44 Social Obligations to the Gospel

This entire chapter is meant to conclude the book to the Hebrews of the first century Church. This chapter contains final exhortations to the audience for them to make a final break with rabbinic Judaism. The unchanging Lord Jesus remains our great High Priest who gave us the Perfect Sacrifice of Himself. The entire world needs the salvation that is only available through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus (John 14:6; Acts 4:12; I Corinthians 15:1–4; etc.).

The concluding chapter to the book of Hebrews contains three exhortations to the first century Jewish audience. Those are:

1. Social obligations (Hebrews 13:1–6)
2. Religious obligations (Hebrews 13:7–17)
3. Personal obligations (Hebrews 13:18–25)