The Book of Hebrews is the most heavily theological of any book in the New Testament. It takes you up into the stratosphere of the theological knowledge of God.
The theologians write their ponderous tomes about this great book and its lofty themes.
But the essence of the message of this great book is summed up near the end of the book. You can understand Hebrews! Its vast outreaches of theology are made so clear that your little child can grasp it easily: Speaking for the Lord, it assures us: “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (13:5). Happy is your child if he/she can grasp that assurance while he is young!
All of Hebrews’ lofty theological acumen is in that one promise!
The ministry of Christ in His Most Holy Apartment in the heavenly sanctuary reveals Him as being close to us; as a true High Priest in ancient Israel who was always “for the people,” always concerned for them, always revealing to them his nearness and his love, so Christ in His second apartment in the heavenly sanctuary, the Most Holy Apartment, is ministering His presence and His blessing to us as one who is described in Proverbs 18:24—He is “closer than a brother.”
He took on Himself the fallen, sinful nature of our father Adam so that He might reach us where we are; therefore He was “in all points tempted like as we are [tempted], yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15).
This is a revelation of Christ that millions don’t as yet perceive: to be tempted is not sin: before temptation can be sin you must yield to it, give in to it, let the temptation become the sinful act. Christ has conquered sin, has trampled on it, defeated it, condemned sin in our fallen sinful flesh. “Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God” (2:17).
Sing Hallelujah, rejoice forever more!
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