Outline of Hebrews
Please join us each Sunday morning at 9:30 am. We are currently working through the Book of Hebrews.
This week's assignment is to read Hebrews Chapter2
After reading the passage, use these questions as the basis for your discussion.
1. What stood out for you / what was interesting and why? (The Holy Spirit's prompting)
2. What was the passage about / the main message / big idea? (The Word of God)
3. What should we do / how can we apply this message? (Faith in Action)
I. The Superiority of the Person of Christ - 1:1 - 4:16
A. Christ is Superior to the Prophets - 1:1 - 4
B. Christ is Superior to the Angels - 1:5 - 2:18
1. In His divine person - 1:5 - 14
2. In His saving proclamation – 2:1-4
3. In His delivering purpose – 2:5–18
C. Christ is Superior to Moses – 3:1-6
D. Christ is the Supreme Object of Faith – 3:7–4:16
1. The catastrophe of unbelief – 3:7-19
2. The consequences of unbelief – 4: 1-10
3. The cure for unbelief – 4: 11-16
II. The Superiority of the Priesthood of Christ - 5:1–10:39
A. Christ is Superior in His Qualifications - 5:1-10
B. Parenthetical Warning: Don’t Degenerate from Christ – 5:11 – 6:20
C. Christ is Superior in the Order of His Priesthood – 7:1 – 8:13
1. The portrait of Melchisedec – 7:1-3
2. The preeminence of the Melchisedec priesthood – 7:4 - 8:13
D. Christ is Superior in His Priestly Ministry – 9:1 – 10:18
1. The earthly priesthood – 9:1 - 10
2. Christ’s Priesthood – 9:11 – 14
3. Christ’s fulfillment of the promise – 9:15-10:18
E. Parenthetical Warning: Don’t Despise Christ – 10:19-39
III. The Superiority of the Power of Christ - 11:1–13:19
A. The Power of the Faith in Christ - 11:1-40
1. The description of faith – 11:1-2
2. The examples of faith – 11:3-40
B. The Power of Hope in Christ – 12:1-29
1. The debatable things of life – 12:1-3
2. The disciplines of life - 12:4-11
3. The direction of life – 12:12-17
4. The drive of life – 12:18 – 24
5. The duty of life – 12:25-29
C. The Power of the Love of Christ – 13:1-19
1. In relation to social duties – 13:1-6
2. In relation to spiritual duties – 13:7-19
IV. Concluding Benedictions – 11:20-25
A. Christ is Superior to the Prophets - 1:1 - 4
B. Christ is Superior to the Angels - 1:5 - 2:18
1. In His divine person - 1:5 - 14
2. In His saving proclamation – 2:1-4
3. In His delivering purpose – 2:5–18
C. Christ is Superior to Moses – 3:1-6
D. Christ is the Supreme Object of Faith – 3:7–4:16
1. The catastrophe of unbelief – 3:7-19
2. The consequences of unbelief – 4: 1-10
3. The cure for unbelief – 4: 11-16
II. The Superiority of the Priesthood of Christ - 5:1–10:39
A. Christ is Superior in His Qualifications - 5:1-10
B. Parenthetical Warning: Don’t Degenerate from Christ – 5:11 – 6:20
C. Christ is Superior in the Order of His Priesthood – 7:1 – 8:13
1. The portrait of Melchisedec – 7:1-3
2. The preeminence of the Melchisedec priesthood – 7:4 - 8:13
D. Christ is Superior in His Priestly Ministry – 9:1 – 10:18
1. The earthly priesthood – 9:1 - 10
2. Christ’s Priesthood – 9:11 – 14
3. Christ’s fulfillment of the promise – 9:15-10:18
E. Parenthetical Warning: Don’t Despise Christ – 10:19-39
III. The Superiority of the Power of Christ - 11:1–13:19
A. The Power of the Faith in Christ - 11:1-40
1. The description of faith – 11:1-2
2. The examples of faith – 11:3-40
B. The Power of Hope in Christ – 12:1-29
1. The debatable things of life – 12:1-3
2. The disciplines of life - 12:4-11
3. The direction of life – 12:12-17
4. The drive of life – 12:18 – 24
5. The duty of life – 12:25-29
C. The Power of the Love of Christ – 13:1-19
1. In relation to social duties – 13:1-6
2. In relation to spiritual duties – 13:7-19
IV. Concluding Benedictions – 11:20-25