Hebrews 1:1 The Bible as a Revelation of God. Two things are affirmed by this writer. First, that God spake to the Jewish nation by the prophets of the Old Testament, evidently in an especial and supernatural manner; and next, that He spake to them by a gradual revelation of the teaching, communic... [ Continue Reading ]
Hebrews 1:1 The Son above the Angels. I. The Son is the end of all history. The Father hath appointed the Lord Jesus Christ, His Son, the heir of all things. There is nothing excepted that is not given unto Him. He has obtained the Church as the first and central part of His inheritance. As the ma... [ Continue Reading ]
Hebrews 1:3 Christ above the Angels. I. It is very wonderful how, in God's ways, fixed necessity and liberty go hand in hand. From all eternity Jesus is appointed the Son of David; but the development of history goes through liberty, the exercise of faith, of hope, of patience, of joy, of sufferin... [ Continue Reading ]
Hebrews 1:5 ; HEBREWS 2:4. Why does the Apostle speak about the angels? He has shown from Psalm ii., from Psalm xcvii., from 2 Sam. vii., from Psalm cx., most clearly that the man Jesus is none other than God, and that therefore in His humanity also He is highly exalted above all angels. But what i... [ Continue Reading ]
Hebrews 1:6 Christ worshipped by Angels. I. The first thing which the text teaches is that Christ is a proper object of Divine worship. II. The text suggests another point that the incarnation of our ever-blessed Lord affords a special call upon all in earth and heaven to ascribe unto Him the hon... [ Continue Reading ]
Hebrews 1:7 Angelic Life and its Lessons. I. There is no proof of the existence of other beings than ourselves, but there is also no proof of the contrary. Apart from revelation, we can think about the subject as we please. But it does seem incredible that we alone should represent in the universe... [ Continue Reading ]
Hebrews 1:14 Ministry of Angels. I. The angels are ministering, _i.e._worshipping, spirits; beings engaged in the perpetual liturgy of the glorious temple above. That temple has never wanted its worshippers. The solemn anthem of praise has never been silent there. It has not been broken and marred... [ Continue Reading ]