Answers – To Difficult Questions (Hebrews)

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Heb. 1:3 – Doesn’t the author of Hebrews claim that Jesus is spiritually fulfilling the Davidic covenant, because he is currently sitting on a throne in heaven?

Heb. 1:5 – Why does the author of Hebrews quote Psalm 2:7? Also, was Jesus “begotten” in the sense of being a created being?

Heb 1:5 – Warmed-Over Prophecy?

Heb 1:5-6 – Is Jesus God’s only Son?

Heb. 1:8 – Does Psalm 45:6 refer to Jesus or to Yahweh?

Heb 1:8 – Is the Son addressed as “God”?

Heb. 2:2 – What is the word spoken through angels?

Heb. 2:6-8 – Why does the author cite Psalm 8:4-6?

Heb 2:9 – For Whom Did Christ Die?

Heb 2:10 – If Jesus was already perfect, how could He be made perfect through suffering?

Heb. 2:13 – Why does the author quote Isaiah 8:17-18?

Heb 2:14 – Does the devil have the power of death or does God?

Heb 2:17–18 – Was it possible for Christ to have sinned?

Heb. 3:3-4 – What is “the house” mentioned here?

Heb. 3:6, 14 – Does this passage make our salvation conditional on endurance?

Heb. 3:7-4:11 – What is “the rest” mentioned here?

Heb. 4:15 – How could Jesus be tempted?

Heb 4:15 – God Cannot be Tempted…But Jesus Was?

Heb. 5:1-6; 7:1-28 – Does Melchizedek foreshadow the work of Christ as high priest?

Heb 5:7 – Did Christ have flesh only before His resurrection?

Heb 5:7 – Did Christ shrink from death or face it courageously?

Heb 5:8 – Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience…” What does this mean?

Heb. 5:8-9 – Was Jesus imperfect or incomplete?

Heb. 6:1-9 – Does this passage threaten eternal security?

Heb 6:4–6 – Does this passage teach that it is possible for Christians to lose their salvation?

Heb 7:1-28 – Isn’t the description of Melchizedek here similar to that of the Dead Sea Scrolls Community meaning the author of Hebrews is just describing legends of his time?

Heb 7:3 – Does this verse support reincarnation?

Heb 7:3 – Melchizedek, a Type of the Son of God

Heb 7:9-10 – Do these verses indicate that an embryo is merely a potential human being, not an actual human person?

Heb 7:19 – Was the Law of Moses perfect or imperfect?

Heb 8:1 – Is Jesus our priest or our sacrifice?

Heb. 8:13 – Is the author of Hebrews claiming that the Church fulfilled this promise to Israel?

Heb 9:3–4 – Was the altar of incense in the Holy Place or in the Most Holy Place behind the veil?

Heb 9:3-4 – The Holy Place, or the Most Holy Place?

Heb 9:4 – Were there three things in the ark or only the tables of stone?

Heb 9:4 – Contents of the Ark of the Covenant

Heb 9:4 – What was inside the Ark?

Heb. 9:22 – Was blood sacrifice really necessary?

Heb 10:4 – Accounts Payable

Heb 10:4 – Did Animal Sacrifices Remove Sin?

Heb. 10:5 – Does the author of Hebrews twist Scripture?

Heb 10:6–7 – How can we explain the distorted quotation of Psalm 40?

Heb 10:11 – Did OT sacrifices make atonement for sins?

Heb 10:26-32 – Does this passage teach that we can lose our salvation from willful sin?

Heb 11:5 – Did anyone ascend into heaven before Jesus or not?

Heb 11:5 – No One Has Ascended to Heaven?

Heb 11:4, 13 – To Die or Not to Die

Heb 11:8 – Did Abraham know where he was going when he left his homeland to follow God?

Heb 11:7 – How many children did Abraham have, one or two?

Heb 11:17 – One Little Word

Heb 11:21 – Is there a discrepancy regarding the death of Jacob?

Heb 11:21 – Did Jacob worship at the head of the bed or leaning on a staff?

Heb 11:27 – Was Moses afraid of Pharaoh?

Heb 11:31 – Did God Approve of Rahab’s Lie?

Heb 11:32 – Should some of the men listed in this “hall of faith” really be included?

Heb 12:4 – Is Marriage a “Good” Thing?

Heb 12:6 – Is Jesus’ yoke easy and does he bring love and peace?

Heb 12:11 – Is discipline with force correct?

Heb 12:14 – Will we go to hell if we are not sanctified by God?

Heb 12:15-17 – Did Esau lose his salvation?

Heb 12:17—Why couldn’t Esau repent if he sought it with tears?

Heb 13:8 – A Change of Heart