The Book of Hebrews — Expert Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

According to Hebrews, Jesus was appointed high priest 'in the order of' which biblical figure?

📖 Hebrews 5:6

#2

What does Hebrews identify as 'the blood of the everlasting covenant'?

📖 Hebrews 13:20

#3

In Hebrews 11, which Old Testament figure is described as having received promises but not obtained them, 'seeing them from afar'?

📖 Hebrews 11:13

#4

What comparison does Hebrews make when describing Jesus as superior to Moses?

📖 Hebrews 3:5-6

#5

According to Hebrews 9:11-12, what does Jesus enter as the High Priest through His own blood?

📖 Hebrews 9:11-12

#6

In Hebrews 12:1-2, believers are encouraged to 'run with endurance the race marked out for us' while keeping eyes focused on whom?

📖 Hebrews 12:1-2

#7

What does Hebrews state about the relationship between the law and the High Priesthood that Jesus holds?

📖 Hebrews 7:12

#8

According to Hebrews 4:14-15, what distinguishing characteristic does the text emphasize about Jesus as High Priest?

📖 Hebrews 4:14-15

#2

The blood of Jesus

Hebrews 13:20 refers to 'the blood of the everlasting covenant,' identifying Jesus' blood as establishing the new and perpetual covenant that supersedes the temporary old covenant.

Hebrews 13:20

#1

Melchizedek

Hebrews repeatedly establishes that Jesus is a priest 'in the order of Melchizedek' (Hebrews 5:6, 10), a pre-Abrahamic priest-king referenced in Genesis 14 and Psalm 110, demonstrating His eternal and superior priesthood over the Levitical system.

Hebrews 5:6

#4

Jesus is the son over the house, Moses was faithful as a servant in it

Hebrews 3:5-6 distinguishes that while Moses was faithful as a servant in God's house, Christ is worthy of greater honor as the Son over that house, establishing Jesus' superiority in authority and position.

Hebrews 3:5-6

#3

Abraham

Hebrews 11:13 states that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob died in faith, 'seeing them [the promises] from afar off,' emphasizing that the promise of the land and descendant were not fully realized in their lifetimes but point to future fulfillment.

Hebrews 11:13

#6

Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith

Hebrews 12:2 specifically instructs believers to fix their eyes on 'Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,' who endured the cross as the supreme example of faith that believers should emulate in their own endurance.

Hebrews 12:1-2

#5

The heavenly tabernacle

Hebrews 9:11-12 describes Jesus entering 'the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with hands' (the heavenly sanctuary) through His own blood, contrasting this with the earthly high priest's yearly entry into the Holy of Holies.

Hebrews 9:11-12

#8

He has been tempted in every way, yet without sin

Hebrews 4:15 emphasizes that Jesus was 'tempted in every way, just as we are—yet without sin,' establishing that despite facing the same temptations as humans, He remained sinless, making Him the perfect High Priest.

Hebrews 4:14-15

#7

There was a change of the law because the priesthood changed

Hebrews 7:12 explicitly states, 'For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also,' indicating that Christ's priestly order necessitates a change in the legal system that regulated the old priesthood.

Hebrews 7:12

#9

In Hebrews 10:19-22, what does the text say Jesus' blood has accomplished regarding the 'curtain'?

📖 Hebrews 10:19-20

#10

What does Hebrews 6:19-20 describe as having 'entered the inner sanctuary behind the curtain' on believers' behalf?

📖 Hebrews 6:19-20

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#10

Our hope, an anchor for the soul

Hebrews 6:19-20 uses metaphorical language to describe believers' hope as an anchor that has entered behind the curtain into the heavenly sanctuary, with Jesus as the forerunner who entered there as High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 6:19-20

#9

It opened a new and living way through the curtain into the Holy of Holies

Hebrews 10:19-20 states that Jesus' blood has 'opened a new and living way' through the curtain (the barrier separating the Holy of Holies) into the sanctuary, meaning believers now have direct access to God through Christ's sacrifice.

Hebrews 10:19-20

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