{"id":5889,"date":"2019-10-22T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2019-10-20T16:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T23:28:41","slug":"hebrew9_15-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/hebrew9_15-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus\u2019 Death Made Your Inheritance Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hebrews 9:15-28\u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Hebrews 9:15-28.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Hebrews 9:16-17 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 15-22:\u00a0\u00a0During my time practicing law, clients would often ask me to help them write their will.\u00a0\u00a0A will is a legal document by which a person spells out, among other things, what they want to do with their assets and whom they want to gift those assets to as an inheritance when they die.\u00a0\u00a0The person making the will signs it in the presence of witnesses.\u00a0\u00a0All the gifts described in the will do not take effect until that person dies.\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s why a will is often called a person\u2019s \u201clast will and testament\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0As verse 17 says, \u201ca will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why is this important as we study Hebrews 9?\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s because here the writer of Hebrews likens both the old covenant under Moses as well as the new covenant under Jesus to a will.\u00a0\u00a0Like a will, the old covenant and the new covenant were each a legal agreement that described how God would give His inheritance (namely, forgiveness, acceptance, and great blessing) to His people.\u00a0\u00a0Like a will, the old covenant and the new covenant were made with witnesses.\u00a0\u00a0Just as a person\u2019s will is also called a person\u2019s last \u201ctestament\u201d, it is no coincidence that the Greek word for covenant is also sometimes translated \u201ctestament\u201d and thus in your Bible you have the Old Testament (containing the old covenant) and the New Testament (containing the new covenant).\u00a0\u00a0But, for the purposes of Hebrews 9, the most important similarity is that, like a will, someone had to die in order for the old covenant and new covenant to become effective.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As verse 22 says, \u201cwithout the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0In the case of the old covenant, it was the death of bulls and goats that put the old covenant into effect.\u00a0\u00a0In the case of the new covenant, it was the death of Jesus.<\/p>\n

What can we learn from all this?\u00a0\u00a0The new covenant that Jesus established is no small matter.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus died so that we could enjoy the benefits of that new covenant.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The New Testament is Jesus\u2019 last will and testament, a document that spells out how Jesus wanted to distribute His assets after He died.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Of all the wills I\u2019ve ever read from all the clients I\u2019ve ever served, the New Testament is the only will where the maker of that will died, gave away His assets to the people He loved in accordance with his will, and then rose again from the dead!<\/p>\n

Hebrews\u00a09:26\u00a0(NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n26\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0\u2026now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 23-28:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0One of the big themes of Hebrews is that Jesus\u2019 sacrifice under the new covenant beats all the sacrifices ever made under the old covenant.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Under the old covenant priests went into a man-made sanctuary and made sacrifices again and again for their sins and the people\u2019s sins (v24).\u00a0Under the new covenant, Jesus\u2019 sacrifice was so much more precious and powerful.\u00a0\u00a0He entered heaven and made a one-time sacrifice that was enough to bring forgiveness and cleansing once and for all (v24-28).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heavenly Father, I recognize today that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.\u00a0\u00a0May I never take for granted the fact that Jesus died once and for all so that we could be made beneficiaries under His new covenant.\u00a0\u00a0Because Jesus died, I now own an inheritance that rightfully and originally belonged to Him.\u00a0\u00a0Thank You, Lord Jesus, for shedding Your blood so that I could be forgiven and become a child of God with a glorious inheritance.\u00a0\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Hebrews 9:15-28.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Hebrews 9:16-17 (NIV)\u00a0
\n16\u00a0\u00a0In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,\u00a0
\n17\u00a0\u00a0because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.<\/p>\n

On verses 15-22:\u00a0\u00a0During my time practicing law, clients would often ask me to help them write their will.\u00a0\u00a0A will is a legal document by which a person spells out, among other things, what they want to do with their assets and whom they want to gift those assets to as an inheritance when they die.\u00a0\u00a0The person making the will signs it in the presence of witnesses.\u00a0\u00a0All the gifts described in the will do not take effect until that person dies.\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s why a will is often called a person\u2019s \u201clast will and testament\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0As verse 17 says, \u201ca will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0
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