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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 49
Leaving Milk for Meat
Hebrews 6:1-4
Let’s pickup where we left off in the last lesson in Hebrews chapter 6. Here in verse 1 we are faced with that word Paul uses over and over:
Hebrews 6:1a
"Therefore…"
You remember in our last program, we were talking about Paul lamenting the fact that these people were not skilled in the Word of God. Hebrews 6:1a
Now I’m going to stop right there. "You’ve taught me how to read!" Ephesians 5:31
Hey, they’ve never had this before, for the most part. You have the same word; "therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife." There is no such thing in this progressive unfolding of the Word of God as a status quo. Now, let’s look at the verse again.
Hebrews 6:1a
Hebrews 6:1a
"…the principles of the doctrine of Christ…."
This word principles is better translated "the words of the beginning of Christ."
I’m know I’m taking this slow, because I just reminded myself all night long last night, "Now Les, don’t get in a hurry. Take this chapter slow!’ I don’t care if we have two or three books on chapter 6. What were the "words of the beginning of Christ?" What are the ‘principles of Christ?’ Alright, now let’s look what Paul says concerning that in Romans chapter 15 verse 8. And again I imagine the vast majority of people who read their Bibles skim over this verse and never really understand what it says. Romans 15:8
"Now I say, that Jesus Christ was (past tense) a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers."
You know, I read the Jerusalem Post from cover to cover. Now what do these young Jewish men do in a Yeshiva? Well it says that Jesus Christ was the ministry of the circumcision. Israel! So Paul that great Apostle of the Gentiles, is reminding us, that Jesus Christ in the "beginning of His words" here on earth was to what people? Israel.
You know I’m always stressing every word that Jesus said in His earthly ministry with two exceptions was always to the Jew under the Law. Oh goodness, that rankles people. Isn’t that right? People say, "Don’t bother me with facts. "Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision." "For the truth of God." "To confirm the promises made to the fathers." No, John 3:16 was the fulfillment of Christ coming to His earthly people. Now then, let’s go back and see some of those "words of the beginning of Christ." We’re going to jump in first at Matthew chapter 5 and verse 17. Matthew 5:17
to fulfill." To fulfill the promises made to the fathers. Now, back in Exodus, what did God promise that the Jewish people could be individually? Priests of God. The Gentiles. See, those were all promises that the spiritual Jew at least, probably not all of them, but the spiritual part of Israel understood, that this was what was in their future. That God Himself in the person of the Messiah, the Son of God, would be coming and establishing an earthly kingdom with His capital in Jerusalem and Israel would enjoy all those promises of Deuteronomy 27 and 28. And what are those promises? Jerusalem. Alright, those were the promises that Christ came to the Nation of Israel to fulfill. ‘To confirm the promises.’
Now, turn with me ahead a couple of pages to chapter 9, still here in Matthew and just drop in at verse 35. We’re looking at the"words of the beginning of Christ." His earthly ministry. What was He telling these Jewish people, and that these people that Paul is addressing now in the book of Hebrews had evidently embraced, they had become followers and believers of Jesus of Nazareth. The Book of Hebrews is being written at a time when most of these people to whom Paul is writing were certainly adults during Christ’s earthly ministry, even as Paul himself was. So he’s talking about people who had probably become believers during Christ’s earthly ministry. And now the whole idea of the Book of Hebrews is ‘move on.’
Matthew chapter 9:35a
Now what does that word Gospel always mean? Good news! Hey, He’s the King! Ready to fulfill the promises. Matthew 9:35b
"…and healing every sickness and every disease among the people."
When Jesus healed the multitudes, He healed them all, but they weren’t all believers. I’ll bet that was the best tasting fish and bread that those disciples had ever tasted! To prove to Israel Who He was. Now then, let’s skip over into chapter 10. And you have no idea how mad people can get when you show them these verses. You wouldn’t think people would get angry at the Word of God, would you? If it flies in the face of what they’ve always thought and known. Chapter 10 verse 1,
Matthew 10:1-2a
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