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THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS.
_Chronological Notes relative to this Epistle_.
-Year of the Constantinopolitan era of the world, or that used by the
Byzantine historians, and other...
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GOD WHO AT SUNDRY TIMES - The commencement of this Epistle varies from
all the others which Paul wrote. In every other instance he at first
announces his name, and the name of the church or of the ind...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD AND His GLORY
CHAPTER 1-2:4
_ 1. The Son in whom God hath spoken (Hebrews 1:1)_
2. So much better than the angels (Hebrews 1:5)
3. Admonition and...
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INTRODUCTION. In a majestic opening sentence the writer declares the
theme which he proposes to develop in the Chapter s that follow.
Christianity is the final and all-sufficient religion, for Christ...
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THE END OF FRAGMENTS (Hebrews 1:1-3)...
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It was in many parts and in many ways that God spoke to our fathers in
the prophets in time gone past; but in the end of these days he has
spoken to us in One who is a Son, a Son whom he destined to e...
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GOD. App-98.
AT SUNDRY TIMES. in many portions. Greek. _polumeros._ Only here.
IN DIVERS MANNERS. in many ways. Greek. _polutropos._ Only here.
SPAKE. Greek. _laleo_. App-121.
IN TIME PAST. of old....
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Thesis of the Epistle
1. _God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake_ It is hardly
possible in a translation to preserve the majesty and balance of this
remarkable opening sentence of the Ep...
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THESIS OF THE EPISTLE...
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ΠΟΛΥΜΕΡΩ͂Σ ΚΑῚ ΠΟΛΥΤΡΌΠΩΣ ΠΆΛΑΙ Ὁ
ΘΕῸΣ … ΛΑΛΉΣΑΣ. This Epistle is unique in beginning
without the author’s name (St John’s first Epistle is hardly an
exception, for it was probably sent to the Churche...
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CH. 1. FINALITY AND TRANSCENDENCE OF GOD’S FINAL REVELATION IN
CHRIST (1–4). ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHRIST’S PREEMINENCE ABOVE ANGELS
(5–14).
CH. 6. AN EXHORTATION TO ADVANCE BEYOND ELEMENTARY CATECHETICAL...
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_GOD'S WORD WAS SPOKEN THROUGH HIS SON -- HEBREWS 1:1-3:_ One major
difference between the law and gospel has to do with the manner of
their revelation. God's revelation of the law was at different ti...
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ΠΟΛΥΜΕΡΏΣ (G4181) _adv._, многими способами,
разнообразно. Это слово обозначает
фрагментарный характер прошлого
откровения; оно получалось отдельными
отрывками или частями (Attridge; Weiss).
Откровени...
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_HEBREWS 1:1_.— The design of the author of this epistle being, as
we have observed, to shew the excellence of the Christian dispensation
above that of the Jews in every respect; and that the Jews had...
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PART ONE
The Superiority of Christ as the Founder of Christianity
Hebrews 1:1 to Hebrews 4:13.
I.
_He is superior to the prophets. Hebrews 1:1-3_.
A.
He is the complete and final revelation o
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THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST OVER THE PROPHETS.
(Hebrews 1:1-3)
Before taking up the study of the opening verses of our Epistle, let
us adduce further evidence that the apostle Paul was the writer of it...
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God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past
unto the fathers by the prophets,
Paul, though not inscribing his name, was well known to those
addressed (Hebrews 13:19: see 'Intr...
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1 Though the title, "Hebrews" is not inspired, the opening strain
shows that this epistle is addressed to Israelites "whose are the
fathers" (Rom_9:5), and who alone had the oracles of God. No author...
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1:1 formerly (g-11) Or 'of old.'...
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AT SUNDRY TIMES AND IN DIVERS MANNERS] RV 'by divers portions and in
divers manners.' The first clause refers to the fragmentariness of the
previous revelation at any one time; it was given bit by bit...
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THE FINAL REVELATION IN THE SON
1-4. Introduction. God of old revealed Himself to the fathers of the
race, but the revelation was not complete or final. In our own day He
has given a direct revelatio...
