Hebrews Lesson 35
Learn: Hebrews 12:22-24
22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Read: Hebrews 12:18-21
NOTE: This portion of Hebrews contains the 5th warning passage in the book. as a brief reminder- remember that the target audience for the book is Jewish, some who are already believers in Yeshua as the Messiah of Israel, come who have been exposed to the teaching about Yeshua but have not as yet put their trust in the finished work of our Lord Yeshua. The Jewish Temple is still standing (destroyed in 70 AD), and the sacrificial system is still in place. The message about Yeshua was indeed a difficult one for Jewish people to accept and believe. Hocking, D. (2007). The messiah of Israel. Tustin, CA: HFT Publications, p.335
1.In verses 18-24 we are given a CONTRAST- Our hope versus the Old Covenant. Verse 18 says that we
are NOT COME unto the mount_______________________ Exodus 19:11
2. What specific thing are we are told in verse 19 about the sounds heard at that mountain? Also see Exodus 19:19; Deuteronomy 4:12
3. Find other Scripture that speaks of the Lord’s voice in the same way.
4. We would say that what the people saw and heard at Mount Sinai was exciting or amazing, but it
was _______________________. How do we know this? vv 20a, 21, Exodus 19:16
5. In Exodus 19:23, 24 we see another warning given to Moses concerning coming near to that first mountain called Sinai about the danger involved with coming near to a holy God while we people are such sinners. How different that is from what we have with our Saviour Jesus Christ? Hebrews 10:19-22
6. INSTEAD of that dreadful mountain that Israel came to, we ARE COME unto the mountain named
called_____________________________. v 22
7. How is the second mountain described? Give 7 words or phrases that describe it. vv 22-24
8. We see that the first mountain is an _______________________place, but the second mountain is a
__________________________place.
9. What are the indications that Mount Zion is a literal place, a glorious place, not just a hope without any proof? Psalm 48:1, 2, 8; John 14:1-3; Revelation 21:1-22:6
10. Mount Zion, the New Jerusalem is the city of the _____________________God. v 22 What does that mean? Hebrews 11:10, 16; Revelation 21:22, 23; Psalm 46:4, 5; Revelation 14:1-3
11. What three words for our heavenly home, prepared for us by God are used interchangeably in description of this place? v 22
12. What is one of the things that we will find in the home prepared for us who have trusted in Jesus? v 22b Use the following verses to give description of what these beings are. Job 38:7; Luke 15:10; Revelation 5:11; Hebrews 1:13, 14
13. Today there are many people who claim to know God, but are deceived into thinking that when people die they become angels. How would you answer such a person?
What Scripture might you use to show them the truth that people never become angles, and angles never were men or women?
14. Who will be living with God on his holy mountain? v 23
Give 3 categories of these people.
Exodus 32:32, 33; Psalm 69:28
Luke 10:20; Philippians 4:3; I Thessalonians 4:13-18
Revelation 3:5; 6:9-11
15. How is God, who will dwell with us, described? v 23
16. Who else will be found in that New Jerusalem? v 24 Also see I Timothy 2:5, 6; John 14:6.
17. How is the blood of sprinkling of Christ superior to that blood shed of Abel (mentioned in verse 24)?
See Genesis 4:10 for background. Aslo see Revelation 6:10.