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Up to this point, the writer of Hebrews has been hitting hard on some who were once with these Jewish Christians but had since departed.  To get an idea of the context, the writer (some say Paul, others an associate of Paul) addressed Jews who had converted to Christ from Judaism and were spread out throughout the region.  Their dispersal was due to the persecution they experienced. A reading of Hebrews makes it clear that there was a strong temptation to end the persecution by going back to the Law.  This is strongly discouraged by the writer and to do so is evidence, he asserted, that the person wasn't truly redeemed.  He demonstrated that Christ is far better than the prophets, angels, Moses, Joshua, Aaron and the priesthood.  Throughout the book are warnings interwoven with the general points of the epistle.   Perhaps all of the negative talk on those who dispersed, led the author by the Spirit to want to assure his readers that they were not li...