This chapter is a reassurance to 1st-century Christians that the promised “rest” of God is still available; it has not somehow passed them by. In fact, that “rest” is not the promised land of Old Testament Israel, but an eternal rest, one accessible through obedience.
Hebrews 3 – Joel Osborne This is the 3rd lesson in our 2017 Wednesday Night Summer Series. Joel was formerly a minister/missionary at Contact Church of Christ for ten years. He is currently a practicing attorney. Hebrews 3 continues to build on the message of the first two chapters – the superiority of Jesus…
The first chapter of Hebrews is focused on the supremacy of Jesus Christ, a topic of great importance to 1st century Jews who struggled to give up on Moses, the law, and the old covenant.
This lesson is the first of three Wednesday night lessons in July that are designed to introduce our summer long study of the book of Hebrews. In this first lesson, Mike introduces the theme of Hebrews.