Preaching the Word

Hebrews

An Anchor for the Soul

R. Kent Hughes

Crossway Books • Wheaton, Illinois

A Division Of Good News Publishers

Hebrews, Volume One and Volume Two.

Copyright © 1993 by R. Kent Hughes.

Published by Crossway Books

a division of Good News Publishers

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Wheaton, Illinois 60187.

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Cover banner: Marge Gieser

Art Direction/Design: Mark Schramm

First printing, 1993

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN 0–89107–723–5

Unless otherwise noted, all Bible quotations are taken from Holy Bible: New International Version, copyright © 1978 by the New York International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

To
Dr. Charles Lee Feinberg

We have this hope as an anchorfor the soul,
firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary
behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us,
has entered on our behalf. He has become a
high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

(Hebrews 6:19, 20)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

A Word to Those Who Preach the Word

1 The Eloquence of God

(Hebrews 1:1, 2a)

2 The Supremacy of Christ

(Hebrews 1:2, 3)

3 Christ’s Superiority to Angels

(Hebrews 1:4–14)

4 Drifting

(Hebrews 2:1–4)

5 The Ultimate Intention

(Hebrews 2:5–9)

6 A God-worthy Salvation

(Hebrews 2:10)

7 Solidarity with the Liberator

(Hebrews 2:11–16)

8 Solidarity with the High Priest

(Hebrews 2:17, 18)

9 Superior to Moses

(Hebrews 3:1–6)

10 Finishing Well

(Hebrews 3:7–19)

11 Entering the Rest

(Hebrews 4:1–11)

12 The Double-edged Sword

(Hebrews 4:12, 13)

13 Our Great High Priest

(Hebrews 4:14–16)

14 High Priest, High Qualifications

(Hebrews 5:1–10)

15 Slow to Learn

(Hebrews 5:11–14)

16 No Second Genesis

(Hebrews 6:1–8)

17 Make Your Hope Sure

(Hebrews 6:9–12)

18 An Anchor for the Soul

(Hebrews 6:13–20)

19 The Greatness of Melchizedek

(Hebrews 7:1–10)

20 The Sufficiency of Melchizedek

(Hebrews 7:11–19)

21 The Superiority of Melchizedek

(Hebrews 7:20–28)

22 Christ’s Surpassing Priesthood and Covenant

(Hebrews 8:1–13)

23 Covenant and Conscience

(Hebrews 9:1–14)

24 Covenant and Blood

(Hebrews 9:15–28)

Index of Sermon Illustrations

1 Covenant and Perfection

(Hebrews 10:1–18)

2 Full Access / Full Living

(Hebrews 10:19–25)

3 The Perils of Apostasy

(Hebrews 10:26–31)

4 Keep On!

(Hebrews 10:32–39)

5 Faith Is…

(Hebrews 11:1–3)

6 Abel’s Faith

(Hebrews 11:4)

7 Enoch’s Faith

(Hebrews 11:5, 6)

8 Noah’s Faith

(Hebrews 11:7)

9 Abraham’s Faith

(Hebrews 11:8–16)

10 Abraham’s and the Patriarchs’ Faith

(Hebrews 11:17–22)

11 Moses’ Faith

(Hebrews 11:23–29)

12 Joshua’s and His People’s Faith

(Hebrews 11:30)

13 Rahab’s Faith

(Hebrews 11:31)

14 Triumphant Faith...