Daily Bible Reading, November |
In the past, the sacrifice of animals made certain things holy. A sacrifice is a gift to God. The author of Hebrews has already explained that the blood of sacrifices made God’s house and its contents holy (Hebrews 9:21). ...
Daily Bible Reading, November |
There are many people today who dislike any mention of the judgement of God. Perhaps they do not really believe that hell exists. Or perhaps they worry that they might frighten someone. The author of Hebrews clearly did not agree with any opinions like those ones. He...
Daily Bible Reading, November |
Even before Jesus came, there was a holy place in this world. And there were rules about the right way to serve God. Those facts may surprise us. God had established a holy place in an unholy world. And he had declared that certain actions to serve him were right. ...
Daily Bible Reading, November |
That is why God promised a new covenant. He wanted to have a new kind of relationship with his people. They would genuinely know him as their God. And then they really would be God’s own people. They would obey him, because his law would be in their minds. And they...
Daily Bible Reading, November |
So the law appointed priests. That shows people that nobody can achieve a right relationship with God by their own efforts. They must have a priest who will speak to God on their behalf. And now, the priest that God has chosen for this purpose is his Son, Jesus....
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