Wednesday – Done Deal!
Focus Passage: Hebrews 10:1-18
Read: Leviticus 16:6-34; Psalm 40; Isaiah 43-44; Acts 2:33-34
Everyone likes a good deal (especially around Christmas). Years ago I remember wanting to get my wife a gift that she really wanted…a Kitchen Aid Mixer. I didn’t realize how expensive making desserts could be. To ease the pain, I found a coupon online and shopped around for the cheapest price. I ended up getting the mixer for $50 cheaper than sale price in the most well known store. There is great satisfaction when you know you bought something for less than the regular price. But honestly…it’s more than just getting an item for less. A good deal is based on comparison. The fact that I bought the mixer for less than what thousands of other people paid…makes the satisfaction much sweeter.
Consider the deal Christ has made with us. In the Old Testament people were continually making payment for their sinful ways (through the work of Priests). But when Christ came, the deal was finished. Your shopping is done…paid for by our High Priest.
1. Why do you think the writer of Hebrews continues to remind the Hebrews that the Law and rituals were a “shadow of things to come?”
2. What is the significance of the quote from Psalm 40 (10:5-7)? What reason does the writer give for the use of these verses?
3. In what ways to do we fall back into providing “offerings for sins?” How should the reality that Christ “died once for all” motivate us?
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