God: This is how the book begins. To reject him would be foolish when he already fulfilled all that we've been waiting for. Do not become weary and discouraged – consider how much hostility Jesus endured. The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and his role as mediator between God and humanity. Or call... Bible Commentary Hebrews Chapter 1. 1-866-295-4143 (toll free: USA & Canada) all other Int'l calls: 1-519-652-2619. Though painful, chastening results in the peaceable fruit of righteousness. Since the firstborn son was "first in line" and received the position of favor and honor, the title " firstborn " could indicate that someone was of the highest position and honor.
Sorry, preview is currently unavailable. Chastening is a sign of sonship. This is unique and powerful evidence of the deity of Jesus. We cannot guarantee file replacement. They stand before the Father, but the Son sits down – because He isn't a subject, He is the Sovereign. Publisher of Bible Study Materials. Book on the book of hebrews. · There was the heretical idea that Jesus Himself was an angel, a concept that degrades His glory and majesty. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You. God says to the son that his throne is forever – heaven and earth will perish, but the son will remain. Perfection was not achieved through the Levitical priesthood, so another priest had to rise according to the order of Melchizedek, not the order of Aaron.
Defective material will be replaced. An unchanging priesthood means a lasting salvation. Context is honored; words are defined; figures of speech are explained; difficulties are tackled. Christ comes with a greater and more perfect tabernacle. It means that Jesus made more than the material world, He also made the very ages – history itself is the creation of the Son of God. R. Nathan in Shemoth Rabba, cited in Lightfoot). The Scriptures prove Jesus is superior to the angels. No longer supports Internet Explorer. The book of hebrews in the bible. Let is therefore come boldly to the throne of grace.
Proverbs 3 is cited – whom he Lord loves, he chastens. Psalm 110: 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. ' Lesser things, if allowed more focus, take a bigger place than the greater and more important things. One ancient Rabbi wrote, "God said, 'As I made Jacob a first-born (Exodus 4:22), so also will I make king Messiah a first-born (Psalm 89:28). '" Jesus the high priest was faithful to Him who appointed him, as Moses also was faithful. Book of hebrews chapter 1. It isn't good to be too comfortable in the presence of majesty. · He spoke to Amos by a basket of fruit (Amos 8:1).
They each cry out and say, "This is My beloved Son. Sárospataki Füzetek 16. Or the work and practice of the law? High priests are called by God to offer sacrifices for sins. The angels are not permitted to relax before God. How much more should there be consequences for resisting God's greater work at Zion? However, you have become dull of hearing, and have regressed from being teachers to being students, from needing solid food to needing milk.
Psalm 2 and 2 Samuel 7:14 are cited to emphasise the uniqueness of the sonship. Click the Sample link below to see 25 assorted sample pages including the Table of Contents. God chastens us so we may be partakers of His holiness. In His earthly ministry Jesus constantly demonstrated the power of His word. God in the past spoke to the fathers by the prophets; in the last days, he has spoken by His son. By faith Abraham blessed Jacob and Esau, and Jacob blessed his sons. 3-4 (2012): 11-22Jerusalem, the Mother Church. Text summarises points made about Jesus as high priest. 5) Jesus is superior to the angels because He is the Son of God, as shown in Psalm 2:7 and 2 Samuel 7:14. We have even more reasons for faith, having received the promise. The epistle has a dual Christology, treating Jesus as both exalted Son and as high priest. They were strangers and pilgrims on earth, desiring a better, heavenly country. Prices shown are US Funds.
C. Who at various times and in different ways spoke: The revelation given through the prophets was brought in various ways – sometimes through parables, historical narrative, prophetic confrontation, dramatic presentation, psalms, proverbs, and the like. They do not glorify themselves, and nor does Christ, who is a high preist according to the order of Melchizedek. Yet the context of the work clearly identifies it as a letter – or perhaps even a sermon or an essay – written to Jewish Christians in the first century. 8-12) Jesus is superior to the angels because the Father Himself calls Him (and not any angel) God and LORD (Yahweh), as shown in Psalm 45:6-7 and 102:25-27 from the Septuagint. In this sense, Jesus is the "beam" of God's glory. As priest, Christ enters not into the Holy of Holies, but into heaven itself. D. Are they not all ministering spirits: Angels are ministering spirits, not governing spirits; service, not dominion is their calling. The sacrifice he offered up was himself. God brought Jesus from the dead through the blood of the new covenant.