Christ's sacrifice- Heb 10
Hebrews 10: 11-25; Mark 13: 1-18 The letter to the Hebrews is written by someone who knows the Apostles, and is written to people who have a very in-depth knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures. So, we can pretty safely assume that this is written to Jewish followers of Jesus. Most of the letter compares Jesus to four aspects in Israel’s history, and makes the comparison that Jesus is superior to all these previous ways that God has revealed Himself, and paths that have been given to Israel. The author also gives warnings as a part of the comparisons. [1] Our reading completes these comparisons. In chapters 1-2 Jesus is compared with angels and the Torah. (The Torah is the Law given to Moses on Mt. Sinai). It was believed that angels delivered the Law to Moses on Mt. Sinai, and the author is saying that Jesus and his Gospel are superior to this previous message. What Jesus teaches is more important than what the angels communicated to Moses on Mt. Sinai. … Israel was directed