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The Book of Hebrews is one of encouragement, hope, and confidence. Jesus Christ is shown to be our great High Priest, the greater Moses, the fulfillment of Old Testament prophesies, the sacrifice for the world’s sins. By faith, we, like those listed in the well-known passage in chapter 11, place our hope in God. This commentary is built on the common agreement that this book is a written sermon...

liturgically serves God in a well-pleasing way. It consists of a series of carefully arranged, instructive commands that cover the main aspects of a life of priestly service in the heavenly Jerusalem (12:22).63 It continues the instruction that began in the previous chapter.64 This continuity in instruction is reinforced by the repetition of some key words and phrases from the previous chapter: • “fruit” (καρπός) from 12:11 in 13:15 • “grace” (χάρις) from 12:15 and 12:28 in 13:9 (also 13:25) •
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