Hebrews — Chapters

Hebrews 1 declares the superiority of Christ over angels and outlines His divine authority, revelation, and eternal kingdom.

Hebrews 2 urges believers to hold fast to the truth of salvation, highlighting Jesus’ humanity and sacrificial death as the means of redemption and victory over death and the devil.

Hebrews 3 warns believers that Christ is superior to Moses and urges them to hold fast to faith lest they harden like the Israelites in the wilderness.

Hebrews 4 urges believers to pursue God’s promised rest, warning against the unbelief that kept earlier generations from entering it, and encouraging faithfulness through the high priest’s example.

Hebrews 5 explains the unique priesthood of Christ, his obedient suffering, and urges believers toward spiritual maturity.

The chapter urges believers toward spiritual maturity, warns of the peril of falling away, and affirms the steadfastness of God's promises through Abraham’s oath and Jesus’s priesthood.

Hebrews 7 argues that Jesus, as a high priest in the order of Melchizedek, offers a superior, eternal priesthood that supersedes the Levitical priesthood of Aaron.

The chapter argues that a superior high priest mediates a better covenant, one that writes God’s laws in the hearts of Israel and promises mercy beyond the old covenant.

Hebrews 9 explains how the first covenant’s sanctuary and sacrifices were provisional, and shows Christ’s superior priesthood and once‑for‑all sacrifice that inaugurates the new covenant.

Hebrews 10 explains that Christ’s single sacrifice replaces the repetitive sacrifices of the law, establishing a new covenant of faith and sanctification for believers.

Hebrews 11 presents faith as the foundational principle that enabled biblical figures to achieve God's purposes, illustrating it through a succession of exemplars from the Creation narrative to the early Israelites.

The chapter urges believers to persevere in faith, embrace divine discipline, and pursue holiness, using Christ’s example and the promise of heavenly Jerusalem.

The chapter urges believers to live out brotherly love, hospitality, faith, and obedience, highlighting Jesus' eternal presence and encouraging worship and community support.