Locate the passage. Hebrews 8:1–2 serves as a significant transition in the overall discourse of Hebrews. There is an immediate connection with the previous paragraph in 7:26–28 and also a thematic connection with what will follow through 10:18 Christ’s ... Read More »

Locate the Passage The longest doctrinal section of the epistle begins with Hebrews 7 and concludes at 10:18. In 7:1–28, the author carefully explains the relationship between Jesus and Melchizedek, which was introduced in 5:10 just before the lengthy warnin... Read More »

SWBTS Chapel sermon called Wanna Play Catch? by Southwestern Dean of the Preaching School Dr. David Allen. Read More »

Locate the passage. Hebrews 6:20 concludes the major discourse section begun at 5:11 and resumes the topic of Christ’s high priesthood compared to Melchizedek of 5:10. This section is marked by “a formalized closure” with the exact repetition of the phra... Read More »

Locate the passage. With this encouragement found in Heb 6:9–12, the author concludes the unit he began at 5:11. This section comprises four paragraphs, alternating negative and positive, which creates a sense of balance in this warning passage. Hebrews 5:11... Read More »

Locate the passage. Hebrews 6:1-8 is the third of five so called “warning passages.” Contextually, Heb 6:1–8 connects closely with Heb 5:11–14. Heb 6:1–8 should be taken together as a semantic unit. Hebrews 6:9 marks a new paragraph with the use of t... Read More »

Dr. David Allen’s Overview of the Book of Ruth lecture at the 2016 Advanced Expository Preaching Workshop – Preaching the Book of Ruth. Read More »

Dr. David Allen, Dean of the School of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, sits down with Dr. Barry McCarty for an interview to discuss his 12 Step Guide to Text-Driven Preaching. Read More »

Locate the passage. Semantically, the section beginning with Heb 5:11 shifts to hortatory discourse from the previous expository section (5:1–10), and actually extends to Heb 6:20. Hebrews 5:10 concludes with a reference to Melchizedek[1] and 6:20 ends with ... Read More »

Locate the passage. Themetically, 5:1 is the continuation of the author’s thought from 2:10–18. Hebrews 5:1 is connected to the immediately preceding section, which serves to introduce the grounds for the exhortation of 4:16. Genre Expository. The passage ... Read More »