Hebrews: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture (Concordia Commentary | CC)

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“In it God promised to establish and maintain the house of David as Israel’s royal family in perpetuity.” (Page 79)

“Therefore, even though we cannot be sure when Hebrews was written, it was most likely composed before the destruction of temple in AD 70.” (Page 9)

“Despite these proposals, we do not actually know who wrote Hebrews. But we do know that even though the author was obviously known by his hearers, his identity remains undisclosed because he did not wish to emphasize his own personal authority. Instead, he spoke God’s Word in a self-effacing way as one who had heard it from those who had heard it from the Lord Jesus (2:3).” (Pages 4–5)

“So in 2:12–13 the congregation does not just hear Jesus naming them as his brothers so that they can name God together with him in their song of praise; they also see Jesus standing in their midst as their royal brother and themselves standing with him before God and the world as God’s holy children.⁷⁰ He is right there with them as the singer of God’s praises, their faithful intercessor, their big brother. And there is no shame for him (2:11) or them in that!” (Page 136)

“These instructions are not addressed to individual members but to the whole congregation as a priestly fraternity in its communal practice of ten things: brotherly love, hospitality, care for imprisoned members, respect for marriage, detachment from money, remembrance of its former leaders, rejection of false doctrine, almsgiving, obedience to its current leaders, and prayer.” (Page 692)