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1 Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways.
2 In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son.
God has appointed him heir of all things and made the universe through him.
3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word.
After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
4 So he became superior to the angels, just as the name he inherited is more excellent than theirs.
5 For to which of the angels did he ever say,
You are my Son;
today I have become your Father,
or again,
I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son?
6 Again, when he brings his firstborn into the world, he says,
And let all God’s angels worship him.
7 And about the angels he says:
He makes his angels winds,
and his servants a fiery flame,
8 but to the Son:
Your throne, O God,
is forever and ever,
and the scepter of your kingdom
is a scepter of justice.
9 You have loved righteousness
and hated lawlessness;
this is why God, your God,
has anointed you
with the oil of joy
beyond your companions.
10 And:
In the beginning, Lord,
you established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of your hands;
11 they will perish, but you remain.
They will all wear out like clothing;
12 you will roll them up like a cloak,
and they will be changed like clothing.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.
13 Now to which of the angels has he ever said:
Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?
Questions on the Bible ::
What Does It Say?
What Does It Mean?
How Does It Apply?
Will I Trust What God Is Saying?
More than any other book in the New Testament, Hebrews ties Old Testament history and practices to the life and ministry of Jesus.
Just as Jesus Christ taught that the OT was fulfilled in Himself (; ), so the author of Hebrews taught that the old covenant was brought to completion in the new covenant (Hb 7:20—8:13).
Hebrews also shows that because the old covenant was fulfilled in the new covenant, the new is actually “better” (Hb 7:22).
The new covenant was made superior by the ministry of Jesus Christ.
The text of Hebrews does not identify its author.
We know the author was a 2nd-generation Christian because he said he received the confirmed message of Christ from “those who heard” Jesus Himself ().
Scholars have proposed Luke, Barnabas, Apollos, Timothy, Philip, Peter, Silas, Jude, and Aristion as possible authors.
The book of Hebrews was written before the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70.
The destruction of the temple would have been mentioned if it had already occurred, because it would have strengthened the letter’s argument about Christ’s sacrifice bringing an end to the temple sacrificial system.
Hebrews was most likely written during the persecution under Nero (AD 64—68), perhaps just before the destruction of the temple.
The author of Hebrews wanted to exalt Jesus Christ, a desire indicated in the consistent and repetitive usage of the Greek word kreitton, which means “more excellent.”
This word is the common thread that binds together the complex and subtle theological arguments of the book.
Specifically, the author described the superiority of the new covenant to the old covenant in order to teach or remind the readers that Jesus Christ is the fulfilment of the law and of God’s promises in the Old Testament.
The Aim of Today’s Sermon ::
Jesus is the mighty God who is always right & righteous in all He is and does.
The Book of Hebrews is ::
· A book for evaluation
· A book with exhortation
o Beware of drifting from the Word (2:1—4)
o Beware of doubting the Word (3:7—4:13)
o Beware of dullness toward the Word (5:11—6:20)
o Beware of despising the Word (10:26—39)
o Beware of defying the Word (12:14—29)
· A book of examination
o Revelation
o Creation
o The Trinity
o The Relationship of the Old & New Testament
o Christology
o Atonement
· A book of expectation
· A book in exaltation
o The original glory of God belongs to Jesus
o The coming empire belongs to Jesus
o The creative agency belongs to Jesus
o The sustaining power belongs to Jesus
o The redemptive work belongs to Jesus
o The exalting worth & excellent grace of Jesus
Jesus is the mighty God who is always right & righteous in all He is and does.
As the One who is always right and always righteous, He is far more excellent, more superior, more perfect…He is the Mighty One who is better.
The goal of the author is Hebrews is to show that when we are talking about Jesus we are not discussing:
· A lesser version of God
· A better version of man
· An in-between version of something else
To present the reader with this case that shows that when we are looking at Jesus we are not looking at one of these types of categories.
We are looking at the Almighty…the second person of the Trinitarian God-head.
To be clear on this subject we must learn/re-learn:
· Who this Jesus is
· What this Jesus has done (word/deed)
· Why this Jesus has significance for all.
The person of Christ & the work of Christ:
· The glory of Christ
· The grace of Christ
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