A leading object of the ''Epistle to the Hebrews'' is to guard those to whom it was addressed against the deadly danger of provoking the wrath of the Lord by apostasy from Christianity, by falling away from Christ and turning back to Judaism.<ref>See Topical Bible "provocation" (of God) at https://biblehub.com/topical/p/provocation.htm </ref> | A leading object of the ''Epistle to the Hebrews'' is to guard those to whom it was addressed against the deadly danger of provoking the wrath of the Lord by apostasy from Christianity, by falling away from Christ and turning back to Judaism.<ref>See Topical Bible "provocation" (of God) at https://biblehub.com/topical/p/provocation.htm </ref> |