Book of Hebrews

The writer of this book is unknown though the early church believed Paul wrote it. The reasons why this book is not attributed to Paul are:


1. There’s no customary salutation which includes Paul's name.
2. The Greek used here is polished whereas Paul’s is rugged, though vigorous (Morris, “Hebrews” in Expositor’s Bible Commentary)
3. The Levitical symbolism is not mentioned in Paul’s other writings.

The writer to the book of Hebrews wrote it for a Jewish audience, exhorting them to spiritual maturity and warning them against apostasy to Judaism. They were told to focus on a Person and not on the temple or its rituals.

The theme of this book is about Christ’s superiority, in particular, over
1. Angels (Ch 1-2)
2. Moses (Ch 3-4)
3. The Levitical priesthood (Ch 4:14-10:18)
4. The old way of approaching God (10:19-13)

The key word of this book is better.

• Christ is better than angels (1:4).

• Convinced of better things, that accompany salvation (6:9).

• Bringing in a better hope, through which we draw near to God (7:19).

• Jesus guarantee of a better covenant (7:22).

• He is a mediator of a better covenant, enacted on better promises (8:6).

• … purified with … better sacrifices (9:23).

• … better possession (10:34).

• Abraham desired a better country, a heavenly one (11:16).

• … obtain a better resurrection (11:35).

• God had provided something better for us … (11:40).

Jesus Christ is the mediator between God and man. As the Son of God, He represents us in the heavenlies. As the Son of Man, He represents God to mankind (1:1-3).
The invitation to us, “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (4:16 NIV)