The Letter to the Hebrews

The entire book of Hebrews involves the superiority of Christ. He is superior to all other persons, he is superior to anything in the Law, he is the final and superior revelation of God. Jesus is “the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word” (Heb 1:3). 

When we come to Hebrews, we see the greatness of Jesus, not in what he does, but in who he is! The greatness of Christ is the subject and content of this book. The real beauty of Hebrews is not only in the way it shows how Jesus Christ is superior to the old system of Law he came to fulfill, but how practical this information really is. 

Paul tells us the the Law is holy and righteous and good because it was given by a God who is holy and righteous and good. But as good as it is, it was designed to be temporary. Jesus is permanent. 

This contrast between that which is good and that which is best holds a lesson for us today. Many time we are pulled in several directions by causes and projects that are good—but which threaten to dominate our time at the expense of what would be best.  As we study God’s Word and understand his idea of what is most important in life, we may be able to set aside some good things for that which is best in God’s eyes.

The ultimate good, of course, is to be rightly related to Jesus Christ. We need to recognize that his death was unlike any other death, that it had meaning far beyond the simple facts that a Jewish man died two millennia ago.  The writer to the Hebrews shows us that there are eternal consequences to our decision.  He asks the most important of all questions:

Heb. 2:3  “How shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation?”