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Week 51. Day 3. Hebrews 1:1-4:13.

Hebrews is a rich and complex letter, written to Christians who were tempted to go back to Judaism due to the pressure they were under. So the (unknown) author to the Hebrews (i.e. Jewish Christians) writes a letter/sermon to them that showcases how Christ is better than all that they are tempted to revert back to in Judaism: priests, sacrifices, temple etc. For those Christians today who are not Jewish, Hebrews may be a harder book to get into, as reverting to Judaism is not something that is likely a pressing issue. Nonetheless, even though initially unfamiliar, the book of Hebrews presents a vast and rich picture of Christ and his ‘great salvation’ that is vital for all Christians, whether ethnically Jewish or not.

Even though there are more tricky details, the overiew is that Hebrews presents Jesus as being superior to Old Testament institutions, and then calls the people to respond appropriately.

1:1-2:18 Jesus is better than angels (who gave the Law)

therefore...

2:1-4 pay careful attention.

3:1-4:13 Jesus is better than Moses (who led the people into their promised land)

therefore...

3:7-4:13 Don’t harden your hearts and risk not making it to heaven.

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.