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By David Maas
This website is part of the teaching ministry of the Disciples Global Network. It is a collection of my papers and studies from the Letter to the Hebrews. One of the several outstanding features of this document is its focus on the priesthood of Jesus. For his people, he is the merciful and faithful high priest forevermore.


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My name is David Maas and I write about and teach biblical topics. I am educated in the history and languages of the Bible. Currently, I reside in the city of Gardnerville in the state of Nevada.

All posts on this site are provided free of charge, and none are copyrighted. You are free to copy, reuse, and distribute any of them as you see fit. If you have any questions or comments or are interested in supporting this work, please email me at bear7755@gmail.com, or, david@disciplesglobal.org.

~ David R. Maas, Gardnerville, Nevada, June 2023.

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His Superior Word

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The Letter to the Hebrews encourages believers not to abandon Jesus when difficult times come by emphasizing the superiority of what God has done in His “Son.” The Word “ spoken ” in Jesus is superior to the earlier revelations provided “ to the fathers in the prophets .” The Letter compares the Levitical system with its incomplete provisions and repeated sacrifices to the “ better ” priesthood and “ once for all ” sacrifice of the “ Son ,” Jesus Christ.
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The Purification of Sins

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A key point of the Letter to Hebrews is the victory of the Son on behalf of his people, and consequently, his exaltation to the “ right hand ” of God as their High Priest “ after the order of Melchizedek .” He secured what none of his predecessors could. Through his self-sacrificial death, he “ achieved the purification of sins ,” then he “ sat down ” in the “ true and greater Tabernacle ” in God’s very presence where he now intercedes for his saints.
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