The Epistle To The Hebrews (New Testament)

The Letter to the Hebrews (New Testament) The Epistle to the Hebrews was written for the Jewish Believers, stating that Jesus is the only true High Priest and he was the perfect sacrifice. Personally, upon reading I came to realize that it was written for followers of Jesus Christ who were persecuted, judged, rejected in the early ages. It was mentioned that “Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented.” (Hebrew 11:36-37). I believe Hebrews is a book dedicated for the persecuted ones to hold steadily to their faith and beware
of the temptations persecutions might bring. Also, we must remember the prisoners as if chained with them, (Hebrews 13:3) and call them our brethren, just like the books is noted. The occasions of the book can be divided into four sections.
The first part, we learn that Jesus is the son of God who sits on the right hand of his father. At the same time, we can see that he is a human with bone and flesh carrying the same nature of sin as us. Yet, Jesus lived a holy life till the end, he is the Perfect Highest Priest who is the way to eternal salvation for anyone who believes in him. Jesus Christ was guided by his father to be our Highest Priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. Second part includes that after the crucifixion of Jesus, we do not need to sacrifice offering to ask forgiveness over our sins. When the new covenant was written in our heart, God had already decided not to remember our sins, and he became close to us than ever before. The third part, is the Faithfulness we should understand. In my opinion, this part was the most touching part of the book. It made me remind myself that there is no way to please God without faith, and through faith we can see that God is in control. From Abel to the women who witnessed their dead come to life, (Hebrews 11) we can see that God is capable of amazing things if we are faithful to him. The last part is about the revival of our heart, I understand that we must depend on God but also, we be open to help others. “So we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:6). In addition, we must have faith, obey the covenant and the glory of God will be upon
us. The purpose of this book is to be faithful to God even through hardships because he has given his only son to us, so that we can grow intimate with his work. Furthermore, when we sin we don’t have to give offerings because it was already won by the blood of Jesus. I have gained great confidence through this book because during the earthquake is was quite dark time for me. Even after the earthquake is very challenging to concentrate and continue with my study, I believe that I should not be scared or worried when the Mighty God is by my side.