Hebrews: Bible Study and Commentary
Jesus, our chief priest

A Bible Study on the Book of Hebrews

Keith Simons
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• Hebrews chapter 1
• The Old Testament is about Jesus - Hebrews 1:1
• God the Father and the Son - Hebrews 1:2
• The reality that we cannot see - Hebrews 1:3
• The angels and God’s Son - Hebrews 1:4
• How to understand the Old Testament - Hebrews 1:5
• The angels worship God’s Son - Hebrews 1:6
• The greatness of angels - Hebrews 1:7
• The rule of God’s Son - Hebrews 1:8-9
• God declares the greatness of his Son - Hebrews 1:10-12
• Christ at God’s right side - Hebrews 1:13
• The work of angels - Hebrews 1:14 

• Hebrews chapter 2
• We must give attention to Christ - Hebrews 2:1-3
• The wonderful things that God does - Hebrews 2:4
• The wine-press - Hebrews 2:5-8
• The perfect sacrifice - Hebrews 2:9
• Brothers in God’s family - Hebrews 2:10-11
• A lesson from Psalm 22 - Hebrews 2:12
• The family of God - Hebrews 2:13
• Christ became a man - Hebrews 2:14-15
• Christ is Abraham’s descendant - Hebrews 2:16
• Priests and brothers - Hebrews 2:17
• Christ, our helper - Hebrews 2:18

• Hebrews chapter 3
• Jesus, God’s faithful Son - Hebrews 3:1-2
• A great house - Hebrews 3:3-4
• Moses, God’s servant - Hebrews 3:5
• Christ, God’s Son - Hebrews 3:6
• As the Holy Spirit says - Hebrews 3:7
• Lack of faith - Hebrews 3:8
• Lessons from history - Hebrews 3:9
• The anger of God - Hebrews 3:10
• God’s oath - Hebrews 3:11
• The sin of unbelief - Hebrews 3:12
• The danger of unbelief - Hebrews 3:13
• Sharers - Hebrews 3:14
• Why the Bible repeats itself - Hebrews 3:15
• Who makes God angry? - Hebrews 3:16
• Is there anyone whom God cannot forgive? - Hebrews 3:17
• Why people must obey God - Hebrews 3:18-19

• Hebrews chapter 4
• God’s rest - Hebrews 4:1
• The same gospel - Hebrews 4:2
• How to enter God’s rest - Hebrews 4:3-5
• Why today is important - Hebrews 4:6-7
• Joshua wins peace for Israel - Hebrews 4:8
• The Sabbath day’s rest - Hebrews 4:9
• Rest and work - Hebrews 4:10-11
• God’s word tests us - Hebrews 4:12
• God knows everything - Hebrews 4:13
• Jesus, our great chief priest - Hebrews 4:14
• Jesus’ sympathy - Hebrews 4:15
• Pray with confidence - Hebrews 4:16

• Hebrews chapter 5
• Israel’s chief priests - Hebrews 5:1
• How chief priests deal with sin - Hebrews 5:2
• Why did priests make sacrifices? - Hebrews 5:4
• How Jesus became our chief priest - Hebrews 5:5-6
• The prayers of Jesus - Hebrews 5:7
• The Son who became the servant - Hebrews 5:8
• The meaning of ‘perfect’ - Hebrews 5:9-10
• Develop and grow in faith - Hebrews 5:11
• Time to grow up - Hebrews 5:12
• Why Christians need to become mature - Hebrews 5:13-14

• Hebrews chapter 6
• Repentance and faith - Hebrews 6:1
• Lessons for new Christians - Hebrews 6:2
• If God permits - Hebrews 6:3
• Is there anyone whom God cannot forgive? - Hebrews 6:4-6
• How people react to God’s goodness - Hebrews 6:7-8
• Good works by Christians - Hebrews 6:9-10
• The importance of hope - Hebrews 6:11
• Hope, faith and patience - Hebrews 6:12
• The promise with an oath to Abraham - Hebrews 6:13-14
• Abraham’s patience and its reward - Hebrews 6:15
• The importance of oaths - Hebrews 6:16-17
• The hope that never disappoints - Hebrews 6:18
• The anchor of hope - Hebrews 6:19
• Where Jesus went - Hebrews 6:20

• Hebrews chapter 7
• About Melchizedek - Hebrews 7:1-2
• Melchizedek: without father or mother - Hebrews 7:3
• Abraham’s tithe - Hebrews 7:4
• Two kinds of priests - Hebrews 7:5-6
• The blessings in Genesis - Hebrews 7:7
• A matter of life and death - Hebrews 7:8
• A greater priest than the priests from Levi’s family - Hebrews 7:9-10
• Christ, the perfect priest - Hebrews 7:11
• When God’s law changes - Hebrews 7:12
• Jesus, from the tribe of Judah - Hebrews 7:13-14
• Think about Christ - Hebrews 7:15-17
• The flesh is weak - Hebrews 7:18
• A better hope - Hebrews 7:19
• The oath that appointed Christ as priest - Hebrews 7:20-22
• Jesus’ work as priest never ends - Hebrews 7:23-24
• Jesus intercedes for us - Hebrews 7:25
• Qualities that our chief priest needs - Hebrews 7:26
• The most important events - Hebrews 7:27
• The oath is stronger than the law - Hebrews 7:28

