2. Hebrews 1
Heir of all things He sat down He’s no Angel
Heb. 1:1-3 Heb. 1:3-4 Heb. 1:5-14
3. 1 Long ago, at many times and in many
ways, God spoke to our fathers by the
prophets,2 but in these last days he has
spoken to us by his Son, whom he
appointed the heir of all things, through
whom also he created the world.3 He is
the radiance of the glory of God and the
exact imprint of his nature, and he
upholds the universe by the word of his
power.
4. Heir of All
Things
Spoke Through Prophets
Last Days
By His Son
Heir & Creator
Radiance of God’s Glory
Exact Imprint of God’s Nature
Holds the Universe Together
5. After making purification for sins, he
sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty on high,4 having become as
much superior to angels as the name
he has inherited is more excellent
than theirs.
6. He Sat
Down
Purified Sins
Sat Down = finished
His name is Everything
“Jesus” should be on our lips
more than hope of angels
around us
7. 5 For to which of the angels
did God ever say,
"You are my Son,
today I have begotten you"?
Or again,
"I will be to him a father,
and he shall be to me a son"?
8. He’s No
Angel
Angels aren’t God
Angels are created beings
They are not omniscient,
omnipresent, or omnipotent
Demons are fallen Angels
Jesus is greater than them all
and they bow down to him
9. What is Your Struggle?
Eyes on Jesus
Are You Amazed?
11. 1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention
to what we have heard, lest we drift away from
it.2 For since the message declared by angels
proved to be reliable, and every transgression or
disobedience received a just retribution,3 how
shall we escape if we neglect such a great
salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord,
and it was attested to us by those who heard,
4 while God also bore witness by signs and
wonders and various miracles and by gifts of
the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
12. Neglecting
Salvation
Lack of attention = drift
All Must Deal with truth of
salvation one way or another
Jesus taught it, disciples
witnessed it, & God professes it
through miracles & signs
The point of miracles is not the
act, but to bring glory to God
13. 5 Now it was not to angels that God subjected
the world to come, of which we are speaking.
6 It has been testified somewhere,
"What is man, that you are mindful of him,
or the son of man, that you care for him?
7 You made him for a little while lower than the
angels; you have crowned him with glory and
honor, 8 putting everything in subjection under
his feet.
14. Now in putting everything in subjection to him,
he left nothing outside his control. At present,
we do not yet see everything in subjection to
him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was
made lower than the angels, namely Jesus,
crowned with glory and honor because of the
suffering of death, so that by the grace of God
he might taste death for everyone.
15. 10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by
whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to
glory, should make the founder of their salvation
perfect through suffering.11 For he who
sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have
one source. That is why he is not ashamed to
call them brothers,
16. 12 saying,
"I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your
praise."
13 And again,
"I will put my trust in him."
And again,
"Behold, I and the children God has given me."
17. Author of
Salvation
God Accepts US.... our hearts are
awakened and filled by him
Efforts at cleaning up are silly
Christ died willingly out of love
for those he created, not duty to
a mean father
He calls us to be family
Trinity in the Gospel
18. 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh
and blood, he himself likewise partook of the
same things, that through death he might
destroy the one who has the power of death,
that is, the devil,15 and deliver all those who
through fear of death were subject to lifelong
slavery.16 For surely it is not angels that he
helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham
19. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his
brothers in every respect, so that he might
become a merciful and faithful high priest in the
service of God, to make propitiation for the sins
of the people.18 For because he himself has
suffered when tempted, he is able to help those
who are being tempted.
20. Suffering
Servant
Jesus came for us
God doesn’t need you,
he wants you
Jesus was like us in flesh,
perfect but felt all we feel
Christ might not take away our
suffering, but he knows what
you are going through and
promises his presence
Hinweis der Redaktion
Encouragement for struggling Christians.... By pointing them to Christ, not solutions!!!!\n\nsermonic letter\n\nChristology\n\nGod spoken of in action 68 times...... most in NT. \n
Prophet\nPriest\nKing\n
"in many ways and in many times" -- God has chosen to speak through many different ways, but he does speak to us!!!\n\nburning bush, still small voice, vision in the temple, family circumstances, dreams, angels, visions, natural disasters, \n
Old Testament is connected to new.... not separate\n\n"Last Age" is more appropriate..... Age of the Church = today\n\n"through" = God & Jesus are triune, one acts with the other\n\nJesus is a reflection of God's glory, his life brought God glory\n\nWe know how God feels and thinks because we know Jesus in scripture\n
The author has an unusual \nnumber of ways of referring to what Christ ha’s done for man: The Savior made a propitiation for sins\n He put sins away so that God remembers them no more\n He bore sin\nhe offered a sacrifice (thysia ) for sins\nhe made an offering (prosphora ) for sin\nand brought about remission of sin \nHe annulled sin by his sacrifice\nHe brought about redemption from transgressions\n\nvariety of things the former covenant could not do with respect to sin, the implication in each case being that Christ has now done it\n\n Whatever had to be done about sin he has done.\n
"sins" occurs in this epistle 24 times..... sin stained all creation\n\nPriests stand..... a ruling king sits\n\n"better" 13 of 19 times in NT\nthere are better things \nthat the less is blessed of the better\nthere is a better hope \na better covenant\nthere are better promises\nbetter sacrifices\na better possession\na better country\na better resurrection\nsomething better\nblood that speaks better \nemphasis on what is “better” arises from the author’s deep conviction that Jesus Christ is “better” and that he has accomplished something “better” than anyone else.\n
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all knowing\nall places\nall powerful\n
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Message of the Old Testament is proven reliable\n\nEvery act of sin requires retribution, or God isn't just, but a wishy washy deity \n
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diamartyromai = testify solemnly ...... serious business\n\nPsalm 8:4-6\n\nThe psalmist asks what there is about man that the great God \nshould stoop to help him?\n\nBe careful..... this is not saying that Jesus is lower than angels, it's referring to his human shell..... Dualist Hebrew way of writing.... Jesus refers to himself as Son of Man.... here is as "son who became man"\n
Again, Hebrew form of a rhetorical question\n\nWe are not God, so we have no clue as to all the ways he's working all around us\n
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Psalm 22:22\n\nIsaiah 8:18\n\nHe had a real community of nature with those he came \nto save.\n
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some translation say "humanity" but it's not there in Greek\nJesus was still holy and whole, but human like us\n\nGod is creator of life and author of salvation\nSatan is the creator of Death.... this brings up the question of why did God allow it, but the author doesn't address it\n\nIt wasn't questioned as it is sometimes today!!!!!\n\nOnly focus is on Jesus as the one who saves and his relationship with us more than Angels.... Again we are brought into family of the Trinity \n
"He had to" = a phrase of economic obligation/duty\n\nWe are his and Jesus was sent to make God just and righteous, but out of love, not just duty...... the author is setting this tone\n\nGod loves us so much, even in our rebellion\n
Tempted in every way, Weeps when Lazarus dies, Cries out to the father in the garden, beaten & killed on the cross \nHe’s not a distant king, he’s not like a President or a representative who doesn’t know the people\nHe promises his presence always and weeps when we weep, and his heart aches when ours aches\n
