Hebrews 15 – Faith of the Exodus

Hebrews Study 15  (right click, save as to download)

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I. Introduction

II. The Pre-Eminence of the Son

III. Practical Application – Pre-Eminence of the Son in the Walk of the Believer (10:19-13:25)

A. Exhortations, Warning, and Encouragement (10:19-39)

B. The Evidence of the Life of Faith (11:1-40)

1. The Essence of Faith (11:1-3)

2. The Examples of Faith (11:4-40)

a) Faith before the Patriarchs (11:4-7)

b) Faith of the Patriarchs (11:8-22)

c) Faith of the Exodus (11:23-31)

1. Why was Moses willing to exchange the comfort of Egypt for ill-treatment and reproach? (v. 25-26)

• misthapodosia – payment of wages due, recompence

2. Why was Rahab’s faith so exceptional? (v. 31)

• rhaab – Rahab = “wide” Matthew 1:5 

d) Faith in Trials (11:32-38)

3. Why were the faithful willing to undergo torture? (v. 35)

• anastasis  – a raising up, rising (e.g. from a seat); a rising from the dead; that of Christ; that of all men at the end of this present age; the resurrection of certain ones history who were restored to life
• prizō  – to saw, to cut in two with a saw

e) The Victory of Faith (11:39-40)

4. What did all of the aforementioned heroes of the Bible have in common? (v. 39)

C. The Exhortation to Endurance of Faith (12:1-29)

1. Faith and Discipline (12:1-11)

a) The Incentives to Endurance (12:1-2)

5. How does the writer of Hebrews describe our journey with Jesus? (v. 1)

b) The Measure of Endurance (12:3-4)

6. What does it mean that “you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood …”? (v. 4)

c) The Purpose of Suffering (12:5-11)

7. What can we conclude if we don’t suffer God’s discipline? (v. 8)