Who is Jesus?
When we say Jesus is "Mosaic" what do we mean?
He gives us instructions from God as if He is a Son
What do we mean when we say "Jesus is of the order of Melchizedek"?
He always lives to pray for us, He is better than the Levites, and He has an indestructable life
What did God find "fault" with regarding the first (Old) Covenant?
Nobody was making it to Heaven
In our lecture this week, Adam and Eve were described as the first...
Priests of Eden
What do we mean when we say "Jesus is a better Joshua"?
He is able to lead His people the New Heavens and New Earth
How is Jesus' prophetic mission different from that of the Old Testament Prophets?
Jesus was sent from Heaven and the Old Testament Prophets were sent from humanity
How do we reconcile Jesus' genealogy with Melchizedek's lack of genealogy?
Jesus divine nature gives Him a life without beginning or end
What is the summary of the Old and New Covenant?
Do or Die, He died so now do
What can we compare the structure of Eden to?
The Tabernacle/Temple
Why does David prove that rest didn't come through Joshua?
He refers to is in the future tense
What characteristic separates Jesus from the Angels?
Angels do not have authority and Jesus does
Why was the Levitical Priesthood insufficient?
They would die and couldn't continue the office
What is "typology"?
Passages that make veil references to Jesus or Gospel truths
What two offices did we use to describe Adam and Eve in the Fall (i.e., what did God lose)?
Priests and Firstborns
True or False: Hebrews has no explicit author mentioned in the text. Therefore, it is not inspired Scripture?
No, plenty of books lack an author but are still inspired
What is the significance of Jesus' humanity?
He knows our pains and our pleasures and can perfectly represent us to the Father
Abraham had to discern between which two priests?
Melchizedek and Sodom's
What are the FIVE Covenants that God makes prior to the New Covenant?
Why was Abel's sacrifice of a first-born lamb accepted and not Cain's sacrifice of grain?
Abel understood that God had lost His first-born, so that is what he replaced
Why do some argue that Paul wrote Hebrews?
Hebrews has a lot of theological overlap with his other letters
What makes Jesus different from humanity?
Jesus is as human as we are but just without sin
Hebrews has the reader discern which two priesthoods?
Melchizedek and Levitical
What is Christianity's relationship with the Old Testament?
Christianity is a fulfillment of the Old Testament
Why did God make the Levitical Priesthood if it were never meant to save anyone?
It was meant to show us that we are not perfect
Why do some argue that Barnabas wrote Hebrews?
He was a Levite and very familiar with the Old Testament law