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Stand Bold in Grace: An Exposition of Hebrews is unavailable, but you can change that!

The modern church is much like ancient Israel. The old covenant people wanted to be delivered from their bondage in Egypt, but they did not want to follow Moses into the Promised Land. They just marked time wandering in the wilderness. In like manner many Christians are happy that they have been saved from the judgment of hell, but they refuse to trust God for the abundant life in their daily...

imperative.5 The author thus spoke to himself as well as to his readers. The key word of the book is “better.” The word is used thirteen times to show the superiority of the believer’s position in Christ (1:4; 6:9; 7:7, 19, 22; 8:6 [twice]; 9:23; 10:34; 11:16, 35, 40). In Christ the believer has better promises and a better hope, covenant, substance, country, and resurrection.
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