Hebrews 10-11

The writer continues by now demonstrating in chapter 10 the purpose of the law, which is to show us the need of a savior (since no one can actually keep the whole law), and how Jesus became the perfect sacrifice for sin.  Thus it is only because of God’s grace that anyone can be saved, and that salvation must come through faith, as he quotes from Habakkuk 2:4 (“the just shall live by faith”).

Chapter 11 is called by many the “hall of faith”, providing many examples from Old Testament history of men and women who were treated as righteous by God as a consequence of their faith.  That faith was demonstrated by each of them in different ways, but the vital common thread was that each of them believed what God had promised, and they looked forward to that fulfillment, even though they may not have seen it in their lifetime.  All of these give us examples to copy, so that we might likewise demonstrate our faith in what God has said and done in Jesus Christ, so that we may appear before Him in the righteousness of Christ, rather than our own unrighteousness.