Study of Hebrews: Hebrews 13

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Study Questions for Hebrews 13

1. What is to continue? (13:1) (A) Who are the brethren? Who are your brethren?

2.  Why should you not neglect to show hospitality to strangers? (13:2)

3.  Who should you remember? Why? (13:3)

4.  How are you to regard marriage and the marriage bed? Who will God judge? (13:4)

5.  Why should you make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have? (13:5-6) (A) How are you encouraged by:

Deut. 31:6, 8

Psalm 118:6

6.  Who else should you remember? What should you imitate? (13:7)

           

7.  What phrase describes Jesus? (13:8) How does this prevent you from being carried away by varied and strange teachings? (13:9) (A) What are some modern beliefs about Jesus that would be considered “varied and strange teachings”?

8. Who does not have the right to eat from the altar that we have? Where are the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest burned? Where did Jesus suffer? Where should we go out to Him? What should we bear? (13:10-13) (D) What does the presence of the temple and continuing sacrifices by the high priests reveal about the dating of Hebrews?

9.  What are we seeking rather than the present city? (3:14)

10. What should we continually offer up through Jesus? To Whom? What should you not neglect to do because such sacrifices are pleasing to God? (13:15)
(A) Evaluate how much time you spend praising and thanking God through Jesus. Is it continually, occasionally or rarely?

11.  Why should you obey your leaders and submit to them? Why should you let them do this with joy and not with grief? (13:17)

12.  Why did the author of Hebrews solicit prayer? Why were they urged to pray all the more? (13:18-19) (A) What does this teach you about prayer?

13.  How is the God of peace described? How does the author pray for the readers? To Whom does the author pray? Through whom does the Author pray? (A) Is this how you pray? For whom could you commit to pray Heb 13:21?

14.  Who is the author addressing? What are they to bear? (13:22) (A) How has this letter to the Hebrews exhorted you to think and/or act differently?

15. Who has been released? Who plans to travel with Timothy to see the Hebrews? (13:23)

16.  Whom are they to greet?

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Who sent the readers greetings? (C) What does this reveal about the location of the writing of this letter?

17.  What is the final benediction? (A) Define grace. How is grace with you today?

18.  What do you learn about God? How could you apply this truth to your life?

Write a prayer response to Heb 13:1-25 and to the book of Hebrews.

TEXT (NASB):

Heb. 13:1   Let  love of the brethren continue. ² Do not neglect to  show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have  entertained angels without knowing it. ³  Remember  the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body. ⁴  Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled;  for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. ⁵ Make sure that your character is  free from the love of money,  being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “ I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,”

⁶  so that we confidently say, 

“ THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. 

WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?”

Heb. 13:7   Remember  those who led you, who spoke  the word of God to you; and considering the  result of their conduct,  imitate their faith. ⁸  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. ⁹  Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to  be strengthened by grace, not by  foods,  through which those who  were so occupied were not benefited. ¹⁰ We have an altar  from which those  who serve the  tabernacle have no right to eat. ¹¹ For  the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp. ¹² Therefore Jesus also,  that He might sanctify the people  through His own blood, suffered  outside the gate. ¹³ So, let us go out to Him outside the camp,  bearing His reproach. ¹⁴ For here  we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking  the city which is to come. ¹⁵  Through Him then, let us continually offer up a  sacrifice of praise to God, that is,  the fruit of lips that  give thanks to His name. ¹⁶ And do not neglect doing good and  sharing, for  with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Heb. 13:17    Obey your leaders and submit to them, for  they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account.  Let them do this with joy and not  with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.

Heb. 13:18    Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a  good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. ¹⁹ And I urge you all the more to do this,  so that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Heb. 13:20   Now  the God of peace, who  brought up from the dead the  great Shepherd of the sheep  through  the blood of the  eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, ²¹  equip you in every good thing to do His will,  working in us that  which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ,  to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Heb. 13:22   But  I urge you,  brethren,  bear with  this  word of exhortation, for  I have written to you briefly. ²³  Take notice that  our brother Timothy has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you. ²⁴ Greet  all of your leaders and all the   saints. Those from  Italy greet you.

Heb. 13:25    Grace be with you all.