Category: Hebrews

October 28, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 7:11-28 tells of Jesus: the high priest, after the order of Melchizedek. Thanks to this, animal sacrifices according to the Law are done away with, and “For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.”

Ezekiel 35 is a declaration of judgment on Mount Seir.

Ezekiel 36. Now it is getting interesting. God proclaimed a future blessing on Israel and the rebirth of Israel. (I took the liberty to put in a few interesting pictures.)

Psalm 104. God is Lord of all creation. He is worthy of all praise. Let us count the ways.

October 27, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 7:1-10 tells of Jesus, the high priest, after the order of Melchizedek. It presents the case for tithing, paying one tenth of the income to be used and distributed by the church.

Ezekiel 33. The prophet took the role of the watchman and gave a message about God’s Judgment and it’s fairness, he foretold of the fall of Jerusalem and the cause of Judah’s ruin, claiming they were hearing but not doing and that they were still continuing their sinful acts.

Ezekiel 34. The shepherds of Israel are not true shepherds. God is  the true shepherd. “And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.  And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.  And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.“

October 26, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 6:7-20 speaks of salvation and hope: “That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul”.

Ezekiel 30. Egypt and her allies may look strong, but they will fall. The Lord proclaimed that Pharaoh would fall and the Egyptians be scattered among the nations.

Ezekiel 31. Egypt will be cut down like a great tree.

Ezekiel 32 is a lamentation for Pharaoh and Egypt. Egypt and others will go down to the pit.

October 25, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 6:1-6 speaks of salvation: Can you lose it, or are you eternally secure? Here I do an exposure explaining the different positions taken by the Roman Catholic Church, the Arminian position, the Calvin Position and the position of the author of the letter. It is quite interesting and enlightening.

Ezekiel 27 is a lament for Tyre.

Ezekiel 28 contains a proclamation against and a lamentation for the king of Tyre. It also has a proclamation against Sidon and there is still a future blessing for Israel.

Ezekiel 29 delivers a proclamation against Egypt, the bad news is that Babylonia will plunder Egypt.

October 24, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 5. Jesus, a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. As being forever, Jesus is God, as being born of Mary, he is man, as being adopted of Joseph, he is King, and as of the order of Melchizedek, he is Priest. Priests offer sacrifices, first for themselves because of sin, but Jesus, being without sin offered himself for our sins, died and rose again for our justification. Thanks to this, we have the hope of eternal life!

Ezekiel 25 gives prophecies against Ammon, Moab, Edom and Philistia.

Ezekiel 26 is a devastating prophecy against Tyre.

Psalm 103, of David. There are many songs of praise in the Bible. This is probably the purest of them all. It combines God’s mercifulness and our shortcomings, His healing power and our frailty and above all our very limited life here on earth and the eternity of God.

October 23, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 4:11-16. We should labor to enter into God’s rest. It seems contradictory, but God’s rest is active, applying God’s word, sharper than any two-edged sword, in other words, active belief. Jesus did the same, our high priest was in every way tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Ezekiel 21. Babylon was chosen as the sword of God for judgement, a sword against Judah and the Ammonites.

Ezekiel 22. Jerusalem had become a morally, ethically and spiritually bankrupt city, God found no righteous people, much less leaders, so He was going to destroy it with drought and fire.

Ezekiel 23 tells in some length of two harlot sisters, one is Samaria, the other Jerusalem. God will execute judgment on both Jerusalem and Samaria.

Ezekiel 24. God told Ezekiel to put on a cooking pot, fill it with water and the parts from the best animal, boil it dry, let the kettle burn up the meat completely and char the bones. So shall it be done with the city of bloodshed. Ezekiel’s wife died. Put up a stiff upper lip, Ezekiel!

October 22, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 4:1-10 deals with the Sabbath-rest for the People of God. The Jews in the wilderness could not enter because of disobedience, but we, thanks to Jesus, who believe, can enter. Remember, “Today” is the key word. Read it carefully!

Ezekiel 20. Though Israel pleaded with God, He would not listen because of their rebellious idol worship. God through Ezekiel then retold the history of Israel and their idolatry and blasphemy, Israel will be severely punished, but in the end, God will restore Israel. The chapter ends with a prophecy against the South, God will destroy the Southern forests.

Psalm 102. A penitential psalm. It recalls the great deeds and miracles God did for His people in the wilderness, and how they disobeyed and turned to idols, even to the point of child sacrifice. In spite of this God is still merciful and there is still hope. It ends with a Hallelujah!

October 21, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 3 hammers down the truth about today. “Exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” With God, every day is “today” and so should we also live.  More about that tomorrow. Other than that it also mentions that Jesus is far superior to Moses.

Ezekiel 17. God gave a parable about two eagles and a vine. Then the parable is explained. Babylon will eventually fall and Israel will be exalted.

Ezekiel 18. “The soul who sins will die”. By this statement an old proverb is refuted. Instead of the fathers sins being visited on the children it is the individual’s responsibility to turn to God and Live.

Ezekiel 19 is a lament about Israel’s princes degraded, and a second lament about the fruitful vine withering.

October 20, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 2. Do not neglect so great a salvation. God cannot die, He is eternal, but He had to be made a little bit lower than the angels, in the form of man, so that he could die. And so Jesus had to endure sufferings, even taste death for our redemption. He was in every way tempted just like we are, and emphasizes with us in our temptations and trials. Praise God!

Ezekiel 14. Idolatry was to be punished, judgment on the Israelis’ unfaithfulness was inescapable.

Ezekiel 15. The word of the LORD: “Jerusalem is a useless vine.”

Ezekiel 16. In spite of everything God still loved Jerusalem and its harlotry, adultery and its lovers abuse of her. This was more wicked than what happened in Samaria and Sodom.

Psalm 101, of David. A song of praise and a vow that reads like a new year’s resolution.

October 19, read the Bible in a year; in PowerPoint, with comments.

Hebrews 1 starts out with one of the most fantastic openings in the Bible. Two more are Genesis 1:1-4 and John 1:1. The rest of Hebrews 1 includes Old Testament passages to support the supremacy of Jesus Christ.

Ezekiel 12. Things were getting worse, people would see visions of peace where there is no peace, Judah’s future captivity is portrayed and the judgment is not to be postponed.

Ezekiel 13 proclaims woe to the false prophets.