Hebrews 12:

14 -29

14 Make every effort to live in peace with

everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one

will see the Lord.

15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of

God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble

and defile many.

16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless

like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance

rights as the oldest son.

17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit

this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought

the blessing with tears, he could not change what he

had done.

15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace

of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause

trouble and defile many.

“See to it...” = As believers, we are responsible

to care and to act... encourage each other by

words and deeds –when you see a brother or

sister have wrong attitude or behavior –approach

each other with care and help bring back to right

path

“no bitter root...” = Deut. 29:18 says ‘turning

away from the Lord produces a bitter poisonous

root that produces a

poisonous fruit that spreads and poisons the

whole

body’ –think of a rotten apple left in a

16 See that no one is

sexually immoral, or

is godless like Esau,

who for a single meal

sold his inheritance

rights as the oldest

Immediate gratification vs

Disciplined denial

•Birthright = the sacred

becomes profane

•The Heir = receive 2/3 of

everything left; became

‘Chieftain’ of clan;

recipient of the Covenant

and God’s promises to

Abraham; the lineage of

Jesus would be through

his bloodline-sold for

bowl of soup

•17 ...begged for it back

with tears ... But could

not change what he had

Gen 25

You have not come to a mountain

that cannot be touched and that is

burning with fire; to darkness,

gloom and storm; 19 to a trumpet

blast or to such a voice speaking

words that those who heard it begged

that no further word be spoken to

them,20 because they could not bear

what was commanded: “If even an

animal touches the mountain, it must

be stoned to death.” 21 The sight

was so terrifying that Moses said,

“I am trembling with fear.”

•Deut. 9 and Exodus 19

•Mount Horeb and Mount Sinia are

same

•Where God met with Moses and

wrote the 10 Commandments

•Where Israelites built a golden

calf and worshipped it –Moses

threw down 10 Commandments

•Anything/anyone who touched the

mountain was killed –God’s

holiness too powerful and pure...

22 But you have come to Mount

Zion, to the city of the living

God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You

have come to thousands upon

thousands of angels in joyful

assembly, 23 to the church of the

firstborn, whose names are written

in heaven. You have come to God, the

Judge of all, to the spirits of the

righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus

the mediator of a new covenant, and

to the sprinkled blood that speaks a

better word than the blood of Abel.

•Mt Zion –where redemption

happened, where Jesus died

and rose again –not of fear

BUT freedom!

•Jesus –the first born, not

created but came from the

Father –fully God

(Colossians 1: 15)

25See to it that you do not

refuse Him Who speaks. If they

did not escape (OT Israelites)

when they refused Him who

warned them on earth, how much

less will we, if we turn away

from Him Who warns us from

heaven? 26At that time His voice

shook the earth (Mt. Sinai),

but now He has promised, “Once

more I will shake not only the

earth but also the heavens.”

27The words ‘once more’

indicates the removing of what

can be shaken –that is,

created things –so that what

cannot be shaken may remain.

28Therefore, since we are

What do we

see...

1. Make every effort to live

at peace with everyone

and be holy

2. See to it that no one

falls away

3. Remember

Esau...consequences... He

was forgiven, but did not

get back what he lost

4. Mt. Sinai & Mt Zion –He

is still a consuming

fire! He is a holy God!