Hebrews

Richard D. Phillips

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© 2006 by Richard D. Phillips

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Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Also cited: niv, nasb, kjv. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Italics within Scripture quotations indicate emphasis added.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Phillips, Richard D. (Richard Davis), 1960–

Hebrews / Richard D. Phillips.

p. cm.—(Reformed expository commentary)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-87552-784-0

ISBN-10: 0-87552-784-1

1. Bible. N.T. Hebrews—Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series.

BS2775.53. P46 2006

227′.87077—dc22

2005057513

Reformed Expository Commentary

A Series

Series Editors

Richard D. Phillips

Philip Graham Ryken

Testament Editors

Iain M. Duguid, Old Testament

Daniel M. Doriani, New Testament

To the memory of

James Montgomery Boice,

with thanks to God for his love of Christ

and his example as a faithful expositor

of God’s mighty Word,

and to

the apostle and high priest

of our confession, Jesus Christ

Hebrews 3:1–3

Contents

Series Introduction

Preface

Part 1: The Supremacy of Christ

1. God’s Final Word (1:1–2)

2. Prophet, Priest, and King (1:2–4)

3. Superior to Angels (1:4–9)

4. The Reigning Lord (1:10–14)

5. Pay Attention! (2:1–4)

6. His Story (2:5–9)

7. Perfect through Suffering (2:10–13)

8. Able to Help (2:14–18)

9. The Great Apostle (3:1–6)

Part 2: Warnings against Falling Away

10. A Warning against Unbelief (3:7–12)

11. Salvation Lost (3:12–19)

12. The Sabbath Rest (4:1–5)

13. Entering God’s Rest (4:6–11)

14. God’s Living Word (4:12–13)

15. The Throne of Grace (4:14–16)

16. Appointed as Priest (5:1–6)

17. The Source of Our Salvation (5:7–10)

18. From Milk to Meat (5:11–6:3)

19. Once Enlightened (6:4–8)

20. Diligent to the End (6:9–12)

21. An Anchor for the Soul (6:13–20)

Part 3: Our Great High Priest

22. Melchizedek (7:1–10)

23. A Better Hope (7:11–19)

24. Because He Lives (7:20–25)

25. Perfectly Fitting (7:26–28)

26. A Superior Ministry (8:1–6)

27. The New Covenant (8:6–13)

28. The Earthly Sanctuary (9:1–10)

29. The Blood of Christ (9:11–14)

30. Last Will and Testament (9:15–22)

31. Once for All (9:23–28)

32. The Body of Christ (10:1–10)

33. A Great Conclusion (10:11–18)

Part 4: Exhortations to and Examples of Faith

34. How Should We Then Live? (10:19–25)

35. A Dreadful Punishment (10:26–31)

36. In a Little While (10:32–39)

37. What ...