THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS…2

January 17, 2023

“THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST (1:1–10:18) Christ is greater than the angels, Christ is greater than Moses, Christ is greater than the Old Testament priesthood, The new covenant is greater than the old and The superiority of Christ over everyone and everything is clearly demonstrated by the author. B. THE SUPERIORITY OF FAITH (10:19–13:25)” Life App. Bib. Notes          Heb. 1:1-2

  1. “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,” God spoke to our fathers Gen. 3:15; 6:3, 13; 8:15; 9:1; 12:1–3; 26:2–5; 28:12–15; 32:24–30; 46:2–4, Ex. 3:1, through the prophets Lu. 24:27, 44, Ac. 28:23, 1Pe. 1:10–12, 2Pet. 1:20, 21, Nu. 12:6–8. Joel 2:28. the fathers. Lu. 1:55, 72. Jn. 7:22, Act. 13:32. The apostle introduces his theme in a manner least calculated to provoke the antipathy of his Jewish readers. He begins by acknowledging that Judaism was of Divine authority: it was God who had spoken to their fathers. “He confirms and seals the doctrine, which was held by the Hebrews, that unto them had been committed the oracles of God; and that in the writings of Moses and the prophets they possessed the Scripture which could not be broken, in which God had displayed unto them His will” (Adolph Saphir).
  2. “God spake, “Deity is not speechless. The true and living God, unlike the idols of the heathen, is no dumb Being. The God of Scripture, unlike that absolute and impersonal “first Cause” of philosophers and evolutionists, is not silent,” “by,” or more literally and precisely, “in” the prophets. This denotes that God possessed their hearts, controlled their minds, ordered their tongues, so that they spoke not their own words, but His words—see 2Peter 1:21. We may add that the word “prophet” signifies the mouthpiece of God: see Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, John 4:19—she recognized God was speaking to her; Acts 3:21! He spoke and it was done, He commanded and it stood fast” (Psalm 33:9). To men He spoke, and still speaks” Pink Arthur W.
  3. Hath in these last days Ge. 49:1, Nu. 24:14, Deu. 4:30, Is. 2:2, Je. 30:24, Hos. 3:5, Gal. 4:4, Ep. 1:10, 2Pet. 3:3, spoken unto us by his Son, Matt. 3:17; 17:5; 26:63. Mak. 1:1, Jn. 1:14, 17, 18; 3:16, Rom. 1:4, “now speaks ‘by His Son.’…the ideas which they necessarily suggest to the mind are, the completeness and simplicity of the Gospel revelation compared with the imperfection and multi-formity of the Jewish” Christ said, ‘All things that I have heard of My Father, I have made known to you’ (John 15:15). ‘When the Messiah is come, He will tell us all things’ (John 4:25).
  4. whom he hath appointed heir of all things, Ps. 2:6–9. Is. 9:6, 7; 53:10–12. Matt. 28:18. Jn. 3:35; ; 17:2 Act. 10:36, Rom. 8:17, 1Cor. 8:6, Ep. 1:20–23, Phi. 2:9–11. Col. 1:17, 18. “Heir of all things-“…God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36). That the title “Heir” is similar in force to “Lord” is clear from Galatians 4:1, “The heir,…though he be lord of all.” The word “heir” suggests two things: dignity and dominion. Christ’s proprietorship. He is the Possessor and Disposer of all things.” Pink Arthur W.
  5. by whom also he made the worlds.  Pro. 8:22–31, Is. 44:24; 45:12, 18, Jn. 1:3, Ep. 3:9. Col. 1:16, 17.