Hebrews outline

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Outline of Hebrews

John Hepp, Jr. and Stanley Toussaint

PROLOGUE (Theme), 1:1-4

I. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE SON, 1:4 to 10:18

A. His superiority to angels, 1:4 to 2:18

1. Superior in His person, 1:4-14

2. The danger of drifting, 2:1-4

3. Superior in His work, 2:5-18

B. His superiority to Moses, 3:1 to 4:13

1. Superior in His person, 3:1-6

2. The danger of disbelief, 3:7-19

3. Superior in His work, 4:1-13

C. His superiority to Aaron, 4:14 to 10:18

1. Introduction, 4:14-16

2. Superior in His person, 5:1 to 7:28

a. His appointment, 5:1-10

b. The danger of degeneration, 5:11 to 6:20

c. His order, 7:1-28

3. Superior in His work, 8:1 to 10:18

a. A better place, 8:1-5

b. A better covenant, 8:6-13

c. A better sacrifice, 9:1 to 10:18

II. OUR RESPONSE, PERSEVERING FAITH, 10:19 to 13:17

A. Exhortation to faith, hope, and love, 10:19-25

B. The danger of despising, 10:26-39

C. Faith demonstrated in sacred history, 11:1-40

1. An explanation of faith, 11:1-3

2. Examples of faith, 11:4-38

3. The extension of faith, 11:39-40

D. Faith recommended for us, 12:1-29

1. The examples of patient endurance, 12:1-3

2. The endurance of discipline, 12:4-13

3. The ethics of those who endure, 12:14-17

4. An explanation for the ethics, 12:18-24

5. The danger of denying, 12:25-29

E. Faith manifested by love and fidelity, 13:1-17

CONCLUSION, 13:18-25