• Hebrews chapter 8
• A simpler explanation of Jesus’ work as priest - Hebrews 8:1-2
• What did Jesus offer? - Hebrews 8:3
• Our priest in heaven: Jesus - Hebrews 8:4
• The tabernacle - Hebrews 8:5
• A better covenant - Hebrews 8:6
• Why was the new covenant necessary? - Hebrews 8:7
• The meaning of ‘the New Testament’ - Hebrews 8:8
• Wrong attitudes - Hebrews 8:9
• How God changes lives - Hebrews 8:10
• How do Christians know God? - Hebrews 8:11
• How God forgives - Hebrews 8:12
• The end of the temple in Jerusalem - Hebrews 8:13

• Hebrews chapter 9
• The first holy place in this world - Hebrews 9:1
• The outer room of the tabernacle - Hebrews 9:2
• The Holy of Holies behind the curtain - Hebrews 9:3
• What was in the ark of the covenant? - Hebrews 9:4
• What was the purpose of the Holy of Holies? - Hebrews 9:5
• Israel’s priests and their daily work - Hebrews 9:6
• The Day of Atonement - Hebrews 9:7
• The way into the holiest place - Hebrews 9:8
• The parable of God’s house - Hebrews 9:9-10
• The real house of God - Hebrews 9:11
• Christ’s work as our chief priest - Hebrews 9:12
• Why did animals die as sacrifices? - Hebrews 9:13
• The importance of Christ’s death - Hebrews 9:14
• A covenant, a mediator, and a death - Hebrews 9:15
• Christ’s death makes the covenant certain - Hebrews 9:16-17
• Whose blood made the first covenant definite? - Hebrews 9:18
• Each person must join in God’s covenant - Hebrews 9:19
• The purpose of the communion - Hebrews 9:20
• The use of blood in the Bible - Hebrews 9:21
• The importance of the blood for Christians - Hebrews 9:22
• Heaven is a real place - Hebrews 9:23
• The meaning of the Day of Atonement - Hebrews 9:24
• Christ: our priest and our sacrifice - Hebrews 9:25-26
• The judgement of God - Hebrews 9:27
• Christ died once to save many people - Hebrews 9:28

• Hebrews chapter 10
• A shadow of future things - Hebrews 10:1
• Reasons for the sacrifice of animals - Hebrews 10:2-3
• The blood has special meaning - Hebrews 10:4
• Psalm 40 and the Septuagint - Hebrews 10:5
• Reasons why God should answer a prayer - Hebrews 10:6-7
• It is better to obey God than to offer sacrifices - Hebrews 10:8-9
• God’s plan to make his people holy - Hebrews 10:10
• Christ’s work to forgive sins is complete and perfect - Hebrews 10:11-12
• God is establishing Christ’s rule - Hebrews 10:13
• Why are Christians not perfect? - Hebrews 10:14
• The Bible’s evidence that Christ has defeated the devil, sin and death - Hebrews 10:15-16
• When God does not remember sin - Hebrews 10:17
• The perfect sacrifice was the death of Jesus - Hebrews 10:18
• The closest relationship with God - Hebrews 10:19
• The new and living way to God - Hebrews 10:20
• Jesus, our great priest - Hebrews 10:21
• When God declares people clean - Hebrews 10:22
• God is faithful - Hebrews 10:23
• Why Christians should carry out good works - Hebrews 10:24
• Why Christians should go to church - Hebrews 10:25
• Evil deeds that God does not forgive - Hebrews 10:26
• When God shows no mercy - Hebrews 10:27-28
• The worst sins - Hebrews 10:29
• God is the judge of Christian leaders, too - Hebrews 10:30
• How people may offend against God’s most holy things - Hebrews 10:31
• How to be strong during troubles - Hebrews 10:32-33
• Better possessions - Hebrews 10:34
• The reward for confidence in God - Hebrews 10:35
• What to do during troubles - Hebrews 10:36
• How to live during difficult troubles - Hebrews 10:37
• Constant faith - Hebrews 10:38
• Opposite reactions to God - Hebrews 10:39

