Questions tagged [hebrews]
The New Testament epistle to the Hebrews
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How to reconcile the belief that the "angel of the Lord" in the OT is the pre-incarnate Jesus with Hebrews 1:5?
Summary of the question: How can the "angel of the Lord" be the pre-incarnate Jesus if Hebrews 1:5 makes the point that God never said "Thou art my Son" to any angel? Those who ...
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Don't the questions of Hebrews 1:5 and 1:13 demand an answer of 'None'? So how can Jehovah's Witnesses say that Jesus is the archangel Michael?
There's a suggested duplicate to this question but that question deals with how the Jehovah's Witnesses explain the begotten divinity of Jesus while still maintaining that He is unequal to God. This ...
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Is Melchizedek an immortal human?
The author of Hebrews seems to think Melchizedek has no beginning or end. This is an important part of the argument, since the author is arguing Jesus is part of a higher order of priesthood that ...
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According to Trinitarians, who is the begotten "son" in Psalm 2 and what happened on this "day"?
Psalm 2
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: YHWH hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee
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How do Biblical Unitarians, who deny the Son's pre-existence, understand Hebrews 1:2's "through whom He made the universe"?
Hebrews 1:1-2 is
1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our
fathers through the prophets. 2 But in these last days He has spoken
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What answer did Arius and Eusebius have to Melchisedec being a representative likeness having ‘no beginning of days’ (Hebrews 7:3)?
Origen of Alexandria 184-253 taught that the relationship between the Father and the Son was one of an ‘eternal begetting’ but Arius 256-336 argued that ‘the Logos had a beginning and that the Son, ...
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What happened to Aaron's staff and the jar of manna placed by Moses in the Ark of the Covenant
Please note, I am not asking what was inside the Ark of the Covenant (question asked in June 2013) but what happened to Aaron's budding staff and the jar of manna by the time the Ark of the Covenant ...
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In what ways do Christian denominations reconcile the discrepancy between Hebrews 9:27 and its Biblical counter-examples?
Hebrews 9:27 King James Version
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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Hebrews 9:27 is used literally to refute the concept of reincarnation and ...
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Why does the author of Hebrews picture Esau as an immoral and godless person?
We read in Hebrews 12:16 :
See to it that no one becomes like Esau, an immoral and godless person, who sold his birthright for a single meal.
Gen 25:29-34 tells us how Jacob "bought" the ...
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How do proponents of the dual nature of man address Hebrews 4:12, "dividing soul and spirit"?
Those holding to a tripartite nature of man, or trichotomism, sometimes point to Hebrews 4:12 as evidence for their view that soul and spirit are distinct in man:
For the word of God is alive and ...
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Why does the unknown author of Hebrews attribute authorship of Psalm 95 to David, but in my bible it is not written that the author of it is David?
I wonder why does the unknown author of Hebrews attribute authorship of Psalm 95 to David, but in my bible it is not written that the author of it is David? Was it an error from the unknown author of ...
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How do the Apostolic Church install a High priest in light of Hebrews 7?
Recently a certain church (Apostolic Church) installed a High priest as the leader of their church
But according to the book of Hebrews the Priesthood of Christ can never be superceded by another ...
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How do Biblical Unitarians understand the earthly and heavenly tabernacles through the lens of "notional existence"?
Exodus 25:9 says:
According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
Exodus 25:40 says:
And look that ...
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Does Jesus Christ explicitly deny transmigration or explicitly state there's only one birth?
Mainstream Christianity does not subscribe to the belief of transmigration or rebirth as a real phenomenon.
And the popular reference to this is
Hebrews 9:27 English Standard Version
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Question about Psalm 2 (You are my Son, today I have begotten you)
Christians have understood Psalm 2:7 as a reference to Jesus as the begotten Son of God. But how could this be if Psalm 2 is God speaking to the King of Israel? The response is typically that this ...
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What was inside the Ark of the Covenant?
1 Kings 8:9 (NIV) There was nothing in the ark except the
two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of
Egypt.
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Question about Hebrews 10:26
Hebrews 10:26 says:
26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a ...
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How could Christ uphold the universe as a helpless babe?
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of ...
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How do Unitarians explain Hebrews 1:10-12?
How do Unitarians explain Hebrews 1:10-12?
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“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;
11 they will perish, but you remain;
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What is the law during the time of Melchizedek?
Hebrews 7:12 provides:
“For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also.”
In Hebrews 7:11, the change in priesthood refers to a change from the order of Aaron to the order of ...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Michael the arch-angel is Jesus. So did Michael swear the oath to Abraham at Genesis 22:15-17?
My point is why does Michael the arch-angel swear an oath on behalf of God and multiply Abraham's seed at Genesis 22:16-17 in light of what Hebrews 6:13-14 states?
"For when God made the promise ...
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Would salvation have been possible if Jesus had died without shedding His blood?
Would salvation have been possible if Jesus died without shedding His blood?
As far as I understand, the Bible says that the believers are saved through joining together with Christ in His death and ...
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How do churches that have indefinitely suspended in-person services understand Hebrews 10:25?
Hebrews 10:23-25 says
"Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is
faithful. 24 And let us consider how to spur one another on to love
and good deeds. 25 Let us not ...
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According to Evangelicalism when did Jesus become the High Priest?
In the Aaronic Priesthood, priests come and go but Jesus is a priest forever.
