FULFILLMENT IN JESUS
When life is hard, it’s especially essential to have a solid foundation. The book of Hebrews was written to a group of Christians who were facing difficult times. They needed the reassurance that what, and even more importantly, who, they believed in was absolutely trustworthy. And they needed encouragement that would help them to persevere in persecution.
While technically a letter, the book of Hebrews reads like a well-crafted sermon. The author uses the Old Testament to prove the greatness and superiority of Jesus over all who had gone before. Salvation had been foreshadowed in an imperfect priestly system, but now is fulfilled in the one eternal High Priest, Jesus, whose offering of Himself meets all requirements for humanity’s salvation.