Structure and Outline of Hebrews 3:7-19

(Extended Oration 3:7-4:16)

OT References: Psalm 95 and Numbers 14

October 25, 2009


Chiastic Structure of the Passage


A Today, if you hear his voice... (Verses 7-11)

B See to it that no one turns away from the living God (Verses 12-14) 1

A Today, if you hear his voice... (Verses 15-19)


Outline


  1. The identifying qualities of the believer as members of God's house

    1. Courage

    2. Hope in the Lord Jesus Christ

  2. Today

    1. Literal

    2. Eschatological

  3. Hardness of heart: a fixed attitude of rebellion against God

    1. The fight for autonomy: the root of all sin

  4. Trials and tests remind us of our need to remain dependent upon God

  5. God's Sabbath Rest

    1. The already and the not yet

  6. The telltale signs of the elect

    1. The fruit of the Spirit

    2. Steady Perseverance

1The heart or the key point in the chiasm. The author is stressing the historical relevance and pertinence of the warning from the OT.