AN 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