Jensens survey of the old testament adam 561
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angels, through whom the law had been
administered (1:4—2:4); superior to Moses,
their great leader, (3:1-6); superior to
Joshua, who led them into Canaan (4:8); and
superior to Aaron, their high priest, (4:14—
5:10). Throughout the book the writer’s plan
is to introduce, one after the other, Old
Testament characters and institutions, and
then to present Christ and show how far
superior He is to any of those.
C. CONTRASTS
The epistle abounds in contrasts. Here are
some of them:
Son and angels (1:4—2:4)
Son and Moses (3:1-6)
Canaan rest and God’s rest (3:12—
4:13)
Christ and Aaron (4:14—5:10)
Spiritual infancy and maturity (5:1114)
Apostasy and faithfulness (5:11—6:20)
Old and New Covenants (8:1-13)
O erings of the law and o ering of
Christ (9:1 —10:18)
Faith and sight (11:1-40)
Mount Sinai and Mount Zion (12:1829)
D. CHRIST THE SON OF GOD (1:1—2:4)
In the opening segment of the epistle the
author reveals the dignity and exalted
nature of the author of Christianity as the
Son of God. Note some of the di erent ways
he points to the deity of Christ in this rst
segment (locate the Bible texts that support
the points).
1. Divine names, (e.g. God, 1:8; Lord, 1:10)
2. Divine works, (e.g., creation, 1:2;
upholding all things, 1:3; purging sins, 1:3)
3. Divine character. (1:3)
4 . Divine position and honor, (e.g., heir,
1:2; seated on the right hand of the Majesty
on high, 1:3; rank higher than angels, 1:414).
5. Eternal existence, (e.g., 1:8)
E. CHRIST THE SON OF MAN (2:5—4:13)
Christ is shown as Son of Man to be man’s
Redeemer, tasting “death for every one”
(2:9). He became the Son of Man that we
might become the sons of God. He came to
earth that we might go to heaven. He bore
our sins that we might partake of His
righteousness. He took our nature in order
that we might have His nature. Christ
became a man in order to restore to man all
that he lost through Adam’s fall.
As a man Christ lived before men; as a
man He died; and as the Son of Man He
appears now in the presence of God for the
believer. Not only was it necessary for Christ
to become a man that He might die, but it
was necessary for Him to become a man in
order that He might be a merciful and
faithful high priest; One who was tempted as
we are; One who knows all about us; One
who is able to succor them that are tempted
(2:17-18). Those are some of the truths of
Christ’s humanity that the author writes
about in this section of the epistle.
F. CHRIST THE HIGH PRIEST (4:14—
