supper, Jesus took the cup and said,
(Matthew 26:28
NKJV) For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
Both covenants were started, inaugurated, or “dedicated”
(v.18) with blood.
Hebrews 9:20:
τοῦτο τὸ
αἷμα τῆς
διαθήκης ἧς
ἐνετείλατο
πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὁ
θεός[1]
Mat. 26:28:
τοῦτο
γάρ ἐστιν τὸ
αἷμά μου, τὸ τῆς
καινῆς διαθήκης,
τὸ περὶ πολλῶν ἐκχυνόμενον
εἰς ἄφεσιν
ἁμαρτιῶν.[2]
Back to Moses and the first covenant…
:21 Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the
vessels of the ministry.
:21 sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle
of the ministry - leitourgia -
a public office which a citizen undertakes to administer at his own expense; a
service or ministry of the priests relative to the prayers and sacrifices
offered to God
sprinkled - rhantizo - to
sprinkle; to cleanse by sprinkling, hence to purify, cleanse
At the end of the book of Exodus, Moses has built the Tabernacle and all
the various parts of it according to the blueprints he had seen while on Mount
Sinai with God.
We are told that they anointed these things with the anointing oil, though
we aren’t told about the blood.
(Exodus 40:9–11
NKJV) —9 “And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle
and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and
it shall be holy. 10 You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its
utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy. 11 And you
shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it.
:22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and
without shedding of blood there is no remission.
:22 almost all things are purified with blood
almost – schedon – near,
hard by; well nigh, nearly, almost
Blood was the normal way that sin was atoned for, but the writer is just
being honest with us that there was one exception.
The cheapest form of blood sacrifice was to offer up two pigeons for your
sin, but if you were so poor you couldn’t afford that, then you could bring two
quarts of flour (Lev. 5:11-13)
(Leviticus 5:11–13
NKJV) —11 ‘But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves or two young
pigeons, then he who sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah
of fine flour as a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put
frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 Then he
shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as a
memorial portion, and burn it on the altar according to the offerings
made by fire to the Lord. It is
a sin offering. 13
The
priest shall make atonement for him, for his sin that he has committed in any
of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. The rest shall be the
priest’s as a grain offering.’ ”
Lesson
Poor is okay
The point of this “exception” was to demonstrate that though sin required a
price be paid, even a poor person could find forgiveness.
Some folks have this notion that our goal in life should be to become
wealthy.
That’s not on God’s agenda for you.
God’s agenda for you is heaven.
He doesn’t care about what you consider to be handicaps.
(Luke 9:58 NKJV) And Jesus
said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the
Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
:22 without shedding of blood there is no remission
shedding of blood – haimatekchusia
(“blood” + “pour out”) – shedding of blood
remission - aphesis -
release from bondage or imprisonment; letting sins go as if they had never been
committed
We call this “forgiveness”
Lesson
Forgiveness requires blood
Sin comes with a high price tag:
Death.
(Romans 6:23 NKJV) For the
wages of sin is death…
When you show up to work at “Sin Inc.”, you will find that the wage you are
paid at the end of the week is “death”.
If I was the person whose window just got broken, I’d like
to know who is going to pay for the window.
For me and the kid to act as if the window was never
broken, somebody pays – either the kid, his parents, or me.
Somebody has to pay.
The issue here isn’t a broken window, but our sin against God.
(Romans 3:23 NKJV) for all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Again problem – who is going to pay for our sin?
If you or I pay, then it means “death”, or eternity in hell.
God doesn’t want you to pay that debt, so He’s made a way for someone to
pay your price.
The entire Old Testament sacrificial system sets up the idea of
substitution.
An animal dies in your place as a picture of something greater coming.
More specifically, the animal’s blood is spilt as a picture of it’s life
being poured out for you.
(Leviticus
17:11 NKJV) For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given
it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the
blood that makes atonement for the soul.
This is what Jesus did for us.
