1. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (1:1–10:18)
a. God’s revelation through the Son (1:1–4)
b. The superiority of the Son to angels (1:5–2:18)
(i) Christ is superior in his nature (1:5–14)
(ii) An exhortation against drifting (2:1–4)
(iii) The humiliation and glory of Jesus (2:5–9)
(iv) His work on man’s behalf (2:10–18)
c. The superiority of Jesus to Moses (3:1–19)
(i) Moses the servant and Jesus the Son (3:1–6)
(ii) Focus on the failure of God’s people under Moses (3:7–19)
d. The superiority of Jesus to Joshua (4:1–13)
(i) The greater rest which Joshua could not secure (4:1–10)
(ii) The urgency to seek for that rest (4:11–13)
e. A superior high priest (4:14–9:14)
(i) Our great high priest (4:14–16)
(ii) Comparison with Aaron (5:1–10)
(iii) A challenging interlude (5:11–6:20)
(iv) The order of Melchizedek (7:1–28)
(v) The minister of the new covenant (8:1–13)
(vi) The greater glory of the new order (9:1–14)
f. The mediator (9:15–10:18)
(i) The significance of his death (9:15–22)
(ii) His entrance into a heavenly sanctuary (9:23–28)
(iii) His offering of himself for others (10:1–18)
2. EXHORTATIONS (10:19–13:25)
a. The believer’s present position (10:19–39)
(i) The new and living way (10:19–25)
(ii) Another warning (10:26–31)
(iii) The value of past experience (10:32–39)
b. Faith (11:1–40)
(i) Its nature (11:1–3)
(ii) Examples from the past (11:4–40)
c. Discipline and its benefits (12:1–29)
(i) The need for discipline (12:1–11)
(ii) The avoidance of moral inconsistency (12:12–17)
(iii) The benefits of the new covenant (12:18–29)
d. Concluding advice (13:1–25)
(i) Exhortations affecting social life (13:1–3)
(ii) Exhortations affecting private life (13:4–6)
(iii) Exhortations affecting religious life (13:7–9)
(iv) About the Christian’s new altar (13:10–16)
(v) Final words (13:17–25)