Whenever “For this reason” or “Therefore” is used in God’s word – we must go back to the last verse or verses to find out the reason for the next statement. (NASB) Hebrews 9:15 “For this reason…”   Christ offered His blood through the eternal Spirit to the Father. Christ Jesus was without sin; […]

  Today, a blood sacrifice sounds gruesome.  In the Old Testament, God used the blood sacrifice of specific animals as a way of explaining what Jesus would do on the cross. Last Sunday, all Christendom celebrated the resurrection of Jesus after He died on the cross outside the walls of Jerusalem. Jesus entered the greater […]

  What did the living God of the Bible do to help us understand Messiah?   He gave us living “pictures” or examples of the heavenly reality.  We can better understand the significance of the work of the Lord Jesus Christ and His death on the cross because of those “pictures.” Picture:  The earthly tabernacle built […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 33:18-21    How great You are, O holy God of the Bible.  Your word is written so each person may know You.  We can know that Your eye is upon all who fear You with reverential respect and worship. All who hope in You will not […]

  Whenever we read – anything – there is usually a history behind it that is helpful in understanding what we are reading. A brief history about the Temple in Jerusalem helps us understand the letter to the Hebrews.  It was probably written between 67- 69 AD.  It had to have been written before 70 […]

  Good Friday…the day believers in Christ remember the day Christ Jesus died on a cross outside the walls of Jerusalem. It was the day when Christ offered Himself as the perfect sacrificial Lamb of God. It was the day when Christ entered into His Father’s presence with His perfect blood as an offering for […]

  The first covenant detailed divine worship in the earthly sanctuary.  The tabernacle was a tent, used during the days of wandering in the wilderness by Moses and the people of Israel. The tabernacle was used for sacred purposes, set up in the middle of the camp.  The Lord God loved those men and women, […]

  God the Father appointed His Son, Jesus Christ, to the office of High Priest.  It is the High Priest Who mediates between the sinner and the holy God.  Jesus Christ as High Priest brings about a superior covenant of grace over the old covenant of the Law.  The new covenant rests upon more important […]

  It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words.  The living God used “pictures” to explain His reality. God’s pictures are not shown on a screen of any kind. He uses “pictures” as a shadow to reveal the substance of His reality.   His “pictures” are of real people, real places and […]

The prayer of the week is based on Luke 24:36-44 Your word tells of how Jesus, the resurrected Jesus, appeared to His followers.  You verified His resurrected life. He said to His disciples, ‘Look at My hands and My feet.  Touch Me, I have flesh and bones you can see and feel.’ These men were […]