REVIEW Survey I Clement the Epistle of Clement to the
CorinthiansAD 95, cites Hebrews in a Scriptural manner AND, there
is no mention of the Fall of Jerusalem
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REVIEW Hebrews 1:1-3 NKJ Hebrews 1:1 God, who at various times
and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the
prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He
has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the
worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express
image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His
power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the
right hand of the Majesty on high,
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REVIEW Vv. 1-3 Most recently, God reveals Himself to us, not by
a the scattered witness of the Prophets but by the fullness of His
Son Who is Alpha and Omega, through Whom all was created Who is
heir of all things Who is the wisdom and Word of God Who is
radiance of His glory Who represents Him perfectly Who sustains all
things Who atones for sins Who is honored at the Right Hand of
Majesty
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Hebrews 1:4-14 4 having become so much better than the angels,
as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say: "You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You"? And again: "I will be to Him a Father,
And He shall be to Me a Son"? 6 But when He again brings the
firstborn into the world, He says: "Let all the angels of God
worship Him." 7 And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels
spirits And His ministers a flame of fire." 8 But to the Son He
says: "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of
righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom. 9 You have loved
righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has
anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions."
10 And: "You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the
earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 11 They will
perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment;
12 Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed.
But You are the same, And Your years will not fail." 13 But to
which of the angels has He ever said: "Sit at My right hand, Till I
make Your enemies Your footstool"? 14 Are they not all ministering
spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit
salvation? 2:1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the
things we have heard, lest we drift away.
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Summary vv.4-9 Angels are messengers and have done great things
throughout salvific history God has spoken through them They have
performed great works They are ministers They worship God They are,
in one sense, higher creations than mankind. But the Son is greater
still He is begotten not made (not a creation). He will be
worshipped in the Judgment He is the maker, angels attend him, are
at his disposal He reigns, the eternal king He is very God
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10 And: "You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the
earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 11 They will
perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment;
12 Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed.
But You are the same, And Your years will not fail." 13 But to
which of the angels has He ever said: "Sit at My right hand, Till I
make Your enemies Your footstool"? 14 Are they not all ministering
spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit
salvation? 2:1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the
things we have heard, lest we drift away.
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Psalm 102 Balances the distress of the Psalmist, with the
supremacy and infinitude of God. Among other thigns, the Psalmist
even suffers the wrath of God Himself, YET solidly places his hope
in HIM. This is, of course, Christological in the moment of the
Cross, where Christ suffers Gods wrath for our sake. The Writer to
Hebrews is specifically comparing Gods Eternality and
Uncreatedness, to created angels who have a beginning. But these
other elements in the Psalm resonate with the writers point in 1:3
about Christ Jesus paying for transgressions In fact ALL the
references which the Psalmist uses to indicate Jesus so far have
pointed back to the first four verses of the introduction, while
simultaneously contrasting Him from the angels. Lastly about Psalm
102: the overall sense of itthe dire need for salvation points
forward what the Writer will begin to do in verse 14 & 2:1,
wind his work into application for our lives.
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Psalm 110 The Writer indicated the Sons honor and inheritance
in vv. 1:2-3, and also references the Sons eschatological victory
in the context of contrasting the angels in 1:6 Psalm 110 is among
the most exalted Old Testament expressions of the ultimate victory
of the Son of David. It is the 7 th and final OT reference in this
series in Hebrews. (Exalted positing) Again, both the ideas of
sacrifice and Sacrificer are eluded to here. volunteers Melchizedek
All the terror that we see around us in the world, will find its
just judgment in Jesus Christ, the Son of David And we are boot
camp to become volunteers or freewill offerings.
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Hebrews 1:14 - 2:1 14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent
forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? NKJ Hebrews
2:1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we
have heard, lest we drift away. Even though Angels are higher up on
the creation-ladder than we are, they are commanded to minister to
usto all the faithful. This reminds us of the Writers reference in
1:7 And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits And
His ministers a flame of fire.(Ps 104). Suddenly, the contrast
between Christ and Angels opens wider and we find ourselves, as
with all the faithful, fitted in between. The Angels heed Him The
Angels minister to us, who from Him will also inherit salvation.
We, therefore, must also heed Him! become His army worship Him Read
His word Do His commands Immitate His character Trusting in His
ability to make us fit to do all these things!
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Homework Read Chapter 2 at least a 2-4 times. Also re-read
chapter 1. Check a couple different translations if you can