HEBREWS CHAPTER 1 (1 OF 13)
Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-14
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Hebrews Chapter 1 (1 of 13)
Series: Hebrews
Harley Howard
Hebrews 1
Undoubtedly, the book of Hebrews is one of the greatest epistles in the New Testament, and for many reasons. It reveals, perhaps as no other single epistle of the Bible the greatness of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fact that He is the fulfillment of everything that the Old Testament covenant offered. In fact, not only is Jesus the fulfillment of the everything the Old Testament covenant offered, He offers a better testament, which was established upon better promises. It is the great exaltation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that the author reveals to us. He lifts up the sufficiency of the work of Christ and urges and warns his readers that either they make full commitment to Jesus Christ, or they will go back to perdition. Jesus Christ is everything that these Jewish readers needed. There was nothing in Judaism that could surpass Christ and there is nothing today that can either.
If I could give you the theme of this entire book, it could be summarized in two statements:
1.) Jesus Christ is better than anything.
2.) Jesus Christ is better than everyone.
The author: Unknown. Many speculate either Paul, Apollos, Luke or Barnabas wrote the letter although no one knows for certain seeing there is no author mentioned. The predominant view is that the writer is Paul, although that could not be stated dogmatically. I take the position that the author of the epistle was the Apostle Paul. There are some things that we know about the author:
1.) He was a friend of Timothy. (13:23)
2.) He was well versed in the Old Testament.
3.) The author used the same O.T. quotation that Paul used on two occasions: The just shall live by faith. (Hebrews 10:38; Galatians 3:11; Romans 1:17; Habbakuk 2:4).
4.) The author wrote about “many things hard to be understood” 5:11, while Peter said the same exact thing about Paul in 2 Peter 3:15-16.
5.) The important truth is th ...
Series: Hebrews
Harley Howard
Hebrews 1
Undoubtedly, the book of Hebrews is one of the greatest epistles in the New Testament, and for many reasons. It reveals, perhaps as no other single epistle of the Bible the greatness of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fact that He is the fulfillment of everything that the Old Testament covenant offered. In fact, not only is Jesus the fulfillment of the everything the Old Testament covenant offered, He offers a better testament, which was established upon better promises. It is the great exaltation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that the author reveals to us. He lifts up the sufficiency of the work of Christ and urges and warns his readers that either they make full commitment to Jesus Christ, or they will go back to perdition. Jesus Christ is everything that these Jewish readers needed. There was nothing in Judaism that could surpass Christ and there is nothing today that can either.
If I could give you the theme of this entire book, it could be summarized in two statements:
1.) Jesus Christ is better than anything.
2.) Jesus Christ is better than everyone.
The author: Unknown. Many speculate either Paul, Apollos, Luke or Barnabas wrote the letter although no one knows for certain seeing there is no author mentioned. The predominant view is that the writer is Paul, although that could not be stated dogmatically. I take the position that the author of the epistle was the Apostle Paul. There are some things that we know about the author:
1.) He was a friend of Timothy. (13:23)
2.) He was well versed in the Old Testament.
3.) The author used the same O.T. quotation that Paul used on two occasions: The just shall live by faith. (Hebrews 10:38; Galatians 3:11; Romans 1:17; Habbakuk 2:4).
4.) The author wrote about “many things hard to be understood” 5:11, while Peter said the same exact thing about Paul in 2 Peter 3:15-16.
5.) The important truth is th ...
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