Just the idea of who this book is written to "the Jews in Jerusalem" which erred in the original way by "faith", could you just say the faith in the wrong idea.
2nd
Starting in the 2nd chapter the very existence of your faith in Christ and His position is questioned . Asking us if we practically believe that everything is for Christ or not, and the purpose of Christ.... DO WE BELIEVE? Heb 2:5-10 Although it is to us at face value, something different than to the Jews this book was written to. When we read this, we must believe that Christ (the Son of the Most high God) with all power and might given to Him, was made like unto a man and vs.7 & 9 madest him a little lower than the angels.... And the Jews most of them were still caught up on the decision to believe that Christ was actually the promised Messiah or Not.
We have not been raised with the promise that they were talking about at that time. Today we either grow up being brought to church or later in our life are invited and all at once we are told that we are in sin, and that we need a savior from our condition and for our soul. They were raised to believe that a savior would come and bring them out of their troubles. and they had hoped for the Roman empire to be driven from their land. While we know that Christ had come to set them free from their Sin. The Jews at that time had to come to reality with that time of salvation coming and passing if this was that long promised Messiah! this was the moment their faith was tested.
Their faith was tried by shaking what they had put their trust in, the hyped promised leader to raise up Israel against the Romans or the real Salvation that this man they had put to death had been teaching them about. Often our faith will be put to the test. and God will see the result of our faith being put in Him and the solid foundation of His words and His plan, what we have made it to be.
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