Jesus’ Intercession for Us
Hebrews
4:14-5:10
International Sunday School Lesson
January 18, 2015
Commentary
By
Jed Greenough
Have you ever seen someone burn out in a job or a
relationship? They no longer have the
fresh outlook, the excitement, the energy or motivation. Maybe you have experienced this first hand as
that person.
Last week when I wrote in the For Discussion section to read
and discuss verse 8, I had this in mind.
Verse 8 from John 17 reads, “For I gave them the words you gave me and
they accepted them. They knew with
certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.”
I said, “How are we doing with regard to that today in our
roles?” And by that I mean the roles of
teachers and preachers. Is the gospel
message old to them? Are they looking
for new things to teach and preach because they think they need to in order to
stay fresh?
Most people don’t have the option to move on once the spark
is gone they just put their nose to the grindstone and go about their workaday
life. In most cases this isn’t dangerous
to others, but even if it were, nothing of this world compares to the danger of
losing everlasting life.
In this book of Hebrews we are in today Paul is making the
case for Christ to, as we understand it, Jewish converts. He talked of Christ’s superiority to angels,
why it was imperative they not drift away from what they had come to
believe. Paul explained why Christ was
greater than Moses and in today’s scripture why He was greater than the priests
of the temple that they were familiar with.
Most of the time we remember that we are not infallible as
Christ was and is but we seem to forget it by what we teach and preach by departing
from the simple but effective message He left us.
For Discussion
- I have experienced this burn out in different ways have you? If so discuss.
- Read more about Melchizedek in Genesis 14 and Hebrews 6:20-7:17
- Many feel that this Melchizedek was what they call a prefiguration of Christ. Discuss
- Discuss how verses 14-16 from today can encourage us.
- Discuss verse 7.
- Discuss verse 8-9.
- Discuss teachers and preachers.
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