The book of Hebrews was written to Jewish believers who were being persecuted for following Jesus. Through their Scriptures, priests, and prophets, God had given the Jewish people good things: a law, a homeland, and a sacrificial system that brought them close to God. But these good things always pointed to something better. The law pointed to a better word, the homeland pointed to a better kingdom, and the sacrificial system pointed to a better cure for sin. In Jesus, all these better things have come.

Jesus is the word their law anticipated, the king their land awaited, and the sacrifice their priests foreshadowed. Now these Jewish believers must decide: will they hold onto what is merely good, or will they endure persecution to receive what is better in Jesus?