Chapter 10
-Jesus Christ’s once and for all time High Priestly
sacrifice is the true form of the realities presented in the shadow of things
to come in the Law of Moses (Hebrews 10:1, 10). God ultimately required a Body
to do His will by becoming an obedient atonement for sin (Psalm 40:6-8, Hebrews
10:5-7). God does away with the first covenant in order to establish the second,
better, and permanent covenant through the given blood of Christ Jesus (Hebrews
10:9). Christ has accomplished His work now and is sitting at the right hand of
the Father waiting now for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet
(Hebrews 10:12-13). He has now perfected for all time those who are being
sanctified with a single offering (Hebrews 10:14). *Application* God’s promise
is this: I died for you to set you free from the Law and the sin that the Law
reveals. “I will remember your sin no more,” He says in truth (Jeremiah 31:34,
Hebrews 10:17). His New Covenant has been established and we can abide in Him
forever by faith and perseverance (Luke 8:15, John 15:1-11, Hebrews 10:38).
Because of what Christ Jesus did, we can draw near with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, sprinkled clean from an evil conscience washed totally with
pure water (Hebrews 10:22). He is the Living Water that springs up to eternal
life (John 4:14). Accept Him and His peaceful forgiveness to give you a pure
heart.
-He who promised is faithful allowing us to hold fast to
what we have attained in Him (Hebrews 10:23). We need t consider how to
effectively stir one another up to love better and do more good works (edification,
Hebrews 10:24). We are not to ever neglect meeting together, like some are in
the habit of doing, but we are to be an encouragement to one another even more
and more as we see the Day of Judgment coming nearer and nearer (Hebrews
10:25). *Application* Assembling as Christian brothers and sisters is an
important and vital part of our act of spiritual service unto the Lord as we
see here in this passage. Particularly in this day and age in which we live it
is essential for us to gather together to mutually support, comfort, and
encourage one another in the love of the Lord. It saddens me to hear of people
who say they believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, yet do not gather together with
other believers in any type of church setting. With so many different styles of
worship and assemblies in Christ within our modern American culture, there is
simply no excuse for not seeking out and finding a place where you can worship
the Lord along with people of like mind and faith. The Bible says you actually need
this, so go out and find a good-Bible believing local church.
-Deliberate sinning after receiving the knowledge of the
truth nullifies the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for your sins (Hebrews 10:26).
Instead, those who fall into this degenerate category have a fearful
expectation of God’s judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the
adversaries of the Lord. The message is very clear, do not trample underfoot
the Son of God and profane the blood of the New Covenant by which He was set
apart (sanctified). This outrages the Spirit of grace and He will repay the
guilty with judgment. It is a terrifying thing to fall into the Hands of the
Living God (Exodus 34:7, Nahum 1:3, Hebrews 10:27-31). *Application* Make no
mistake about it. God is merciful, but His mercy only extends to the repentant
who believe. You must trust in what Christ did for you and not revert back to
old and habitually sinful ways. If you do that, you never really had His
covering for sin since in His omniscience He knew who you really were. This is
why the security of the believer is the perseverance of the believer.
-This chapter ends with an exhortation to endure through
persecution and struggle (Hebrews 10:32-39). *Application* We have a better
possession in Christ that abides forever! His promises are irrevocable as we
look to Him the author and completer of our faith (Hebrews 12:1-2). Stay strong
in the hope that He gives no matter the circumstance with great confidence, which
has a great reward!
Verses to memorize-
Hebrews 10:22, 25, 29, 31, 38
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