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“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” What is the therefore in this verse? It is the point the writer used the first fourteen verses making. First, the old law was given by angels, the new law by the…

“Are they not all ministering spirits set out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?” The second half of the comparison occupies the last verse of chapter one. Angels are not God but are created beings. Superior to man but not even close to the…

“And to which of the angels has he ever said, ‘Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?” The writer of our book wants to make sure we understand the vast difference between the Son and the angels. In the New Testament, world,…

“…like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end.” More of the same. Look again at the comparison the writer is making between the creation and the creator. One of them will…

“…they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment,” The writer of our book agrees with Peter. Peter put it this way, “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the…

“And, You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands;” This references back to verse two, where we were told that the Son created the world. Creation was the work of the Word. Nothing was made without the Word,…

“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore, God, your God, has anointed you with oil of gladness beyond your companions.” What is the psalmist trying to tell us? This is a psalm about King David, but it is also a psalm about the spiritual King David, Jesus the Messiah.…

“But of the Son, he says, ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.’” We now hear the accolades for the Son. It is important for the Hebrew audience to understand how superior the Son is as a messenger than…

“Of the angels he says, ‘He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.’” More of the same persuasion. God has elevated angels to a higher level than men. As we will see in the next verse, they were not elevated above the Son but rather the…

“And again, when brings the firstborn into the world, he says, Let all God’s angels worship him.” Another statement of the elevation of Jesus as God’s Son. Angels do not worship men; they worship that which is greater than them. Jesus was a man, but He was also God. It…