Hebrews
The main theme of the letter to the Hebrews is to compare the sacrifice of Christ to the sacrifices of the priests of the Old Testament. The Old Testament priests made continual sacrifices of animals for themselves and the sins of the people, entering into the sanctuary of the Jerusalem temple. Christ makes the perfect and eternal sacrifice of Himself upon the cross, once and for all, for the sins of the people and not for Himself, entering into the heavenly sanctuary, not made by hands, “to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.” (9:24)
The letter, to the Hebrews begins with the clear teaching about the divinity of Christ, affirming that God, Who “in many and various ways… spoke of old to our fathers” has “in these last days… spoken to us by a Son, Whom He appointed the heir of all things, through Whom He also created the world.” (1:1-2)
Mostly, the letter to the Hebrews is read in the Orthodox Church at the divine liturgies during Great Lent.
Reading | Read Time | Hit Count |
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Hebrews 10:32-38 (3rd Saturday of Lent) | 1 min | 6827 |
Hebrews 10:35-11:7 (30th Thursday after Pentecost) | 1 min | 4049 |
Hebrews 11:8, 11-16 (30th Friday after Pentecost) | 1 min | 3502 |
Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40 (Sunday Before Nativity) | 1 min | 5440 |
Hebrews 11:17-23;27-31 (31th Monday after Pentecost) | 1 min | 4264 |
Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40 (1st Sunday of Great Lent) | 1 min | 5988 |
Hebrews 11:33-12:2 (1st Sunday after Pentecost) | 1 min | 4624 |
Hebrews 12:1-10 (40 Martyrs of Sebaste) | 1 min | 4884 |
Hebrews 12:6-13; 25-27 (In Times of Fear of Earthquake) | 1 min | 3466 |
Hebrews 12:25, 26, 13:22-25 (31st Tuesday after Pentecost) | 1 min | 4302 |
Hebrews 12:28-29;13:1-8 (Lazarus Saturday) | 1 min | 6678 |
Hebrews 13:7-16 (Saint) | 1 min | 5297 |
Hebrews 13:17-21 (Saint) | 1 min | 4436 |