CONTENTS Editor's Preface 5 Author's Preface 7 Introduction 11 Hebrews Outline 27 Part One-- The Sinai Picture: Hear the Word of God Spoken through the Son 1:1--2:4 29 Chapter 1 God Has Spoken through His Son 1:1-4 31 Chapter 2 The Incomparable Majesty of the Son 1:5-14 37 Chapter 3 The Compelling Urgency of Obedience 2:1-4 47 Part Two-- The Pilgrimage Picture: Don't Fail to Enter God's Rest through Unbelief 2:5--4:13 53 Chapter 4 Our Pioneer Suffered to Lead God's Children into Rest 2:5-18 55 Chapter 5 Our Pioneer Is Faithful over God's Household as a Son 3:1-6 77 Chapter 6 Don't Follow the Example of God's Faithless Household in the Wilderness 3:7--4:11 83 Chapter 7 We Are Accountable because God Has Spoken to Us through His Son 4:12-13 99 Part Three-- The High Priest Picture: Draw Near to God with a Cleansed Conscience 4:14--10:31 103 Chapter 8 Our High Priest Has Entered Heaven for Us 4:14-16 109 Chapter 9 The New High Priest and the Old 5:1-10 113 Chapter 10 Prepare Your Hearts to Receive the Truth 5:11--6:20 123 Chapter 11 The New High Priest Has an Eternal Priesthood 7:1-28 143 Chapter 12 The New High Priest's Sacrifice: A Different Dimension 8:1-13 157 Chapter 13 The New High Priest's Sacrifice: His Blood 9:1-22 163 Chapter 14 The New High Priest's Sacrifice: Perfect Obedience 9:23--10:18 179 Chapter 15 Live in the Power of the Heavenly High Priest 10:19-31 197 Part Four-- The Pilgrimage Picture: Hold Firmly to Your Faith Until You Enter the Heavenly Homeland 10:32--12:13 209 Chapter 16 Take Your Place among the People of God 10:32-39 211 Chapter 17 Follow the Example of the Faithful before You 11:1-40 217 Chapter 18 Endure Suffering as Christians 12:1-13 255 Part Five-- The Sinai Picture: Hear the Word Spoken from Heaven by a Holy God 12:14-29 265 Chapter 19 Pursue the Holy Life 12:14-17 267 Chapter 20 Enjoy the Privileges of the Holy Life 12:18-24 273 Chapter 21 Fear the Peril of Losing the Holy Life 12:25-29 279 Part Six-- Final Application and Farewell 13:1-25 285 Chapter 22 Christian Living as True Worship 13:1-17 287 Chapter 23 Prayer Requests, Benediction, News, and Farewell 13:18-25 297 Select Bibliography 301 About the Author 303.