![]() ![]() The angels are servants of the citizens of Christ’s kingdom. God installed Jesus in the most powerful position of all and grants Him victory over those who refuse to submit to His rule (1 Pet. The Hebrew writer establishes this by quoting from the Old Testament (Psa. He sits at God’s right hand while the angels are sent to minister to the saved (1:13-14).Ī. He is the eternal unchanging Creator, not part of the ever changing and transitory creation (Heb. The Hebrew text in Psalm 102 from which this quotation is taken reads YHWH, which is translated Yahweh or Jehovah. In this passage the Son is called “LORD”. He is Lord of the heavens and the earth (1:10-12).Ī. He was chosen for this position because He is righteous. In this passage the Father addresses the Son as “God” indicating His deity (John 1:1 Phi. Their worship and service of Christ indicates that they recognized Him as deity (Mat. The Hebrew writer establishes this by quoting from the Old Testament (Deu. He is worshiped and served by the angels (1:6-7).Ī. No one can occupy a higher office than He has taken. Jesus fully assumed the position of ultimate power and authority.Ģ. It was the sacrifice of Himself on the cross.ġ. The only sacrifice sufficient to provide the forgiveness of our sins was the one that Jesus made.Ģ. His word is the power that sustains our universe.ġ. He is so powerful that everything depends on what He says (Col. He mirrors God’s person exactly (John 14:9).ġ. He radiates God’s glory fully (John 1:14).Ģ. The creation was the cooperative work of the Father and the Son (Col. ![]() He is the One through whom God made the worlds.ġ. In fact, all things were made for Him (Col. Of course, God’s Son would inherit all things because all things are God’s.Ģ. The New Testament given by Christ and His apostles is for us in this final age of history.ġ. The Old Testament delivered by the prophets was for those of the past.Ģ. The more excellent name of “Son” denotes the deity of Christ.ġ. The Hebrew writer establishes that Jesus is the Son of God by quoting the Old Testament (Psa. He has a more excellent name than the angels (1:1-5).ġ. Here the writer argues that Christ is better than the angels. ![]() We begin by looking at the first two chapters of Hebrews. So, it is our hope in this study to help all to see that Christ’s way is so much better. Today, there are still those who are tempted to turn from the way of Christ for what they think is some better way. In the first century, there were Christians who were tempted to leave the religion of Christ and return to Judaism. “Better” is a key word that occurs thirteen times in this book, emphasizing the central thesis of Hebrews that the way of Jesus Christ is so much better! I have entitled this series, “So Much Better” a phrase that comes from chapter 1 verse 4. This is a verse by verse study of the book of Hebrews in outline form. ![]()
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