The Book of
Hebrews 13
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In this chapter
Where we are
- 1–2The SonGod's final word, above the angels
- 3–4:13Enter His restGreater than Moses; today, hear Him
- 4:14–7Our high priestTempted like us, a priest forever
- 8–10:18A new covenantOne sacrifice, once for all
- 10:19–13Run by faithHold on; fix your eyes on JesusChapter 13
Brotherly Love
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Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Christ’s Unchanging Nature
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said:
“Never will I leave you,
never will I forsake you.”
So we say with confidence:
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?”
Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.
Hebrews 13:5
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them. We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Reflect
Content with what you have
God has said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” Write down one thing you are tempted to lean on for security instead of Him, whether money, a plan or a person. Then write the promise beside it, and finish the sentence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid” of…
Outside the camp
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On the Day of Atonement the blood went into the Holy Place, but the bodies of the sacrifices were carried out and “burned outside the camp.” Jesus fulfilled that picture: He “suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.” So the writer calls us out too: “let us go to Him outside the camp,” because “here we do not have a permanent city.”
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
Hebrews 13:14
Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
Hebrews 13:15
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
Question
Quick question
The altar sacrifices are finished in Christ, but Hebrews still speaks of sacrifices.
Which sacrifices does Hebrews 13 say God is pleased with?
Benediction and Farewell
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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In this chapter
I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
Grace be with all of you.
Hebrews 13:22–25
Pray
The God of peace
Pray the writer’s blessing back to God, for yourself and for someone you love: that the God of peace, who brought Jesus back from the dead, would “equip you with every good thing to do His will,” and “accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight.” Then thank Him that Jesus Christ is “the same yesterday and today and forever.”
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8
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