Hebrews 7:23-25 (MSG)
23-25 Earlier there were a lot of priests, for they died and had to be replaced. But Jesus’ ...
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How do Biblical Unitarians respond to translations of Hebrews 1:8 which have God calling the Son 'God'?
A typical translation of Hebrews 1:8 is
"But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and
ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom." (Berean Study Bible)
The 'He'...
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How do Protestant Christians understand the “Sabbath-rest for the people of God” in Hebrews chapter 4?
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. (Hebrews 4:9-10)
What are God’s conditions for ...
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What is an overview of interpretations of the concept of "Sabbath-rest" presented in Hebrews 4?
Hebrews 4:1-11 (NIV) says:
4 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let
us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2
For we also have had the good ...
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Should Catholics ignore Hebrews 13:3 if a Prisoner is excommunicated?
After researching "Excommunication", I discovered this publication regarding the Catholic Church :
The Catholic Church cannot, nor does it wish to, oppose any obstacle to the internal ...
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If Israel is the vine that prefigures Jesus, the "true" vine, isn't Israel's purpose fulfilled?
The question of which vine is being contrasted when Jesus claims to be the "true vine" (John 15) received this answer that the vine contrasted with the "true" vine is Israel; taken ...
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Does Hebrews 4:12 imply that unspoken good intentions might justify sins? [closed]
This question is related to the post I have asked on the Literature.SE. Yet, this question might be treated as a separate post which does not require reading the other one.
Also, I should note that I ...
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In Hebrew 5:9, what changed about the Son's perfection?
In the book of Hebrews, we read:
8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was ...
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Who are the origin of Hebrew people and the land ? Genesis 40:15
I found the word Hebrew appear in Genesis 40:15
New International Version I was forcibly carried off from the
land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve
being put in a ...
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Why did heaven need to be purified by Christ's blood? [closed]
Hebrews 9:23, speaking of Moses purifying the earthly tabernacle and Jesus the heavenly home with blood, says,
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses understand Hebrews 1?
Hebrews 1:4–14 contrasts Jesus with the angels. How do groups like Jehovah's Witnesses, who see him as an angel, understand these verses?
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Why is Hebrews considered inerrant?
Evangelical Christians (of which I am one) consider the Bible to be inerrant - that is, given directly by God, and without error as original written.
If we trust Jesus' words, then the inerrancy of ...
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Why did the reformers include the book of Hebrews in the canon?
Related: Why was Hebrews included in the canon?
It's widely known that Hebrews has been in the canon of most of Christendom for a long time, originally on the basis of Pauline authorship (see the ...
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How do the proponents of the idea that salvation once received cannot be lost explain Hebrews 6:4-6 and 10:26-29?
How do the proponents of the idea that salvation once received cannot be lost explain the following verses:
Hebrews 6:4-6:
For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
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How do we understand that the law was given by angels
This scriptures shows us that the Law was given by ministrations of angels and by Moses.
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. Acts 5:53
For if the word spoken ...
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Hebrew 1:10 means according to the Catholic? [closed]
I read from this link where some of the sentence is talking about God is always the same. Below is the verse quoted from that link :
You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, ...
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Who was Melchizedek? [closed]
Melchizedek ("King of Justice" in Hebrew) is mentioned in Genesis 14 as receiving the dime from Abraham, and breaking bread with him:
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: ...
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Do messianic Jews claim to be the beneficiaries of the new covenant now?
Do messianic Jews say that the following is true in their lives?:
NIV Jer 31:
33b: ...“I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
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Why was the devil given power over death?
From Hebrews 2:14-15,
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their
humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who
holds the power of death - that is, the ...
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Are we living with Angels in flesh?
Are we living with angels in flesh? I've heard of the spiritual element of angels through the Bible and other mediums, but the following verse introduces them in flesh.
"Do not forget to show ...
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How do Catholic theologians reconcile homoousion with the vulgate translation of Hebrews 1:3?
How do Catholic theologians reconcile homoousion with the Vulgate translation of Hebrews 1:3?
(Vulgata Clementa) qui cum sit splendor glóriæ, et figúra substántiæ ejus, portánsque ómnia verbo ...
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Do the Jehovah's Witnesses believe the new covenant is for gentiles?
My understanding of the new covenant is that it was made ONLY with the houses of Israel, not with gentiles:
[Jer 31:31 KJV] 31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant ...
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Can the cloud of witnesses mentioned in Hebrews 12:1 speak to us today?
Who are the cloud of witnesses mentioned in Heb.12:1 and do they communicate to us today? Some examples of this from the bible is Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration and the man mentioned ...
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How do Pre-Millennial Dispensationalists reconcile Hebrews 8:13?
Pre-Millennial Dispensationalists believe God has two covenants: one with the Christians and one with the Jews but that appears to be going against the grain of what Hebrews 8:13 says.
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To JWs, how is Jesus Christ "the same yesterday and today, and forever"?
I'm referring, of course, to Hebrews 13:8. The Jehovah's Witnesses' preferred translation, the New World Translation, translates it in basically the same way as all other translations:
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Was Psalms 45:6 Mistranslated? [closed]
I'm having difficulty with this passage.
On Psalms 45:6:
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated ...
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Did the metphor of double-edged sword originate in Psalms?
We see at Hebrews 4:12:
Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the ...
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