Category: Writings by Peter J. Pell
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Lesson Seven—Hebrews 6 The Saviour Within The Veil… Superior to Judaism
As we journey on through this Epistle we reach another danger signal in this chapter. It is the third “red lantern flash,” warning us of a very serious detour leading to a precipice over which the fall is fatal. It is the cliff of apostasy. The wondrous theme that the…
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Lesson Six—Hebrews 5 The Sympathizing Priest… Superior to Aaron.
Shadow and substance are before us in this chapter. In the earthly shadow of the human priest we trace the features of our Heavenly High Priest. We behold Aaron, appointed by God to sustain the people in the wilderness, but our eyes are directed from him to One who is…
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Lesson Five—Hebrews 4 The Giver Of Rest… Superior to Joshua.
In striking contrast to the desert graves that marked the wanderings of unbelief in the wilderness, in this chapter we view the glorious land into which faith enters. The keynote is rest, God’s rest. Glad tidings have reached us from the glory, telling us of this land of rest that is fairer…
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Lesson Four—Hebrews 3 The Son Over God’s House… Superior to Moses
The journey of the children of Israel through the wilderness gives us the background for the lessons of this chapter. God’s power and grace is seen in bringing a people out of Egypt and sustaining them for forty years in the wilderness, a trackless desert waste, a place where nothing…
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Lesson Three—Hebrews 2 The Son Of Man… Superior to Adam.
As we study the Epistle to the Hebrews together we notice that again and again we are called aside from the main theme of the letter to listen to a word of exhortation, a word of warning. These digressions are called the parenthetical portions of the book. Like red lantern…
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Lesson Two—Hebrews 1:5-14 The Son Of God… Superior to Angels.
In describing the excellencies of the Name of Jesus beyond that of the angelic hosts, the writer of the Hebrews makes use of the “Pilgrim’s Song Book,” the Psalms of David. We have seen the sevenfold glory of the Son of God; now we listen to the sevenfold praise that…
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Lesson One—Hebrews 1:1-4, The Son Of God… Superior to Prophets.
In the first seven chapters of this letter it is the Person of the Son of God who is presented to us, displacing all else—the Man in the Glory of God. In the next three chapters we are introduced to the Place where He serves as our High Priest—The Sanctuary of Glory.…
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Hebrews Bible Class Notes, by Peter J. Pell, Foreword & Introduction.
Gospel Folio PressP.O. Box 2041Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501 Foreword Hebrews: its depths never plumbed; its height never reached; its mysteries never solved; its wealth never fully realized! But what has been gleaned is food, rich and satisfying; water, refreshingly vital. The author of these notes has been studying and preaching…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 