Eternal High Priest

"In the past God spoke to our fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son."

With that opening line, the letter to the Hebrews sets out to show a struggling people that everything they had been given was pointing somewhere. The prophets, the angels, Moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the sacrifices, the promised rest: all of it finds its fulfillment in one Person. Jesus is the final word from God, the Son above the angels, the faithful Apostle over God's house, and the High Priest who lives forever.

Eternal High Priest walks through Hebrews in fifty-two weekly readings, one for every week of the year. Each week centers on a passage of the letter, with commentary that opens the text and draws out its meaning for daily life.

The journey moves through the whole letter in order. Early weeks establish Christ's supremacy and His true humanity, and sound the warnings against neglecting so great a salvation and hardening the heart in unbelief. The middle of the year enters the heart of the book: God's oath to Abraham, the priesthood after the order of Melchizedek, the new covenant, the heavenly sanctuary, and the one sacrifice that never needs repeating. Then comes the great hall of faith, from Abel and Abraham through Moses, Rahab, David, and the prophets, followed by the call to run with endurance, receive the Lord's discipline, and hold fast to a kingdom that cannot be shaken.

The final weeks gather the major themes of the letter: rest and Sabbath, the meaning of blood in covenant, the heroes of faith, and the complete sufficiency of Christ's work.

For individuals, families, or small groups, this is a year spent learning to draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, where our High Priest still intercedes for us.