2. In verse 3, the Son is considered what two things, in relationship to the Father? 3. What contrasts are made between the Son and angels?

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1 Hebrews 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Chapter 1 Questions 1. Through whom did God speak in times past? Through whom does he speak in the last days? 2. In verse 3, the Son is considered what two things, in relationship to the Father? 3. What contrasts are made between the Son and angels? 4. The sceptre of his kingdom is considered what? 5. The heavens were the work of whose hands? 6. What function do angels have?

2 Hebrews 2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Chapter 2 Questions 1. Why should we take an earnest heed to the things that are taught from scripture? 2. If we do what, there is no escape? 3. What passage is quoted in verse 6? 4. Jesus had become lower than whom to fulfill the works of the Father? 5. Who did Jesus taste death for? 6. Jesus became the captain of our salvation through what means? 7. When is Jesus not ashamed to call us brethren? 8. Whose power over death had to be destroyed? 9. Why was Jesus made like unto his brethren? 10. Jesus is able to do what, seeing that he himself was also tempted?

3 Hebrews 3:6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. Chapter 3 Questions 1. Jesus is considered the what of our profession? 2. Who receives more honor than the house? 3. What condition is placed on being part of Jesus s house? 4. Who does the writer say had hardened their hearts against God? What do we learn from them? 5. What was the consequence of their hardening of their hearts? 6. We too can be hardened through the deceitfulness of what? 7. What was the consequence of their unbelief?

4 Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Chapter 4 Questions 1. What should we fear? 2. What is our eternal rest compared to? 3. Why will many who hear the Gospel, not receive the reward of it? 4. What are we to do now that we might rest later? 5. How is the Word of God described in verse 12? 6. Can we hide from God? 7. How is Jesus able to be our highpriest, touched by our infirmities? 8. If we want mercy, how must we come before the throne of God?

5 Hebrews 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Chapter 5 Questions 1. Who made Christ a high priest? 2. By what order did he become a highpriest? 3. How did he learn obedience? 4. Through his obedience what did he become to us? 5. Why couldn t the writer of Hebrews teach them everything he wanted to? 6. What should they have been? What did the writer consider them to be? 7. Who does strong meat belong too?

6 Hebrews 6:9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Chapter 6 Questions 1. What are we to move on from and what are we to move on to? 2. What do we do with Christ when we fall away from him? 3. What will God not forget? 4. What should we show diligence towards? 5. Whom did God make an oath by when it came to the promise to Abraham? 6. What two immutable things did God s promises rely upon? 7. Our hope in Christ is what to our soul?

7 Chapter 7 Questions (Questions borrowed from material by Larry Jones) 1. Who blessed Abraham? Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 2. What did Abraham give a tenth of? 3. What was Melchizedek without? Explain. 4. What was the significance of the Levites being descendants of Abraham? 5. Why was there a need for another priesthood? 6. What other change was necessary? 7. What problem would the Jews have had with Christ serving as a priest? 8. Why was the first law annulled? 9. What did this new law bring in? Explain the significance. 10. Give two reasons why Christ s priesthood is better according to verses 20-21, 24. What

8 advantage does this have? 11. What is the relationship between Christ and the covenant according to verse 22? 12. Why were there many priests from the Levitical priesthood? How is Jesus superior to the Levites in this respect? 13. What does the superiority of Christ do for us according to verse 25? How? 14. How is the frequency and nature of Jesus sacrifice different from that of the Levitical priesthood?

9 Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Chapter 8 Questions (Questions borrowed from material by Larry Jones) 1. Where does Jesus serve as high priest? Where did the Levitical priest serve? 2. How is the tabernacle that the Lord erected different from man's? Explain. 3. Why could Jesus not serve as a priest here on earth? 4. What type of heavenly things did the Levitical priest serve? Explain. 5. What was Moses divinely instructed to do? How? What s the significance? 6. What three things are better because Jesus is a better high priest? Tell how each are better.

10 7. Why is there a need for a better covenant? 8. What promise was made in verse 8? To whom? When was this promise made? 9. What would this promise mean to the reader of this letter? 10. When were they given this first covenant? What went wrong? 11. Where will God write His laws in the new covenant? 12. What final statement is made about the old covenant? What impact should this have on its readers?

11 Chapter 9 Questions (Questions borrowed from material by Larry Jones) Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 1. How many rooms did the tabernacle have? What separated them? 2. Who was the only one allowed in the second room? What was this room called? 3. How often did he go? What two sacrifices were required? 4. What was made manifest? 5. What was the problem with these sacrifices? 6. Describe Christ s tabernacle. 7. What was the blood of bulls and goats able to do? What was the blood of Jesus able to do? 8. What is Jesus the mediator of?

12 9. What was necessary for this new covenant to be valid? 10. What is necessary for the remission of sin? 11. How are the two types of heavenly things (tabernacles) described? 12. Where is Jesus now? 13. How many times did Jesus have to offer Himself?

13 Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Chapter 10 Questions 1. The Old Law was what of good things to come and not the what? 2. What couldn t the blood of bulls and goats do? 3. What did Jesus come to do? 4. How long would Jesus sit down at the right hand of God? 5. Where would the new law be put? 6. What should we have boldness to do? 7. What should we do knowing that we have such a High Priest?

14 8. What happens if we sin willfully? 9. What does the writer specifically say that belongs to God? 10. What is it a fearful thing to do? 11. What do we need to receive the promise? 12. What do the just live by?

15 Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seem. Chapter 11 Questions 1. What is faith? 2. What does faith do in relationship to our sacrifices? 3. What can t we do if we have no faith? 4. Noahs faith cause him to be moved with what? 5. Abrahams faith moved him to do what? (one word) 6. All of those listed died seeing what afar off? 7. How do we see the same thing asked in the above question?

16 8. What did Moses choose? 9. What caused the walls of Jericho to fall down? 10. What unlikely person is listed as an example of faith? What does that teach us about faith? 11. List some of the things that faith allowed people to endure? 12. What do we receive the specific benefit of that they did not?

17 Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Chapter 12 Questions (Questions from material by Larry Jones) 1. Who are these witnesses? 2. Describe the analogy given of athletes and how it applies to this exhortation. List some examples. 3. How could Jesus find joy? 4. What had they not done yet? 5. What exhortation were they given as sons (5)? 6. Why should they accept this? 7. What should be the result of God s chastening? 8. Discuss how they were to treat those who were weak.

18 9. How were they to treat all men? 10. What were they to be cautious of? What could be the result? 11. Contrast the two types of mountains. 12. What do these mountains represent? 13. What warning is given? Why? 14. What promise is quoted from Haggai 2:6? 15. What was the result of heaven and earth being shaken?

19 Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Chapter 13 Questions (Questions from material by Larry Jones) 1. What request is made in verse 1? Had they been doing this anyway? 2. What may be a result of entertaining strangers? 3. Who were they instructed to remember? In what manner? 4. How were they to view marriage? 5. How was their conduct to be and not to be? 6. Who are those in verse 7? 7. What is said of Jesus in verse 8? Explain. 8. How does verse 8 support verse 9a? 9. Where did Jesus offer His blood for the people? Where should they go to be sanctified? What did this mean for them symbolically?

20 10. What future city do we seek? 11. How often are we to offer sacrifices of praise to God? Where do these sacrifices come from? 12. What other sacrifices are required other than praise? 13. Who is verse 17 referring to? How do you make their job joyous? How does it profit you? 14. What was the writer confident in? 15. What had he hoped to do soon? Had he done this before?