| The Shape of the Letter
The First Part: Jesus
the Son of God
Chapter 1
Verses 1 - 4: The Greatness of Jesus:
Greater than the prophets; God's last word.
Verses 5 -14: Jesus is greater than the angels.
Chapter 2
Verses 1 - 4: The first warning: Gospel
and Law
Verses 5 - 9: Jesus, the Son of Man
Verses 10 -13: Jesus, our Brother: Shame and glory
Verses 14 -18: Why Jesus suffered for us
Chapter 3
Verses 1 - 6: Jesus, greater than Moses
Verses 7 -19: The Second warning: Jesus and Moses
Chapter 4
Verses 1 -11: Rest for God's people
Verses 12 -13: The Word of God
The Second Part:
What Jesus does for us
Verses 14-16: Jesus our High Priest
Chapter 5
Verses 1-10: Jesus is a better priest
than Aaron
Verses 11-14: The third warning: Grow up!
Chapter 6
Verses 1 - 8: The third warning continues
Verses 9 -12: A call to keep going
Verses 13- 20: We can trust God's promises
Chapter 7
Verses 1 - 3: Melchizedek, king and
priest
Verses 4 -10: Melchizedek is greater than the Jewish priests
Verses 11 -22: Jesus is like Melchizedek
Verses 23 -28: Jesus is far better than the Jewish priests
Chapter 8
Verses 1 - 6: Jesus is a better priest
Verses 7 -13: The better promises
Chapter 9
Verses 1 -10: The worship of the Tabernacle
Verses 11 -14: The blood of Jesus
Verses 15 -22: The blood of the Covenant
Verses 23 -28: Jesus will come again!
Chapter 10
Verses 1 - 4: Only shadows before Jesus
Verses 5 -10: The will of God: No more shadows
Verses 11 -18: No other offering than Christ
The Third Part: What
we should do for Him.
Verses 19 -25: So what ought we to do?
Verses 26 -31: The Fourth Warning
Verses 32 -34: Remember what you used to be like
Verses 35 -39: A reward!
Chapter 11 - Faith
Verses 1 - 3: What faith is
Verse 4: Abel
Verses 5 - 6: Enoch
Verses 7 - 8: Noah
Verses 8 -16: Abraham
Verses 17 -19: Abraham and Isaac
Verses 20 -22: Three dying men
Verse 23: The father and mother of Moses
Verses 24 -28: The faith of Moses
Verse 29 Israel at The Exodus
Verses 30 -31: Israel at Jericho
Verses 32 -38: More men and women of faith
Verses 39 -40: We join the men of faith
Chapter 12: Hope
Verses 1 - 3: Look only at Jesus!
Verses 4 -11: God trains us as sons
Verses 12 -13: Be strong!
Verses 14 -17: Another warning
Verses 18 -21: The mountain of fear: Sinai
Verses 22 -24: The mountain of joy and glory: Zion
Verses 25 -29: The last warning
Chapter 13: Love
Verses 1 -17: Ways to show love
The Fourth Part:
The writer and his friends.
Verses 18 -19: The writer
Verses 20 -21: Praise and Prayer
Verses 22 -25: Closing
Numbers in [ ] refer to the Notes which are grouped
together at the end of the text. The first figure is the chapter number;
but the second figure is not a verse number. The Notes are just numbered
in series. |