• Hebrews chapter 11
• What is faith? - Hebrews 11:1
• Faith in the Old Testament - Hebrews 11:2
• Faith in God’s word - Hebrews 11:3
• The faith of Abel - Hebrews 11:4
• The faith of Enoch - Hebrews 11:5
• How to please God - Hebrews 11:6
• The faith of Noah - Hebrews 11:7
• The faith of Abraham - Hebrews 11:8
• God chooses when to carry out his promises - Hebrews 11:9
• The city of God - Hebrews 11:10
• The faith of Sarah - Hebrews 11:11
• The results of Abraham’s faith - Hebrews 11:12
• The life of faith - Hebrews 11:13
• God’s promises to Christians - Hebrews 11:14
• Citizens of heaven - Hebrews 11:15
• God is not ashamed! - Hebrews 11:16
• The sacrifice of Isaac - Hebrews 11:17-18
• God can make dead people alive again - Hebrews 11:19
• The faith of Isaac - Hebrews 11:20
• The faith of Jacob - Hebrews 11:21
• The bones of Joseph - Hebrews 11:22
• The faith of Moses’ parents - Hebrews 11:23
• How Moses started to have faith - Hebrews 11:24
• The decision to join God’s people - Hebrews 11:25
• What wealth really is - Hebrews 11:26
• Moses left Egypt in faith - Hebrews 11:27
• Faith at the Passover - Hebrews 11:28
• The Israelites cross the Red Sea - Hebrews 11:29
• The faith of Joshua at Jericho - Hebrews 11:30
• The faith of Rahab, the prostitute - Hebrews 11:31
• Faith in the Books of Judges and Samuel - Hebrews 11:32
• What faith achieves - Hebrews 11:33
• Faith is powerful - Hebrews 11:34
• The power of faith against death - Hebrews 11:35
• Faith when we suffer - Hebrews 11:36
• Trust God during troubles - Hebrews 11:37
• When enemies send God’s people away - Hebrews 11:38
• Why God allows his people’s troubles - Hebrews 11:39-40

• Hebrews chapter 12
• Christians are like runners in a race - Hebrews 12:1
• Joy in Jesus - Hebrews 12:2
• A Christian’s battle - Hebrews 12:3
• When Christians die for their beliefs - Hebrews 12:4
• Why do Christians suffer? - Hebrews 12:5-6
• How God uses a Christian’s troubles - Hebrews 12:7
• How Christians become the children of God - Hebrews 12:8
• The meaning of God as our Father - Hebrews 12:9-10
• The reward when we learn from God - Hebrews 12:11
• God changes lives - Hebrews 12:12-13
• Peace and holiness - Hebrews 12:14
• People who cannot benefit from God’s kindness - Hebrews 12:15
• How Esau sold his right to have a relationship with God - Hebrews 12:16
• When must people repent? - Hebrews 12:17
• A special reason to be grateful to God - Hebrews 12:18
• When God spoke his commands - Hebrews 12:19
• It is a serious matter to approach God - Hebrews 12:20
• Moses’ fear - Hebrews 12:21
• The New Jerusalem - Hebrews 12:22
• Citizens of the New Jerusalem - Hebrews 12:23
• The blood of Abel and the blood of Jesus - Hebrews 12:24
• God warns us, too - Hebrews 12:25
• God’s voice shakes the heavens and the earth - Hebrews 12:26
• The authority of God - Hebrews 12:27
• God’s people love to serve him - Hebrews 12:28
• God is like a burning fire - Hebrews 12:29

• Hebrews chapter 13
• Christian love - Hebrews 13:1
• Strangers and angels - Hebrews 13:2
• Bind us together, Lord - Hebrews 13:3
• What the Bible says about sex and marriage - Hebrews 13:4
• Trust God, not your money - Hebrews 13:5
• Why Christians can be confident - Hebrews 13:6
• Great Christian leaders - Hebrews 13:7
• Jesus Christ is always God - Hebrews 13:8
• New ideas about religion - Hebrews 13:9
• An altar for Christians - Hebrews 13:10
• The perfect sin offering - Hebrews 13:11
• Christ’s shame - Hebrews 13:12
• Christians’ shame - Hebrews 13:13
• A city that has real wealth and security - Hebrews 13:14
• How Christians worship God - Hebrews 13:15
• Can our works please God? - Hebrews 13:16
• Why Christians should obey church leaders - Hebrews 13:17
• A request for prayer - Hebrews 13:18
• The author’s love for his readers - Hebrews 13:19
• Jesus, the great shepherd - Hebrews 13:20
• A prayer for God’s people - Hebrews 13:21
• How we should read the Bible - Hebrews 13:22
• Love and the first Christians - Hebrews 13:23
• How Christians greet each other - Hebrews 13:24
• A blessing - Hebrews 13:25

• Hebrews: a study guide
• About the Book of Hebrews: its author, readers and date
• Why the Book of Hebrews is so important
• Hebrews – a 13 week study guide (to print and use)