Way into the Holiest

by F.B. Meyer

The Way Into the Holiest is F.B. Meyer's detailed exposition of the book of Hebrews. It brings to readers rich lessons contained within the epistle. Meyer believed that Christians consistently overemphasized the necessity of religious rituals, ultimately forgetting the surpassing power of salvation and sanctification. Meyer writes of the dignity of Christ and of His glory, reminding Christians of their duty to worship Him. "This Epistle bears no name of author, or designation of church. But it needs neither. In every sentence we can detect the Authorship of the Holy and feel that it has a message not to one age, but to all; not to one community, but to the universal Church." Frederick Brotherton Meyer was a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England, a contemporary and friend of D. L. Moody and A. C. Dixon. Meyer was involved in ministry and inner city mission work on both sides of the Atlantic, authored 40 religious books, numerous articles and was described as The Archbishop of the Free Churches.

Genres: New Testament

Paperback

First published April 5, 2010

About the author

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

Reviews

[Tom Brennan · Rating 3 out of 5]

At the outset, let me say that I respect Meyer very much as a pastor/writer. Further, the other two books I have read by him were both excellent. This one, though, falls woefully short of that mark. I'm not surprised it has been largely forgotten. Of course, no man will write an excellent book every time, but this one is lacking all over the place. First, it is subtitled "Expositionsof Hebrews". It is no such thing. It is 36 chapters of sermons from passages pulled without context from Hebrews. There is zero discussion/explanation of the larger point of the book, of the flow of thought in the book, or of any connection between each chapter. Each ones stands alone as a sermon from a verse in Hebrews. Second, much of the writing is purple, exaggerated for style and effect but lacking in content. I know Meyer has good content. I've read others of his books. But this one doesn't. Often, as I read it, I thought to myself that it must have been one of his earlier books. It seems to me he has not yet learned to study. His ability to write outpaced his ability to unearth and discuss truth.

Having said that, it isn't a total loss by any means. If he is not deep in this book he is also rarely wrong. More helpfully, he scatters dozens of rather good thoughts, sometimes startlingly good, amongst all the rest. And there are about a half dozen chapters that are very good indeed.

This isn't a bad book by any means. It is, though, an immature one. If you want to learn Hebrews, pick another one.

[Sean Harding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meyer Mission #16
It's been four days since I finished the last Meyer book and to be fair this one was a lot longer, and detailed, as it worked through the book of Hebrews.
Some really good points and overall a great book again from Meyer.
I hope I find some more Biblical book expositions in the two packs of 25 books I have.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have walked with Jesus for most of my life, and I have known Him. However, after reading Meyer's exposition of Hebrews, I know my Lord more intimately than I ever thought possible.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent [and brief] reader's commentary for the book of Hebrews. It isn't particularly academic, but rather devotional. Each chapter [which covers a few verses in Hebrews] is only a couple of pages long, which made it the perfect companion to my morning quiet time. F.B. Meyer's insights were encouraging, convicting, and well-written - I was reminded of AW Tozer the whole time. Definitely a hidden gem; if you stumble upon a copy of this book, read it!