John the Baptist said of Jesus,
(John
1:29 NKJV) … “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
The night before He died, He said,
(Matthew
26:28 NKJV) For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
Lesson #2
Overcoming guilt
I think one of the world’s greatest problems is what to do with our guilt.
There will be a day when Satan will be cast out of heaven. He is called the “accuser of the brethren”
and he will bring horrible persecution to believers.
But the believers will overcome Satan.
(Revelation
12:11 NKJV) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of
their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
When Satan comes to “accuse” you and tell you that God
could never love you, here’s how you respond:
You have been covered by the blood of the Lamb.
All your sins have been forgiven as if they had never been
committed.
(Romans
8:34 NKJV) Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and
furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes
intercession for us.
Some people are turned off at this use of “blood” in our salvation, but it
was necessary.
I find it very disturbing that when Mormons have communion, they use bread
and water. Why no wine or grape
juice? They’ve removed the symbolism of the blood.
9:23-28 Christ’s Sacrifice
:23 Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the
heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with
better sacrifices than these.
necessary - anagke -
necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to
one’s advantage, custom, argument
copies - hupodeigma - a
sign suggestive of anything, delineation of a thing, representation, figure,
copy; an example: for imitation
:23 but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices
Since the earthly tabernacle of Moses was just a copy of heaven itself, and
since cleansing in the earthly tabernacle came through the sprinkling of blood,
then there would be a corresponding picture of a cleansing that takes place in
heaven, and it would require a better sacrifice than what was used in the Old
Testament.
:24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which
are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the
presence of God for us;
made with hands – cheiropoietos
– made by the hands i.e the skill of men
copies - antitupos - a
thing formed after some pattern; a thing resembling another, its counterpart
to appear - emphanizo - to
manifest, exhibit to view; to show one’s self, come to view, appear, be
manifest; to indicate, disclose, declare, make known
in the presence -
prosopon - the face
:24 to appear in the presence of God for us
Our passage last week alluded to a special day for the Jews, Yom Kippur,
the Day of Atonement.
Once each year the High Priest (Lev. 16) would enter into the Holy of
Holies, before the very presence of God, first to sprinkle the blood of a bull
on the Mercy Seat for his own sins, then to sprinkle the blood of a goat on the
Mercy Seat for the sins of the nation.
We’ve already seen how Jesus is a better High Priest, and He too did
something just like the day of Atonement.
He didn’t enter into the earthly Holy of Holies, but Jesus entered into the
very presence of God Himself in heaven.
(Leviticus 16:1–34
NKJV) —1 Now the Lord spoke to
Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane
fire before the Lord, and
died; 2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your
brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside
the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I
will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. 3 “Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy
Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of
a ram as a burnt offering. 4 He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his
body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall
be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in
water, and put them on. 5 And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel
two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. 6 “Aaron shall
offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make
atonement for himself and for his house. 7 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the
tabernacle of meeting. 8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the
scapegoat. 9 And Aaron
shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s
lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. 10 But the goat on which the lot fell
to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as
the scapegoat into the wilderness. 11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the
bull as the sin offering which is for himself. 12 Then he
shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of sweet
incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. 13 And he shall
put the incense on the fire before the Lord,
that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the
Testimony, lest he die. 14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it
with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy
seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. 15 “Then he
shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring
its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the
bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. 16 So he shall
make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the
children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins;
and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in
the midst of their uncleanness. 17 There shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in
to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, that he may
make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of
Israel. 18 And he shall
go out to the altar that is before the Lord,
and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and
some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
19 Then he
shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it,
and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. 20 “And when he
has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of
meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 21 Aaron shall
lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the
iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning
all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it
away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. 22 The goat
shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall
release the goat in the wilderness. 23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, shall take
off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place,
and shall leave them there. 24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his
garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the
people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. 25 The fat of
the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. 26 And he who released the goat as the
scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he
may come into the camp. 27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the
sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place,
shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins,
their flesh, and their offal. 28 Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in
water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 29 “This shall be a statute
forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month,
you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of
your own country or a stranger who dwells among you. 30 For on that
day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that
you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. 31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall
afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. 32 And the
priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s
place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; 33 then he
shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for
the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for
the priests and for all the people of the assembly. 34 This shall
be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of
Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.