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HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN?
HEBREWS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CONTENTS
About the letter to the Hebrews
Shape of the letter to the Hebrews
Notes to explain the letter to the Hebrews
Word List
Book List
AB...
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GOD, WHO AT SUNDRY TIMES.... — The fine arrangement of the words in
the Authorised version fails, it must be confessed, to convey the
emphasis which is designed in the original. The writer’s object is...
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CHAPTER I
THE REVELATION IN A SON
"God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by
divers portions and in divers manners, hath at the end of these days
spoken unto us in His Son, W...
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The aim of the writer is to prove that the old Covenant through which
God had dealt with the Hebrews is superseded by the New; and this aim
he accomplishes in the first place by exhibiting the superio...
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In sonorous and dignified terms the writer abruptly makes his first
great affirmation: “God having spoken … spoke”. ὁ θεὸς
λαλήσας … ἐλάλησεν, for, however contrasted,
previous revelations proceeded f...
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GOD'S FINAL AND SUPREME MESSENGER
Hebrews 1:1
Christianity is greater than the Mosaic dispensation because it has
been given through the Son, whereas the Law came through angels. See
Acts 7:53. The...
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The first words of this epistle plunge to the heart of the subject.
Two truths are revealed: the first, God; the second, that God has
revealed Himself. Two periods of revelation are referred to, that...
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GOD HAS SPOKEN TO THE FATHERS
The writer was so full of his subject that he did not take the time to
extend the usual greetings or identify himself. Rather, he launched
into a sentence four verses lo...
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God, who at (1) sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past
unto the fathers by the prophets,
The purpose of this epistle, is to show that Jesus Christ the Son of
God both God and man is th...
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At different times, [1] and in many ways. The first word signifies
that God revealed the incarnation of his Son, as it were, by parcels,
and by degrees, at different times, and to different persons, t...
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CONTENTS
God is declared in the opening of this Chapter, as speaking to the
Church, by his Son. Then follows a short, but exalted Description, of
the Glories of Christ's Person and Character....
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(1) God who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past
unto the fathers by the prophets, (2) Hath in these last days spoken
unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,...
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The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all
those which have been before us; so much so that many have questioned
whether it be the writing of the apostle Paul, of Apollos,...
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_THE REVELATION IN JESUS CHRIST_
‘God, Who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past
unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto
us by His Son.’
Hebrews 1:1...
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_God formerly, etc. _This beginning is for the purpose of commending
the doctrine taught by Christ; for it shows that we ought not only
reverently to receive it, but also to be satisfied with it alone...
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We have said that in Chapter 1 we find the glory of the Person of the
Messiah, the Son of God, by whom God has spoken to the people. When I
say "to the people", it is evident that we understand the Ep...
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GOD, WHO AT SUNDRY TIMES AND IN DIVERS MANNERS,.... The apostle begins
the epistle with an account of the revelation God has made of his mind
and will in former times: the author of this revelation is...
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God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto
the fathers by the prophets,
Ver. 1. _God who at sundry times, &c._] See my True Treasure.
_ God who in times past, &c._] The H...
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HEB. 1:1. GOD, WHO AT SUNDRY TIMES AND IN DIVERS MANNERS SPAKE IN
TIME PAST UNTO THE FATHERS BY THE PROPHETS….
[A]nd now in these last days hath sent his Son into the world, to be
his great prophet,...
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_God_, &c. After the manner of the best writers, the apostle begins
this most instructive epistle with proposing the subjects of which he
is about to discourse; namely, four important facts, on which...
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The train of thought in this opening chapter of the epistle is the
following: God, who in past ages has given various partial
revelations, has now made a full revelation of himself through his
Son, wh...
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The perfect revelation of God in Christ:...
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GOD, WHO AT SUNDRY TIMES AND IN DIVERS MANNERS SPAKE IN TIME PAST UNTO
THE FATHERS BY THE PROPHETS,...
