Hebrews 5 – 7: Questions

Hebrews 5: The High Priesthood 1. What are the functions of a high priest? (1)

2. How can a high priest have compassion on those who sin?

3. On behalf of whom does the high priest make his offering?

4. Who appoints a high priest?

5. How did Christ become high priest?

6. Explain, “order of Melchizedek” (vs. 6).

7. By what did Jesus learn obedience? (8)

8. To whom did He become the author of eternal salvation? (9)

9. What factors caused the recipients of this letter to have difficulty understanding the message? (11 – 13)

10. How are one’s senses exercised to discern both good and evil?

Hebrews 6: You can do Better

1. List four of the elementary teachings about Christ. a. b. c. d.

2. In what five ways does the writer describe the Christian in (4-5)? a b. c. d. e.

3. What is “impossible” in verses 4 and 6, and why is it impossible?

4. Explain verses 7 and 8. Hint: what does God do to unproductive investments?

5. Verse 9 changes tone and the writer is confident of what among his readers? (Pep talk)

6. The fact that God remembers our actions ought to motivate us to do what?

7. What promises did God make to Abraham? How long did Abraham have to wait?

8. What were the two immutable (unchangeable) things by which God could not lie.

9. This provides strong encouragement and ______for the Christian awaiting reward.

10. This ______serves as an anchor as we look to Jesus our forerunner who is our “forever” high priest. Hebrews 7: The Need for a New Priesthood

1. Who was Melchizedek (bcv). In what two capacities did he function similarly to Christ?

2. When Abraham met him, what did Abraham give him?

3. In what way was Melchizedek without father or mother and without genealogy?

4. How does the writer establish that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham?

5. In what sense did the Levites, who received tithes, pay tithes to Melchizedek?

6. Why was there a need for a new priesthood?

7. If the priesthood changed, what else, of necessity had to be changed?

8. If Jesus were to be a priest what had to change? What principle is illustrated in vs.14?

9. Why was the former commandment annulled? (18-19) [cf. Rom. 8:3; Gal.3:21, 23-25]

10. What is the better covenant of verse 22? See Heb.8 and Eph.2:11f.

11. Why were the priests under the Law of Moses unable to continue?

12. How is Jesus different from those priests?

13. Define “intercession” (25).

14. How is Jesus, our high priest, described in vs. 26?

15. How often did the priests under the Law of Moses offer sacrifices, what was the sacrifice?

16. How does this differ from the new priesthood. (27) once for all