:25 not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the
Most Holy Place every year with blood of another—
:26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the
world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by
the sacrifice of Himself.
:25 the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year
The Day of Atonement took place every year.
The blood of a bull and a goat was only good for one year.
Jesus’ sacrifice was far greater. He
would only have to offer one sacrifice for all time.
:26 by the sacrifice of Himself
Jesus had a far better sacrifice to offer than the blood of a bull and the
blood of a goat.
He had His own blood to offer as a sacrifice.
He died for us.
If the “life is in the blood”, what kind of “life” did Jesus lay down when
He died?
Did He lay down a single, human life?
He laid down an infinite, immortal life.
He was able to pay for ALL sin.
You should think twice if you think Jesus could never
forgive you.
:27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the
judgment,
appointed - apokeimai - to
be laid away, to be destined
:28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who
eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for
salvation.
was offered – prosphero –
to bring to, lead to; to bring a present or a thing, to reach or hand a thing
to one
to bear – anaphero – to
carry or bring up, to lead up; to put upon the altar, to bring to the altar, to
offer
He will appear - optanomai -
to look at, behold; to allow one’s self to be seen, to appear
eagerly wait - apekdechomai -
assiduously and patiently waiting for
:28 Christ was offered once
Not just talking about a one time sacrifice…
When Jesus came the first time, He came to take care of our sins, to be the
sacrifice for our sins.
:28 He will appear a second time
Jesus is going to come a second time, and when He comes, He won’t be coming
to take care of sin, but He is going to come and bring in salvation, to set up
His kingdom on earth.
Who will benefit at His Second coming?
Those who “eagerly wait” for Him.
Those that are looking forward to His return.
:27 it is appointed for men to die once
Lesson
One chance at life
The eastern religions have brought a terrible lie into our culture.
They tell us that after you die you come back as someone or something else.
The idea is that if you didn’t get life right the first time, you get as
many chances as you need. Do-overs.
The truth is, we all get one chance in life.
And after you die you will face God in judgement.
When it comes to facing God in judgment, some of us have some crazy ideas…
Illustration
Warning: The following story is not theologically
correct on many levels…
A woman finds herself outside the Pearly Gates, where St. Peter greets her.
“Am I where I think I am?” she exclaims. “It’s so beautiful! Did I really make
it to Heaven?” St. Peter replies, “Yes, my dear, these are the Gates of Heaven.
But you must do one thing before you can enter.” Very excited, the woman asks
what she must do to pass through the gates. “Spell a word,” St. Peter replies.
“What word?” she asks. “Any word,” answers St. Peter. “It’s your choice.” The woman promptly replies, “The word I will
spell is love. L-o-v-e.”
St. Peter congratulates her on her good fortune in making it into Heaven
and asks her if she will take his place at the gates for a moment while he runs
an errand. “I’d be honored,” she says, “but what should I do if someone comes
while you are gone?” St. Peter instructs her to require any newcomers to spell
a word, just as she had done.
So the woman takes St. Peter’s place and watches the beautiful angels
soaring around her, when lo and behold, a man approaches the gates. It is her
husband! “What happened?” she cries. “Why are you here?” Her husband explains,
“I was so upset when I left your funeral that I got into an automobile
accident. Now I am here, ready to join you in Heaven.” “Not just yet,” the
woman replies. “First you must spell a word.” “What word?” he asks.
“Czechoslovakia.”
Don’t worry my friends – getting into heaven has nothing to do with your
spelling skills.
But there will be “judgment”.
The issue is sin.
You can’t get into heaven if there is sin.
Only Jesus can take away your sin.
The issue at heaven’s gate isn’t how well you spell, it’s
what you have done with God’s Son.
Jesus said,
(John
3:17–18 NKJV) —17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not
condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Are you ready to face God?