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In the first verse is compressed admirably the one most vital truth as
to the history of man in all past ages; to which Jews would fully
agree. God is, without preliminary, presented as having "in man...
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1-3 God spake to his ancient people at sundry times, through
successive generations, and in divers manners, as he thought proper;
sometimes by personal directions, sometimes by dreams, sometimes by
v...
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OLBGrk;
HEBREWS CHAPTER 1
HEBREWS 1:1 The essential dignity of the Son, by whom God hath
revealed himself in these last days.
HEBREWS 1:4 His pre-eminence above the angels in office.
GOD: the apos...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I
With reason, therefore, the apostle has called the wisdom of God"
manifold," and which has manifested its power "in many departments and
in many modes"[51]
Clem...
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Hebrews 1:1 God G2316 times G4181 and G2532 ways G4187 spoke G2980
(G5660) past G3819 fathers G3962 by...
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DOCTRINAL HINTS.
In this Epistle, as in the Gospel of John, the doctrine is based on
the Divine nature of Christ, and on His incarnation. As in the Gospel
(John 1:1-18) it is said that the Word was Go...
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Hebrews 1:1-2. The author contrasts the gradual and multiform
revelations given of old in the person of the prophets, with the
revelation given at the end of the Jewish dispensation in the person
of H...
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GOD
(ο θεος). This Epistle begins like Genesis and the Fourth Gospel
with God, who is the Author of the old revelation in the prophets and
of the new in his Son. Verses Hebrews 1:1-3 are a _proemium...
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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 giv...
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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 su...
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Hebrews 1:1. In this chapter our Saviour's glorious person is very
plainly set before us, and it is made the ground of our faith, and a
reason why we should give the more earnest heed to his words, le...
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Hebrews 1:1. _God, who at sundry times and in divers manners, spake to
the fathers._ By the personal appearances of Christ, the Word of the
Lord; by voices, by angels, by visions, by dreams, and by im...
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IN THE PAST GOD SPOKE. God did not disclose his will to the ancients
_all at once,_ but in "bits and pieces," With only a few exceptions
(such as Melchizedek, Balaam, and Job), God spoke only to the p...
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_God … hath … spoken … by His Son._
PERSONAL RESERVE
The Epistle to abruptly, like 1 John, without either greeting from the
author, address to the church, or words of introduction. This omission
dist...
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 1:1 Jesus Is Superior to Angelic Beings.
Jesus’ identity (Hebrews 1:1) shows his superiority to angels. This
superiority includes his uniqueness as Son
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THE ESSENTIAL SUPERIORITY OF THE REVELATION IN THE SON
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 1:1. GOD.—Placed abruptly, as the first and emphatic word,
in the English translation; and properly so p...
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EXPOSITION
HEBREWS 1:1
EXORDIUM intimating in a succession of choice and pregnant phrases,
the drift of the Epistle; a condensed summary of the coming argument.
It briefly anticipates the views to b...
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1 Peter 1:10; 2 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 1:21; Acts 13:32; Acts 28:23;...
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God. Both stages of the revelation were given by God.
At sundry times [π ο λ υ μ ε ρ ω ς]. Rend. in many parts. N.
T. o. o LXX, but polumerhv Wisd. 7 22. In the first stage of his
revelation, God spak...
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SEEING CHRIST IN HEBREWS
Hebrews 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Book of Hebrews ever stands before us as a great Bible masterpiece
on the glories of Christ. The 1st chapter, which we are using, for the...
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THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST TO ANGELS
Hebrews 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Jesus Christ was God in AGES PAST; He was God, manifest IN FLESH; He
is God in the AGES TO COME. In His Deity, He is the same yeste...
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God, who at sundry times — The creation was revealed in the time of
Adam; the last judgment, in the time of Enoch: and so at various
times, and in various degrees, more explicit knowledge was given. I...
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Our apostle intending here. comparison between the law and the gospel,
shews first wherein they both agree, and next wherein they differ.
They agree (first) in this, that God was the author of them b...