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Bible Note: 1. Read Hebrews 10:26-31. Read it through and then examine it in light of the “5 W’s and an H.” Write out your insights. 2. Read the book of Hebrews and note the warnings in Hebrews. 3. How does this warning in Hebrews 10:26-31 compare with the previous warnings in Hebrews. 4. Do you see any parallels between this warning (Hebrews 10:26-31) and the one in Hebrews 2:1-4? If so, what are they? 5. Can you see any parallels between the way the author of Hebrews deals with the recipients of his letter in Hebrews 6:1-12 and Hebrews 10:26-39? If so, what are they? 6. In Hebrews 10:26-29 the author tells what happens when a person goes on sinning willfully. A) Read Numbers 15:22-31. In this Old Testament passage you see the difference between unintentional sin and defiant sin. What do you learn from this passage, and how does it compare with Hebrews 10:26-29? B) “Go on sinning” is a present active participle. What insight does this give you? C. In your own words, explain what is happening in Hebrews 10:29. 7. Once again, in Hebrews 10:30-31, the author reminds his readers of the character of God; he again quotes the Old Testament. A) Read Deuteronomy 32:35-36 and note how the author quotes from the song of Moses. B) Read Psalm 145:20 and write it out. C) Note the reference to “the living God” in Hebrews 3:12. Why this designation for God? What does the author want his readers to see, to recognize, to realize? 8. Lastly see what your commentaries have to say on Hebrews 10:26:31. This is what mine said; 10:26 The law promised forgiveness for sins of ignorance, but willful sins had no remedy. As believers we have assurance that “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins (1 John 1:9A). Willful sins can receive divine forgiveness, but people involved in these sins often fail to seek God’s forgiveness by repentance. Sin being talked about is a deliberate rejection of the truth of the gospel. If the readers left Christ for Judaism, they would show that they had never responded in faith to Christ. 10:28-29 These words show an attitude toward Jesus as antagonism , despising Christ’s work, arrogant rejection of the truth which the Holy Spirit tried to communicate about Jesus. These words were for professing Christians. Any who turned from Christ could expect divine judgment and eternal rejection. 10:30-31 Judgment would be a frightening experience. The anticipation of judgment by the living God should fill sinners with dread (Heb 12:29) 9. This study that I am in right now is Precepts Upon Precepts Part 2. These questions are taken from that study. The commentary in number 8 is taken from Holman New Testament Commentary Hebrews and James General Editor Max Anders, Author Thomas D. Lea. 10. If you will research this in the order given you will be amazed what the Holy Spirit will teach you. Of course the first step is to pray. Hope this helps. Blessings, Val |