Study Desk

Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger.

His faith also made him celebrate Passover. He sprinkled the blood of animals on the doorposts, so that the first-born sons of the people of Israel would not be killed by the destroying angel.

The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own."

Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children?

God corrects all of his children, and if he doesn't correct you, then you don't really belong to him.

Watch out for immoral and ungodly people like Esau, who sold his future blessing for only one meal.

You know how he later wanted it back. But there was nothing he could do to change things, even though he begged his father and cried.

And Jesus is here! He is the one who makes God's new agreement with us, and his sprinkled blood says much better things than the blood of Abel.

When God spoke the first time, his voice shook only the earth. This time he has promised to shake the earth once again, and heaven too.

Jesus himself suffered outside the city gate, so that his blood would make people holy.

That's why we should go outside the camp to Jesus and share in his disgrace.

God gives peace, and he raised our Lord Jesus Christ from death. Now Jesus is like a Great Shepherd whose blood was used to make God's eternal agreement with his flock.

Please give my greetings to your leaders and to the rest of the Lord's people. His followers from Italy send you their greetings.

He wanted us to be his own special people, and so he sent the true message to give us new birth.

My dear friends, pay attention. God has given a lot of faith to the poor people in this world. He has also promised them a share in his kingdom that he will give to everyone who loves him.

Well, our ancestor Abraham pleased God by putting his son Isaac on the altar to sacrifice him.

Now you see how Abraham's faith and deeds worked together. He proved that his faith was real by what he did.

Elijah was just as human as we are, and for three and a half years his prayers kept the rain from falling.

God the Father decided to choose you as his people, and his Spirit has made you holy. You have obeyed Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood. I pray that God will be kind to you and will keep on giving you peace!

Do this because God has given you new birth by his message that lives on forever.